Ian Langlands

BIOGRAPHICAL ENTRY from Encyclopedia of Australian Science

Langlands, Ian (1906 - 1994) OBE, FTSE

Born 24 May 1906 Died 1994 Occupation Construction engineer

Summary lan Langlands was Chief of CSIR/O Division of Building Research 1944-71. He was educated at the University of Melbourne (BEE) and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1976.

1928-1929 Career position - Assistant Lecturer in Engineering Design at the University of Melbourne.

1930-1931 Career position - CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) research student

1931-1944 Career position - Officer in Charge of the Timber Mechanics Section of CSIR Division of Forest Products

1938-1944 Career position - Lecturer (part-time) in Timber Construction at the University or Melboume

1944-1971 Career poSition - Chief of the CSIR/O Division of Building Research

1971 Award - Kernot Medal received from the University of Melboume

1973 Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal received from the Institution of Engineers Australia

1973 Career position - Research Consultant

1974-1980 Career position - Deputy-Chancellor of Monash University, Victoria

1976 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

1981 Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)