Agent TypePersonActivities & OccupationsAcademics - PhysicsHistoryGeoffrey Ivan Opat was born in Melbourne, 16 November 1935, and died in Melbourne, 7 March 2002. He was educated at University of Melbourne (BSc 1957, MSc 1959, PhD 1961). He was a General Motors Research Fellow, University of Melbourne 1959-1961; Fullbright Research Associate, University of Pennsylvania 1961-1964; Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Melbourne 1964-1973; Professor of Experimental Physics 1973-2002. Boas Medal for Physics Research 1990; Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1994; R&D Award 1996. He published widely in the fields of nuclear physics and particle physics.
Dates
Date1935-2002
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Given NameGeoffreyMiddle NameIvanFamily NameOpat
Opat, Geoffrey I. (1935-2002). University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 02/05/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/59336
