John Robert PhilipAOFAAFRS (18 January 1927, Ballarat – 26 June 1999, Amsterdam) was an Australian soil physicist and hydrologist, internationally recognised for his contributions to the understanding of movement of water, energy and gases. While he never performed his own experimental work, he was recognised for his skills in mathematics that could be used to explain physical processes and solve real world problems.[1][2][3]
His interests were not limited to Environmental mechanics and things mathematical, but included a keen interest in the arts. He was a published poet and a panellist on the Sulman Prize for Architecture. His poetry appears in anthologies edited by Judith Wright and in The Oxford Book of Australian Verse.[3]
He was a recipient of a Scholarship for Scotch College, Melbourne, where he matriculated at age thirteen. He studied for his Bachelor of Civil Engineering, University of Melbourne (1943–1946).
Appointed to the CSIR Irrigation Research Station, Griffith.
CSIRO's Plant Industry in Deniliquin (1951).
Engineer for the Queensland Water Supply Commission.
CSIRO Division of Plant Industry.
Foundation chief of the new Centre for Environmental Mechanics (1971–1992).
Foundation director of the CSIRO Institute of Physical Sciences (1980–1983).
Retired 1992.
Researchedit
The major and most recognised area of Philip's research was his work on the theory of infiltration. He derived the theory for one dimensional infiltration and developed equations which described the infiltration on both a short term and long term scale, with the revelation that when ponded infiltration in uniform soils occurs, the flow will approach the saturated hydraulic conductivity:
where S is sorptivity and A is the steady-state infiltration rate.
Other areas of research include:
Examining heat and mass transfer in soils.
Philip also considered the importance of relationships between organisms and the environment. This included theories on plant canopies, with particular focus on investigation of crop stomatal or surface resistances. Philip was also responsible for the construction of the Soil plant atmosphere continuum which is used to explain the transfer of water within transpiration paths, a concept which has since been expanded upon.
Philip also studied advection, the horizontal movement of atmospheric properties e.g. temperature and while his analysis and solutions were not completed, his initial work has been important for development of solutions to problems such as long-term flux assessments.
Philip, J.R. "Theory of infiltration." (1969). Advances in Hydroscience. v. 5, p. 215–296. According to Philip, this is "...a review which gives a concentrated, connected account of a program of work reported in some 30 papers over the period 1954–1968."[4]
^David Smiles. "John Robert Philip 1927–1999". Biographical memoirs. Australian Academy of Science. originally published in Historical Records of Australian Science, vol.16, no.2, 2005.
^ ab"Officer of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour. 26 January 1998. FOR SERVICE TO THE SCIENCE OF HYDROLOGY, TO SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION IN PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF SCIENCE FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND THE AUSTRALIAN CULTURE THROUGH ARCHITECTURE AND LITERATURE. AO S14 1998
^Philip, J.R. "Theory of infiltration". (1969). Advances in Hydroscience. v. 5, p. 215–296.
Bradley, F., Clothier, B., Denmead, T., de Vries, D., Ford, P., Kluitenberg, G., Knight, J., Raats, P., Smiles, D., Waechter, T., White, I. and Youngs, E. (2001) The Environmental Mechanic (a tribute to J. R. Philip). Australian Journal of Soil Research, 39(4), 649–681.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources John R Philip news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message John Robert Philip AO FAA FRS 18 January 1927 Ballarat 26 June 1999 Amsterdam was an Australian soil physicist and hydrologist internationally recognised for his contributions to the understanding of movement of water energy and gases While he never performed his own experimental work he was recognised for his skills in mathematics that could be used to explain physical processes and solve real world problems 1 2 3 His interests were not limited to Environmental mechanics and things mathematical but included a keen interest in the arts He was a published poet and a panellist on the Sulman Prize for Architecture His poetry appears in anthologies edited by Judith Wright and in The Oxford Book of Australian Verse 3 Contents 1 Education and positions 2 Research 3 Achievements 4 Publications 5 References 6 External linksEducation and positions editHe was a recipient of a Scholarship for Scotch College Melbourne where he matriculated at age thirteen He studied for his Bachelor of Civil Engineering University of Melbourne 1943 1946 Appointed to the CSIR Irrigation Research Station Griffith CSIRO s Plant Industry in Deniliquin 1951 Engineer for the Queensland Water Supply Commission CSIRO Division of Plant Industry Foundation chief of the new Centre for Environmental Mechanics 1971 1992 Foundation director of the CSIRO Institute of Physical Sciences 1980 1983 Retired 1992 Research editThe major and most recognised area of Philip s research was his work on the theory of infiltration He derived the theory for one dimensional infiltration and developed equations which described the infiltration on both a short term and long term scale with the revelation that when ponded infiltration in uniform soils occurs the flow will approach the saturated hydraulic conductivity I St At displaystyle I S sqrt t At nbsp where S is sorptivity and A is the steady state infiltration rate Other areas of research include Examining heat and mass transfer in soils Philip also considered the importance of relationships between organisms and the environment This included theories on plant canopies with particular focus on investigation of crop stomatal or surface resistances Philip was also responsible for the construction of the Soil plant atmosphere continuum which is used to explain the transfer of water within transpiration paths a concept which has since been expanded upon Philip also studied advection the horizontal movement of atmospheric properties e g temperature and while his analysis and solutions were not completed his initial work has been important for development of solutions to problems such as long term flux assessments Achievements editFellow of Australian Academy of Science 1967 Fellow of the Royal Society of London 1974 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union Recipient of the Robert E Horton Medal 1982 Member of the All Union Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences 1991 CSIRO Fellow Emeritus 1991 Associate of the US National Academy of Engineering 1995 Officer of the Order of Australia 1998 Jaeger Medal of the Australian Academy of Science 1999 Honorary Doctorate University of Melbourne the Agricultural University of Athens the University of GuelphPublications editPhilip J R Theory of infiltration 1969 Advances in Hydroscience v 5 p 215 296 According to Philip this is a review which gives a concentrated connected account of a program of work reported in some 30 papers over the period 1954 1968 4 References edit Smiles D 2005 John Robert Philip 18 January 1927 26 June 1999 Elected F R S 1974 Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 51 327 doi 10 1098 rsbm 2005 0021 David Smiles John Robert Philip 1927 1999 Biographical memoirs Australian Academy of Science originally published in Historical Records of Australian Science vol 16 no 2 2005 a b Officer of the Order of Australia It s an Honour 26 January 1998 FOR SERVICE TO THE SCIENCE OF HYDROLOGY TO SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION IN PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF SCIENCE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CULTURE THROUGH ARCHITECTURE AND LITERATURE AO S14 1998 Philip J R Theory of infiltration 1969 Advances in Hydroscience v 5 p 215 296 External links editBio of John Philip Environmental Mechanics from AGU Biographical Memoirs at Australian Academy of Science Bradley F Clothier B Denmead T de Vries D Ford P Kluitenberg G Knight J Raats P Smiles D Waechter T White I and Youngs E 2001 The Environmental Mechanic a tribute to J R Philip Australian Journal of Soil Research 39 4 649 681 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John R Philip amp oldid 1216986869, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
