Colin Austin (Moldflow)
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Colin Austin (26 July 1941-13 August 2010) was an Australian award-winning researcher, engineer and inventor of Autodesk product Moldflow Plastics design software.[1]
Early Life
He attained his first education in Paris at the Lycée Lakanal, and then at Manchester grammar school and Jesus College, Cambridge. Colin's commentary on Thesmophoriazusae was published by the Oxford University Press in a 2004 edition co-edited by S Douglas Olson. In 1969 he was appointed as the lecturer in the faculty of classics at Cambridge.[2] Colin invented the software of Autodesk product Moldflow Plastics design software that transformed the international design of plastics moulds using scientific principles rather than 'gut feel'. After many years he became the most successful exporters of technical software in Australia, and more than 48 countries in the world used his software.[3] He passed away in 13 August 2010.[4].
Award
He has received numerous of award, some of his award are as follow[5]
- 1980: John Derham Award for Technical Innovation
- 1982: National Small Business Award
- 1983: Governor of Victoria, Export Award
- 1984: Governor of Victoria, Export Award
- 1984: Dept of Trade in Association with Confederation of Australian Industry's Export Award for outstanding achievement.
- 1993: AITA Exporter of the year award
- 1997: Fred O.Conley Award for outstanding achievement in plastics engineering &technology
- 2002: Triannual Plastics Industry Award for contributions to the plastics industry
- 2002: SPE Environmental Award
- 2002: SaveWater award winner agricultural section
- 2003: SaveWater award Regional Sustainability
External Link
References
- ^ Blanch, Desley. "Colin Austin - Moldflow And After". http://www.radioaustralia.net.au. Radio Australia. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Colin Austin obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Colin Austin's story". Water Right. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Colin Austin obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Colin Austin's Awards". Retrieved 19 December 2010.
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