Ingles, Owen Graeme

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Civil engineer

Owen Graeme Ingles, a professor of engineering at the University of New South Wales (1973-1984), co-authored several engineering textbooks on soils and road construction. He was also the designer of flood levees for Launceston, Tasmania. Between 1947 and 2002 he published more than 150 research papers.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1950 - 1973 Worked for CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) , mostly with the Division of Soil Mechanics
1973 - 1984 Professor of Engineering at the University of New South Wales
1985 Retired into private practice in Tasmania

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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=P003654. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 25 May 2006

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