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Alder, Keith Frederick (1921 - )FIM, FIREE, FTSE, AM |
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| Metallurgist and Atomic physicist | |
| Born: 4 September 1921 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| Keith Frederick Alder was Director of the Lucas Heights Research Establishment, Australian Atomic Energy Commission, from 1962-70. He also lectrured in metallurgy in New South Wales and Victoria and worked in the United Kingdom. |
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After completing his science masters, Keith Alder worked for a year as a metallurgist for the Tungsten Plant Ammunition Factory in Footscray. He then moved to New South Wales for a two year lectureship in metallurgy at Newcastle Technical College. From 1946-48 Alder was a senior scientific officer for the Ministry of Supply Atomic Weapons in Woolwich, London. He returned to Australia and was appointed senior lecturer in physical metallurgy at the University of Melbourne from 1952-53. The Atomic Energy Research Establishment in Harwell, England employed Alder from 1954-57. In 1955 Alder was appointed head of the Metallurgy Section at the Lucas Heights Research Establishment run by the Australian Atomic Energy Commission (AAEC). He remained with the AAEC at Lucas Heights for over twenty years taking on many roles including Director, Head of the Development Group, Head of the Nuclear Science and Technology Branch and was General Manager from 1976-1982. Keith Fredrick Alder was appointed a Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) in 1977 in recognition of his outstanding contributions in the field. He was also made a Fellow of the Institute of Metallurgists (FIM) and the Institution of Radio and Electronics Engineers Australia (FIREE).
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