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Martin, Leslie Harold (1900 - 1983)

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Physicist
Born: 21 December 1900  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.  Died: 1 February 1983.
(Sir) Leslie Harold Martin was Lecturer and Associate Professor in Natural Philosophy, and then Professor of Physics at the University of Melbourne (1927-59). Some of his many other posts include Commissioner of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission (1958-1968) and Professor of Physics at the Royal Military College of Duntroon (1967-70). In 1971 the College established the Sir Leslie Martin Prize which has been awarded every year since then 1985, and from then at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) since 1986 to the present. The prize is awarded for 'distinguished performance by a First Year Officer Cadet in First Year Physics' from all streams, that is, all Physics, Engineering and Arts students who take Physics I. Martin was knighted in 1957 to honour his outstanding contributions to science.
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1921Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1923Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1923 - 19261851 Exhibition Scholar at the University of Oxford
1927Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Cambridge (Cavendish Laboratory), UK
1927Rockefeller Fellow
1927 - 1937Senior Lecturer in Natural Philosophy at the University of Melbourne
1934Syme Prize jointly received
1937 - 1945Associate Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Melbourne
1945John Smyth Memorial Medal received from the University of Melbourne
1946R.M. Johnston Memorial Medal received from the Royal Society of Tasmania
1948 - 1968Defence Scientific Adviser and Chairman of the Defence Research & Development Policy Committee
1949 - 1959Professor of Physics at the University of Melbourne
1952 - 1953President of the Institute of Physics, Australian branch
1954 - Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1954Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1957 - Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
1957Knight Bachelor (Kt cr)
1958 - 1968Commissioner with the Australian Atomic Energy Commission
1959 - 1966Chairman of the Australian Universities Commission
1967 - 1970Dean of Military Studies and Professor of Physics at the Royal Military College, Duntroon in Canberra
1971 - Sir Leslie Martin Prize established at the Royal Military College

 
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