Geoff Wilson (professor)
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Professor Geoff V. H. Wilson is an internationally distinguished nuclear physicist who made contributions to nuclear magnetic resonance
spectrometry and low temperature physics. His research team achieved the lowest temperature ever recorded in Australia.
He has been National President of the Australian Institute of Physics and held appointments as Chair of the Victorian and Queensland Vice-Chancellors’ Committees, Vice President and Acting President of the Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee. He has been Chair of the Boards of Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre
, Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
, the Graduate Careers Council of Australia, and National President of the Australian Institute of Physics.
Professor Wilson has had a distinguished career as a physicist with more than 100 published papers in international scientific journals. He is a member of the Australian College of Educators
and a director of the Australian Institute of Management
.
Since retiring from Deakin University
he has carried out extensive consulting including the development of drafts of the new National Protocols on Higher Education Processes and is a member of the Cooperative Research Centres Committee. He presently chairs the Board of AMCSearch.
He held has held appointments at Monash
and Oxford universities and the Free University of Berlin
.
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Nuclear magnetic resonance is a physical phenomenon in which magnetic nuclei in a magnetic field absorb and re-emit electromagnetic radiation...
spectrometry and low temperature physics. His research team achieved the lowest temperature ever recorded in Australia.
He has been National President of the Australian Institute of Physics and held appointments as Chair of the Victorian and Queensland Vice-Chancellors’ Committees, Vice President and Acting President of the Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee. He has been Chair of the Boards of Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre
Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre
The Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre provides a centralised tertiary study application system and publishes entry requirements and course information for prospective applicants...
, Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre is the administrative body which processes applications for universities in the state of Victoria...
, the Graduate Careers Council of Australia, and National President of the Australian Institute of Physics.
Professor Wilson has had a distinguished career as a physicist with more than 100 published papers in international scientific journals. He is a member of the Australian College of Educators
Australian College of Educators
The Australian College of Educators is the principal organisation representing the field of teaching and education in Australia, and acts as the independent interest body for Australian teachers...
and a director of the Australian Institute of Management
Australian Institute of Management
The Australian Institute of Management is Australia's largest professional body for managers. The sole purpose of AIM is to promote the advancement of education and learning in the field of management and leadership for commerce, industry and government. It is not for profit entity with branches...
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Since retiring from Deakin University
Deakin University
Deakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835...
he has carried out extensive consulting including the development of drafts of the new National Protocols on Higher Education Processes and is a member of the Cooperative Research Centres Committee. He presently chairs the Board of AMCSearch.
Appointments
- Vice-Chancellor and President of Deakin UniversityDeakin UniversityDeakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835...
, 1996-2004. - Vice-President, Australian Vice-Chancellors' CommitteeAustralian Vice-Chancellors' CommitteeUniversities Australia is an organisation founded in Sydney in May 1920, which attempts to advance higher education through voluntary, cooperative and coordinated action. After being based for a time in both Sydney and Melbourne, its offices relocated to Canberra in 1966...
, 1996–1997, a member of the Board of Directors, 1994–1999 and Chair of the Standing Committee on Research,. - Vice-Chancellor of Central Queensland UniversityCentral Queensland UniversityCQUniversity is an Australian public university based in Queensland. Its main campus is in North Rockhampton Queensland. However, it also has campuses in Bundaberg, Emerald, Gladstone and Mackay, as well as operations throughout Asia-Pacific. For instance, Melior Business School is one of its...
, 1991-1996. - Member of the Australian Research CouncilAustralian Research CouncilThe Australian Research Council is the Australian Government’s main agency for allocating research funding to academics and researchers in Australian universities. Its mission is to advance Australia’s capacity to undertake research that brings economic, social and cultural benefit to the...
, 1988–1991, Deputy Chair of the Council, 1989–1990, and held the inaugural chair of the Council’s Research Grants Committee. - Inaugural Rector of the University College of the UNSW at the Australian Defence Force AcademyAustralian Defence Force AcademyThe Australian Defence Force Academy is a tri-service military Academy that provides military and tertiary academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy , Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force .Tertiary education is provided by the...
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He held has held appointments at Monash
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
and Oxford universities and the Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...
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