Occupation Electronic engineer Institutions WRE/DSTO Notable award Order of Australia | Fields sonar, radar Notable awards AO | |
Full Name Henrique Antonio d'Assumpcao Born August 9, 1934 (age 82) ( 1934-08-09 ) Macau, China Known for Chief Defence Scientist of Australia (1987-1990) Education University of Adelaide (Bachelor of Engineering (hons) 1956, Master of Engineering 1962). | ||
Henrique Antonio (Henry) d'Assumpcao AO (born 1934) is an Australian electronic engineer, and was Chief Defence Scientist from 1987 to 1990.
d'Assumpcao joined the Weapons Research Establishment (now known as Defence Science and Technology Organisation) in 1958 and took up work pioneered by Alan Butement on Barra sonobuoys and later Kariwara towed arrays. He worked his way up the organisation, culminating in the role of Chief Defence Scientist from 1987 to 1990. After leaving the Department of Defence, d'Assumpcao took up a role as professor at the University of South Australia and CEO of the Cooperative Research Centre for Sensor Signal and Information Processing until his retirement in 2000.
d'Assumcao was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1992 in recognition of his service to science and technology.