Harry Messel

Harry Messel (born 3 March 1922) is a retired Australian physicist and educator.

Messel was born in Canada of Ukrainian parents.^[1]^[2] He was brought up in Levine Siding in Manitoba and attended Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. During the Second World War he served as a paratrooper with the Canadian Forces.^[3]

Messel moved to Australia in 1951.^[1] He lectured in mathematical physics at the University of Adelaide 1951-52,^[2] before being appointed in 1952 as Professor of Physics and Head of the School of Physics at the University of Sydney, a position he only retired from in 1987. In 1952 he established the Nuclear Research Foundation, later known as the Science Foundation for Physics [1].^[3]^[4]

Messel was also Chancellor and CEO of Bond University 1992-1997.^[4]

Honours

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) (2006)

External links

Ri Aus - people in Science

References

^ ^a ^b ABC, Catalyst: Professor Harry Messel
^ ^a ^b Bright Sparcs entry on Harry Messel
^ ^a ^b University of Sydney: History of the School of Physics
^ ^a ^b Messel Endowment: Professor Harry Messel

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