Department of Metallurgical Research, The Baillieu Laboratory - Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne Unit entry

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Department of Metallurgical Research, The Baillieu Laboratory (1945 - )

Function: Postgraduate School and Academic Department

Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Department of Metallurgical Research was financed by the Broken Hill North Mine, Broken Hill South Ltd and the Electrolytic Zinc Co., and established as a post-graduate department in the School of Metallurgy for the purpose of research on the properties of metals and alloys. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research created a joint facility for Physical Metallurgy. A gift of 30,000 pounds from the Baillieu family enabled the expansion of the department into the Baillieu Laboratory of Metallurgical Research.

Professorial Chairs

Chair of Metallurgical Research, Faculty of Science (1945 - )
[1945 - ]

Related Units

Chair of Metallurgy, Faculty of Engineering (1969 - )
Metallurgical Research is a post-graduate department of the School of Metallurgy

[1945 - ]

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Prepared by: Carolyn Rasmussen & Rachel Tropea
Created: 9 October 2001
Modified: 21 November 2001

Published by Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre on AustehcWeb, October 2001
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Prepared by: Acknowledgements
Updated: 16 November 2009
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