Background
Brotchie, John Frederick was born on July 17, 1929 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Leslie John and Veronica Evelyn (Dobson) Brotchie.
Brotchie, John Frederick was born on July 17, 1929 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Leslie John and Veronica Evelyn (Dobson) Brotchie.
Bachelor in Civil Engineering, University Melbourne, Australia, 1951; D in Engineering, University California, Berkeley, 1961.
Design engineer, supervising structural engineer, Australian Department Works, 1951-1961;
senior research scientist, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne, 1961-1974;
chief research scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne, 1974-1994;
consultant, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne, since 1994. Graduate research assistant University of California, Berkeley, 1958-1961. Visiting associate professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1963-1965.
Member international panel Harvard Institute International Development, Tehran, 1976. President Regional Science Association, Australasia, 1977-1980, international vice president, 1981. Member International St. Group Land Use Transportation, United Kingdom, 1981-1985.
Coordinator International Council Building Research, 1982-1994. Co-founder, director market studies VFT Rail Project Australia, 1984-1990.
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers, Australian Institution Engineers, Australian Institute Building, Australian Academy Technology Sciences and Engineering. Member International Council for Tall buildings and Urban Habitat, New York Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Jean Noelle Alford, September 1, 1951. Children: Robert John, Susan Janet, Peter Rodney.
