Walter Boas

Walter Boas
Residence	Australia
Nationality	Australia  Germany
Fields	Metallurgy
Institutions	University of Melbourne
Alma mater	Berlin Institute of Technology
Notable awards	Fellow of Australian Academy of Science

Walter Moritz Boas (10 February 1904 – 12 May 1982) was a German-Australian metallurgist.^[1]

Boas was born in Berlin, Germany and was educated at the Berlin Institute of Technology (Dip. Engin. 1928, Dr.-Ing. 1930). After several positions at German and Swiss institutions, Boas became a lecturer in metallurgy at University of Melbourne in 1938; then from 1940 to 1947, senior lecturer. From 1947 to 1949, Boas was principal research officer, CSIR Division of Tribophysics; and from 1949 to 1969 chief of the division.^[1]

The Walter Boas Medal of the Australian Institute of Physics is named in his honour.^[2]

References

1. McCarthy, G.J. "Boas, Walter Moritz (1904–1982)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
2. "Walter Boas Medal". Australian Institute of Physics. Retrieved 11 May 2012.