Two Queenslanders receive 2008 ATSE Clunies Ross Awards
A retired University of Queensland scientist will be honoured at the prestigious 2008 ATSE Clunies Ross Awards in Brisbane tonight for his work as one of Australia's space engineering pioneers.
The nation's first professor of space engineering, Emeritus Professor Raymond Stalker, will receive a Lifetime Contribution Award for a career spanning 50 years.
(Media-Newswire.com) - A retired University of Queensland scientist will be honoured at the prestigious 2008 ATSE Clunies Ross Awards in Brisbane tonight for his work as one of Australia’s space engineering pioneers.
The nation’s first professor of space engineering, Emeritus Professor Raymond Stalker, will receive a Lifetime Contribution Award for a career spanning 50 years.
Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries Tim Mulherin, who will attend tonight’s ceremony on behalf of the Queensland Government, said Professor Stalker was a legend in the global scientific community.
“He invented the Piston Shock Tunnel which made it possible to perform wind tunnel research,” Mr Mulherin said.
“As a result, research teams are working towards perfecting the world’s first scramjet ( supersonic combustion ) engine.”
Minister for Tourism, Regional Development and Industry Desley Boyle said David Noon, the Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of GroundProbe Pty Ltd, will also be recognised for developing technology that is saving lives in open pit mines around the world.
“Mr Noon and his team have developed the Slope Stability Radar System which detects continuous movement within a rock face,” Ms Boyle said.
“This 24/7 system alerts mine staff to an imminent collapse – it’s been so successful that more than 60 units are operating in large, open-pit mines across Australia, Africa, Indonesia, Europe and North and South America.
“This is a remarkable achievement and a perfect example of the State Government’s Smart State Strategy – with our support, David Noon was able to get his company up and running back in 2003.”
The ATSE ( Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering ) Clunies Ross Awards were named in honour of scientific pioneer Sir Ian Clunies Ross, the first Chairman of CSIRO.
She said there have been 94 previous winners, including 15 Queenslanders such as Professor Ian Frazer in 2007 and Dr Joe Baker, the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries Chief Scientific Advisor, who received a Lifetime Contribution Award in 2005. 14 May 2008
Further information:
Minister’s office: Marcus Taylor ( 3225 1005 / 0419 025 326 ) or Kirstie Maier ( 3224 2007 / 0448 135 195 )
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