Australian Dictionary of Biography

14 December, 1945
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

7 February, 2000 (aged 54)
Parkwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

cancer (kidney)

• Telopea Park High School (ACT) (student, 1958-1963)
• Australian National University (student, ?-1971)

• physicist (1970-1972) South Australia, Australia
• army officer (1972-1974) Federal, Australia
• public servant (1974-1990) Federal, Australia
• public servant (1991-1995) Overseas
• public servant (1996-2000) Federal, Australia

• Royal Australian Engineers (serviceman, 1972-1973)

• United States Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service (recipient, 1996)
• Companion of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1999)

• Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year (eponym)

• Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (member)
• Royal Aeronautical Society (federal) (fellow)
• Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (fellow, 1997)

• Dept of Labour and Immigration (federal) (employee, 1974-1977)
• Industries Assistance Commission (employee, 1977-1978)
• Dept of Productivity (federal) (employee, 1978-1980)
• Dept of Defence (Federal) (employee, 1980-1990)
• Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce (Commonwealth) (secretary, 1990-1991)
• Ministry of Defence (UK) (employee, 1991)
• CSIRO (chief executive officer, 1996-2000)