Douglas Keith Milne

Background

Milne, Douglas Keith was born on May 26, 1930 in Goulburn, NSW, Australia. Son of Robert Charles and Nora Maude (Barnes) Milne.

Education

Association Diploma, Sydney (Australia) Technology College, 1959; Bachelor of Science (honours), U. NSW, Sydney, 1961; Master of Science, U. NSW, Sydney, 1969; Doctor of Science, U. NSW, Sydney, 1972.

Career

Electronic technician, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Radiophysics Division, Sydney, Australia, 1951-1960; experimental scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Radiophysics Division, Sydney, Australia, 1960-1971; research scholar, Australian National U., Canberra, Australia, 1964-1965; senior research scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation-RP, Sydney, Australia, 1971-1977; principal research scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation-RP, Sydney, Australia, 1977-1995; honorary research fellow, Australian Telescope National Facility, Sydney, Australia, since 1995. Visiting professor University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 1974.

Achievements

• Douglas Keith Milne has been listed as a notable Astrophysicist, research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Australian Institute Physics, Astronomical Society Australia (honorary fellowship 1995, treasurer since 1977). Member International Astronomical Union, Ku-Ring-Gai History Society (treasurer since 1997).

Interests

• Avocations: bushwalking, camping, sailing, botany, Australian history.

Connections

Married Delma Joan Stacey, December 19, 1954 (divorced 1982). Children: David, Dawn, Deborah, Douglas, Deveron. Married Sue Alice Beidler, May 17, 1992.

Father:

Robert Charles Milne

Mother:

Nora Maude (Barnes) Milne

Spouse:

Delma Joan Stacey

Spouse:

Sue Alice Beidler

child:

Douglas Milne

child:

Dawn Milne

child:

David Milne

child:

Deveron Milne

child:

Deborah Milne