Biographical entry Gray, Joseph Alexander (1884 - 1966)

Professor, Emeritus Professor

Born: 7 February 1884
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died: 1966
Occupation: Academic and Physicist
Summary: BSc, MSc, PhD, LLD (Hons).
University of Melbourne, Wyselaskie Scholarship in Mathematics 1906
University of Melbourne, Dixson Scholarship in Mathematics 1906 and for Natural Philosophy 1907.
University of Melbourne, Professor Kernot Research Scholarship in Natural Philosophy 1908.
London Exhibition of 1851 Science Research Scholarship, 1909.
University of Melbourne, professor Wilson Prize 1905.
Ormond College, Resident from c.1906 to c.1910.
Canadian Association of Physics Medal 1956.

1903: Education - University High School
1905: University of Melbourne - Professor Wilson Prize
1906: University of Melbourne - Dixson Scholarship in Mathematics
1906: University of Melbourne - Wyselaskie Scholarship in Mathematics
c. 1906 - 1910: Ormond College - Resident
1907: University of Melbourne - Dixson Scholarship in Natural Philosophy
1908: University of Melbourne - Professor Kernot Research Scholarship in Natural Philosophy
1909: Awards - London Exhibition of 1851 Science Research Scholarship
1909 - 1912: Education - Manchester University
1912 - 1923: Occupation - Lecturer, Associate Professor and Professor, in Physics, McGill University, Canada
c. 1915 - 1919: Military - OC experimental section of sound rangers
1919: Education - University College, London
28 August 1919: Life Event - Marriage to Elizabeth Watson in London
1924 - 1952: Occupation - Chown Research Professor of Physics at Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
1932: Honours - Elected to the Royal Society of England
1956: Honours - First medal from the Canadian Association of Physicists

Created: 26 November 2018, Last modified: 17 December 2018