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Education:
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons. 1) - UNSW
Doctor of Philosophy (Mech Eng) - UNSW
Doctor of Science (Mech Eng) - UoW
Emeritus Professorship of the University of Wollongong

Career
1962-84 - Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader in Mech Eng, Univ of Wollongong.
1985 - Professor of Mech Eng - UoW
1981-91 - Head, Dept of mech Eng, UoW
1991-97 Professor of Materials Handling and Processing, UoW
1997-98 Professor of Bulk Solids Handling, UoW
1995-2001 Associate Director, Centre for Bulk Solids and Particulate Technologies (a Key Centre established and supported by the Australian Research Councils Research Centres Program and shared with The University of Newcastle)
1986-2001 Director, ITC Bulk Materials Handling, Illawarra Technology Corporation Ltd (University of Wollongong)
1981-88 Founding Member and Deputy Chairman, National Committee on Bulk Materials Handling, Institution of Engineers, Australia.
1984-90 Regional Editor for Australasia for POWDER TECHNOLOGY
1984-97 Member, Editorial Board for journal POWDER TECHNOLOGY
1989-90 Member of The Mechanical Engineering College Board, Institution of Engineers, Australia
1989-2001 Member, Editorial Board, Powder Handling and Processing
1989-2005 Member, Editorial Board, Bulk Solids Handling
1992-2000 Member, Editorial Board for journal KONA
1996-2012 Member, Advisory Panel, Australian Bulk Handling Review.
1998-99 Inaugural Chairman, Australian Society for Bulk Solids Handling (a Technical Society of the Institution of Engineers, Australia).

Memberships
Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia
Life Member, Australian Society for Bulk Solids Handling
Life Member, Rotary Club of Wollongong

Hobbies
Travelling and bulk solids handling

Know-how and experience:
Research interests relate to the storage, flow and conveying of bulk solid materials. Special interest in measurement of flow properties of bulk solids, design of gravity storage bins and bottom reclaim systems, feeder design especially screw and belt feeders, chute design, storage and handling of fine powders, pneumatic conveying. Over 150 papers have been written for journals, conferences and courses.

From 1970 to 2014 was an active consultant in the areas of research interests. More than 300 consultancies for over 150 different external bodies were undertaken. These consultancies took the results of the bulk solids research and applied them to the solution of industrial storage, feeding and handling problems in a wide range of industries including the agricultural, mining, chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries.