Background
Tobin, Roderick Charles was born on September 10, 1933 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Kenneth and Gladys Edith (O'Conor) Tobin.
Tobin, Roderick Charles was born on September 10, 1933 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Kenneth and Gladys Edith (O'Conor) Tobin.
Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Monash U., Melbourne, 1980.
Science officer I, Aeronautical Research laboratories, Melbourne, 1960-1963; lecturer in physics, Monash U., Melbourne, 1964-1969; senior lecturer in physics, Monash U., Melbourne, 1970-1995; reader physics, Monash U., Melbourne, since 1996.
Fellow Australian Institute Physics. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Australian Optical Society.
Married Valerie Gladys, August 7, 1964. Children: Christopher, Victoria, Nicholas.