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Opat, Geoffrey Ivan (1935 - 2002)AO, FAA |
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| Physicist | ||
| Born: 16 November 1935 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died: 7 March 2002 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. | ||
| Geoffrey Ivan Opat was Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Melbourne 1973-2002 and published widely in the fields of nuclear physics and particle physics. |
Career Highlights |
| Born Melbourne, 16 November 1935. Died Melbourne, 7 March 2002. Educated University of Melbourne (BSc 1957, MSc 1959, PhD 1961). General Motors Research Fellow, University of Melbourne 1959-61; Fullbright Research Associate, University of Pennsylvania 1961-64; Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Melbourne 1964-73; Professor of Experimental Physics 1973-2002. Boas Medal for Physics Research 1990; Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1994; R&D Award 1996. |
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