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Hurst, Charles Angas (1923 - )

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Born: 22 September 1923  Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Charles Angas Hurst is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics at the University of Adelaide. He first joined the University in 1957 and has held many senior administrative positions there. Prior to arriving in Adelaide, Hurst was a Lecturer at the University of Melbourne (1952 to 1956), which is where he earlier completed his tertiary studies. Throughout his career, Hurst has published widely on many aspects of Mathematical Physics and has built up an international reputation in the field. He has spent many years working as a Visiting Fellow at many prestigious international institutes, only some of which are recorded below. Apart from lecturing and research, Hurst has been heavily involved with the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Institute of Physics for decades: he is a Fellow of both organizations. During World War II, Charles Angas Hurst was a Flight Lieutenant with the Royal Australian Air Force.
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URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://www.chemphys.adelaide.edu.au/people/physics/churst01.html

Chronology
1942 - 1946Flight Lieutenant with the Royal Australian Air Force
1947Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA (Hons)) completed at the University of Melbourne
1948Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1952Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Cambridge, UK
1952 - 1956Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Melbourne
1957 - 1960Senior Lecturer Mathematical Physics at the University of Adelaide
1961 - 1964Reader / Associate Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Adelaide
1964 - 1988Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Adelaide
1966 - 1988Visiting Professor at the Center for Theoretical Studies, University of Miami, USA
1972 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1977 - 1978Visiting Professor at the Mathematics Department of the Indiana University, USA
1979 - 1987Chairman of the National Committee for Physics
1983 - 1986Councillor of the Australian Academy of Science
1984 - 1985Vice President of the Australian Academy of Science
1986 - 1988Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide
1989 - Emeritus Professor of Physics and Mathematical Physics at the University of Adelaide
1991Doctor of Science honoris causa (Hon DSc) received from the University of Melbourne

 
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Modified: 29 January 2007
Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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