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Thyer, Robert Francis (1908 - 1992)

Geophysicist

Born: 22 September 1908 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Died: 30 April 1992 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Robert Francis Thyer worked for the Bureau of Mineral Resources (BMR) for its inception in 1946 until his retirement in 1973. He rose from Supervising Geophysicist to Chief Director (Operations). Before that he worked for the Mineral Resources Survey which formed the nucleus of BMR. Thyer was also Commonwealth Geological Liaison Officer London (1969-1971) and Assistant Director (Geophysics) for a brief period just before his retirement.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1929 Geophysical Assistant with the Imperial Geophysical Experimental Survey (IGES)
1930 - 1933 Demonstrator in Physics at the University of Adelaide
1932 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Adelaide
1934 Geophysicist with Western Mining Corporation
1935 - 1941 Member of the Aerial, Geological and Geophysical Survey of Northern Australia (AGGNSA)
1941 - 1946 Member of the Mineral Resources Survey
1952 - 1962 Supervising Geophysicist, then Chief Geophysicist with the Bureau of Mineral Resources
1962 - 1973 Chief Director (Operations) of the Bureau of Mineral Resources
1969 - 1971 Commonwealth Geological Liaison Officer London

Online Sources

'Thyer, Robert Francis', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001825p.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 7 September 2006

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