Lawrence Hargrave: Australian Aviation Pioneer

Open Day 2000 saw the presentation of the Monash University Lawrence Hargrave Award^© for 2000 to a for once speechless, Prof John Bird.

the citation read...

"For his seminal personal, technical and organisational contribution to the establishment of aerobotic research activities at Monash University"

Lawrence Hargrave's great, great nephew Dick Hargrave
with the Year 2000 award winner Prof John Bird

Photo: Brian Taylor, Aerosonde Ltd.

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Dean of Engineering
Prof. Mike Brisk

Hargrave-Andrew Library Manager
Marta Chiba

Head, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering
Prof Greg Egan