Background
HONEYCOMBE, Robert William Kerr. Kt. was born on May 2, 1921 in Melbourne. Son of William Honeycombe and Rachael (Kerr) Honeycombe.
HONEYCOMBE, Robert William Kerr. Kt. was born on May 2, 1921 in Melbourne. Son of William Honeycombe and Rachael (Kerr) Honeycombe.
Geelong College, and University of Melbourne.
Fellow, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge 1948-1949. Royal Society Armourers and Brasiers' Research Fellow, Cavendish Laboratory 1949-1951. Senior Lecturer in Physical Metallurgy, University of Sheffield 55, Professor 1955-1966.
Goldsmith’s Professor, of Metallurgy, University of Cambridge 1966-1984, Professor Emeritus since 1984. Fellow, Trinity Hall, Cambridge 196673, Honorary Fellowsince 1975. President Clare Hall, Cambridge 1973-1980, Fellow 1980-1988, Emeritus Fellow since 1988.
President Institute of Metallurgists 1977, Metals Society 1980-1981. Treasurer and Vice-President Royal Society since 1986. Recipient of several.
Married June Collins in 1947.