Background
Head, Alan Kenneth was born on August 10, 1925 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Rowland Henry and Elsie May (Burrell) Head.
Head, Alan Kenneth was born on August 10, 1925 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Rowland Henry and Elsie May (Burrell) Head.
Bachelor, Melbourne (Victoria, Aus.) U., 1945; Bachelor of Science, Melbourne (Victoria, Aus.) U., 1946; Doctor of Science, Melbourne (Victoria, Aus.) U., 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Bristol (England) University, 1953.
Research scientist, Council for Science and Industrial Research, Melbourne, Australia, 1948-1949; research scientist, Aeronautical Research Laboratory, Melbourne, 1949-1957; research scientist, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne, 1957-1990; research fellow, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne, 1990. Visiting professor Brown U., Providence, Rhode Island, 1961-1962, U. Florida Gainesville, 1972. Christensen fellow St. Catherine's College, University of Oxford, England, 1986.
Fellow Australian Academy Science, Royal Society London, Australian Institute Physics. Member International Congress of Fracture (founder 1965).
Married Gwenneth Nancy Barlow, March 8, 1951.