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Lay, Maxwell Gordon (1936 - )

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Civil engineer

Born: 14 October 1936

Maxwell Gordon Lay was Executive Director of the Australian Road Research Board before moving to VicRoads in 1989. He later became an independent Reviewer for the Melbourne City Link Project, Principal of Sinclair Knight Merz, Professorial Associate at the University of Melbourne and Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1958 Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE) completed
1961 Master of Engineering Science (MEngSc) completed
1964 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed
1965 - 1968 Engineer-in-charge of major steel structures for the State Electricity Commission of Victoria
1968 - 1975 Engineering Research Manager at BHP
1975 - 1988 Executive Director of the Australian Road Research Board
1981 Warren Medallist of the Institution of Engineers Australia
1989 - 1993 Quality and Technical, VicRoads
1994 - 1996 Director of Major Projects at VicRoads
1995 - 1996 President of the Royal Society of Victoria

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ARRB Transport Research Ltd, 'M G Lay Library', 2000, http://www.arrb.org.au/inf_serv/maxlay.htm. [ Details ]

See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003112. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Joanne Evans
Created: 24 August 2000
Modified: 4 July 2006

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