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< ^ Q  SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AT DUNTROON No. 224/74 ^U -S Three young Army o f f i c e r s  a re  w orking i n  h ig h ly   s p e c ia lis e d  f i e l d s  o f r e s e a r c h , one of which may le a d  th e w orld. The o f f i c e r s  a re  s c ie n c e  g r a d u a te s , who a r e  engaged  in  p o st g ra d u a te  s tu d ie s  f o r  t h e i r  Hi D 's in  s c ie n c e . They a r e  w orking u n d er th e d i r e c t i o n  o f th e   P ro f e s s o r  o f P h y sics a t  D untroon, P ro f e s s o r  G.V.H. W ilson. The academ ic f a c u l t y  a t  D untroon h a s been a f f i l i a t e d   w ith  th e  U n iv e r s ity  o f New South Wales s in c e  1968. The th r e e  f i e l d s  o f r e s e a r c h  b e in g  u n d e rta k e n  a r e  in   u l t r a  f a s t  e l e c t r o n ic  tim in g  and r a d i a t i o n  d e te c tio n , atom ic  s t r u c t u r e  of s o lid  s t a t e  m a te r ia ls  and u l t r a  h ig h  vacuum p h y s ic s . The th r e e  Army o f f i c e r s  in v o lv ed  i n  th e  r e s e a r c h  a re   C ap tain  G.L. Gheeseman o f Dandenong, V ic to r ia ; C a p ta in  M.G. C o lley   o f P e r th , W estern A u s tr a li a ; and C a p tain  K.R. Sydney o f B risb an e,  Q ueensland. C a p tain  S yd n ey 's work h a s le d  to  th e  developm ent of  a new e l e c t r o n ic  te c h n iq u e  f o r  th e  a c c u r a te  measurement o f  m agnetic s tr e n g th s  i n  fe rro m a g n e tic  m a te r ia l s . . "We may le a d  th e  w orld i n  t h i s  p a r t i c u l a r  te c h n iq u e ,"  s a id  P ro f e s s o r  W ilson. P ro f e s s o r  W ilson added t h a t  o n ly  r e c e n tly  had Army  o f f i c e r s  been p e rm itte d  to  stu d y  f o r  Ph D 's on a  f u l l  tim e b a s is   a t  D untroon. "These th r e e  men a r e  th e  f i r s t  o f what I  hope w i l l  be  a number of o f f i c e r s  w ith  t e r t i a r y  e d u c a tio n  who w i l l  become th e   s c i e n t i f i c  e x p e rts  i n  to d a y 's  Army i n  which te c h n o lo ^ r  and sc ie n c e   w i l l  p la y  an in c r e a s in g ly  im p o rta n t role," he s a id . E n q u ir ie s : 65 2999 (O ffic e  h o u rs ) 470851 (A fte r h o u rs)

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AT DUNTROON

No. 224/74

^U -S

Three young Army o f f i c e r s  a re  w orking i n  h ig h ly   s p e c ia lis e d  f i e l d s  o f r e s e a r c h , one of which may le a d  th e w orld.

The o f f i c e r s  a re  s c ie n c e  g r a d u a te s , who a r e  engaged

in  p o st g ra d u a te  s tu d ie s  f o r  t h e i r  Hi D 's in  s c ie n c e .

They a r e  w orking u n d er th e d i r e c t i o n  o f th e

P ro f e s s o r  o f P h y sics a t  D untroon, P ro f e s s o r  G.V.H. W ilson.

The academ ic f a c u l t y  a t  D untroon h a s been a f f i l i a t e d

w ith  th e  U n iv e r s ity  o f New South Wales s in c e  1968.

The th r e e  f i e l d s  o f r e s e a r c h  b e in g  u n d e rta k e n  a r e  in

u l t r a  f a s t  e l e c t r o n ic  tim in g  and r a d i a t i o n  d e te c tio n , atom ic

s t r u c t u r e  of s o lid  s t a t e  m a te r ia ls  and u l t r a  h ig h  vacuum p h y s ic s .

The th r e e  Army o f f i c e r s  in v o lv ed  i n  th e  r e s e a r c h  a re

C ap tain  G.L. Gheeseman o f Dandenong, V ic to r ia ; C a p ta in  M.G. C o lley   o f P e r th , W estern A u s tr a li a ; and C a p tain  K.R. Sydney o f B risb an e,

Q ueensland.

C a p tain  S yd n ey 's work h a s le d  to  th e  developm ent of

a new e l e c t r o n ic  te c h n iq u e  f o r  th e  a c c u r a te  measurement o f

m agnetic s tr e n g th s  i n  fe rro m a g n e tic  m a te r ia l s . .

"We may le a d  th e  w orld i n  t h i s  p a r t i c u l a r  te c h n iq u e ,"

s a id  P ro f e s s o r  W ilson.

P ro f e s s o r  W ilson added t h a t  o n ly  r e c e n tly  had Army  o f f i c e r s  been p e rm itte d  to  stu d y  f o r  Ph D 's on a  f u l l  tim e b a s is

a t  D untroon.

"These th r e e  men a r e  th e  f i r s t  o f what I  hope w i l l  be

a number of o f f i c e r s  w ith  t e r t i a r y  e d u c a tio n  who w i l l  become th e

s c i e n t i f i c  e x p e rts  i n  to d a y 's  Army i n  which te c h n o lo ^ r  and sc ie n c e

w i l l  p la y  an in c r e a s in g ly  im p o rta n t role," he s a id .

E n q u ir ie s : 65 2999 (O ffic e  h o u rs )

470851 (A fte r h o u rs)

