Howard Frank Pollard

Background

Pollard, Howard Frank was born on September 2, 1920 in Leicester, England. Son of Frank Dowland and Janet Audrey (Hanning) Pollard. arrived in Australia, 1921.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, University Western Australia, Perth, 1943. Master of Science, University Western Australia, Perth, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, University New South Wales, Sydney, 1963.

Career

Assistant research officer, Commonwealth Science & Industrial Organisation, Sydney, 1943-1945; research officer, Commonwealth Science & Industrial Organisation, Sydney, 1945-1946; lecturer physics, Sydney Technology College, 1946-1950; lecturer physics, NSW U. Technology, Sydney, 1950-1959; senior lecturer physics, U. NSW, Sydney, 1959-1972; associate professor, U. NSW, Sydney, 1972-1980; honorary research scientist, U. NSW, Sydney, since 1980. Head physical acoustical laboratory U. NSW, Sydney, 1962-1980. Acoustical consultant Unisearch Ltd., Sydney, 1960-1980.

Achievements

• Howard Frank Pollard has been listed as a noteworthy physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Co-founder Organ Society Sydney, 1950. Co-founder, chairman Organ Institute of New South Wales, Sydney, 1962. Committee member Australian Institute Physics/Standards Association of Australia, Sydney, 1964-1976.

Fellow Australian Institute Physics, Australian Acoustical Society (foundation member 1964). Member Institute of Physics (United Kingdom), Acoustical Society of America.

Interests

• Avocations: organ, photography.

Connections

Married Thelma Margaret Barrett, January 8, 1949. Children: Vivien Janet, Christine Margaret.

Father:

Frank Dowland Pollard

Mother:

Janet Audrey (Hanning) Pollard

Spouse:

Thelma Margaret Barrett

child:

Vivien Janet Pollard

child:

Christine Margaret Pollard