This photo appeared in the The University of Newcastle Bulletin, No. 1, February 28, 1992.

The text was :

"Newcastle's two most prominent mechanical engineers of the past quarter-century, Emeritus Professor Alex Carmichael and Professor Alan Roberts were made Members of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day Honours.

Both were honoured for their contributions to education.

Professor Carmichael previously awarded the CBE, came to the University as a senior lecturer in 1957. He was Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1967 to 1974, and Dean of the Engineering Faculty for two periods.

Apart from his academic and research achievements, Professor Carmichael has served the community as President of the hunter District Water Board from 1974 to 1982, and as a Director of TUNRA, the Newcastle Permanent Building Society and the Hunter Development Board.

Professor Roberts, Director of the School of Engineering, studied engineering at Sydney Technical College while apprenticed at Cockatoo Dock, then became a professional officer at the University of New South Wales.

In 1958, he became a lecturer at Wollongong and was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering when he left to replace Professor Carmichael as Head of Mechanical Engineering at this University.

Professor Roberts has always maintained an interest in the handling of bulk solids, and is Director of the Institute for Bulk Materials Handling, Director of TUNRA and Director of the Hunter Technology Development Centre."

This photograph is from the records of the Department of Mechanical Engineering - Mr Robert Scobie (Professional Officer).

It was scanned from a photograph in the University's historical photographic collection held by Special Collections

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