Background
Apelt, Colin James was born on April 3, 1931 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Son of Arthur and Olive (Carter) Apelt.
Apelt, Colin James was born on April 3, 1931 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Son of Arthur and Olive (Carter) Apelt.
Bachelor of Engineering, University Queensland, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, England, 1957.
Design engineer, Queensland Water Resources, 1951-1954;
postdoctoral fellow, University of Oxford, 1957-1958;
senior lecturer, U. Queensland, 1958-1964;
reader in сivil engineering, U. Queensland, 1965-1979;
research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1966;
professor сivil engineering, U. Queensland, since 1979;
head of сivil engineering Department, University Queensland, since 1982. Visiting professor Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1969. Member Beach Protection Advisory Board, Queensland, 1979-1984, Queensland Government Hydraulics, Laboratory Advisory Board, Queensland, 1985-1990, National Committee Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Canberra, 1981-1984.
Science advisor Raine Island Corporation, since 1985.
Member Mater Hospital Health Services Governing Board, Brisbane, 1987-1996, chairman, 1996—2001. Member Queensland State Committee of Action for World Development, Brisbane, 1972-1975. President Innocents Relief, Brisbane, since 1962.
Fellow Institute Engineers Australia., University Queensland Club.
Married Margaret Mary Duffy, August 13, 1960. Children: Ruth, Rita, Rachel, John Clare, Thomas, Helen, Annual.