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Langlands, Ian (1906 - 1994)

OBE, FTSE

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Construction engineer

Born: 24 May 1906. Died: 1994.

Ian Langlands was Chief of CSIR/O Division of Building Research 1944-71.He was educated at the University of Melbourne (BEE) and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1976.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1928 - 1929 Assistant Lecturer in Engineering Design at the University of Melbourne
1930 - 1931 CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) research student
1931 - 1944 Officer in Charge of the Timber Mechanics Section of CSIR Division of Forest Products
1938 - 1944 Lecturer (part-time) in Timber Construction at the University of Melbourne
1944 - 1971 Chief of the CSIR/O Division of Building Research
1971 Kernot Medal received from the the University of Melbourne
1973 Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal received from the Institution of Engineers Australia
1973 Research Consultant
1974 - 1980 Deputy-Chancellor of Monash University, Victoria
1976 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1981 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)

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See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003706. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 4 December 2006

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