Background
Graeme Patrick was born in Sydney, Australia. Son of Frank Leslie and Patricia Esma (Davis) Melville.
Graeme Patrick was born in Sydney, Australia. Son of Frank Leslie and Patricia Esma (Davis) Melville.
Graeme studied at UNSW, Australia. He completed a Bachelor of Science and diploma in Education. In 1994 he became a Master of Science of the University of Wollongong in Wollongong, Australia. He later completed a PhD in nuclear physics. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics.
Graeme was a professional tennis player of the ATP Tennis circuit and had an ATP ranking in the 1980s. In 1985 he was a high school teacher with the department of education. He then became an astrophysics researcher at the University of Wollongong in Wollongong, Australia. He has worked in a Cancer Research group at St George Hospital and was one of the Assistant Directors in the Department of Defence (DST) and is currently an astrophysicist at UNSW.
Graeme married to Sue Ann Kelly on September 26, 1988. Children: Kimberly, Patrick and Rebecca.