2006 Distinguished Alumnus Receives Australia’s Highest Honor
Dr. Boger ’57 recently received Australia’s highest honor, Companion to the Order of Australia (AC). He was recognized for his merit of the highest degree in service to Australia and his “eminent service to chemical engineering as a scientist, academic, and researcher, particularly in the field of non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, and to the environment.” He is responsible for the discovery of constant viscosity elastic fluids, known as Boger fluids.
Dr. Boger grew up in Brooklyn, just north of Kutztown. He graduated from Kutztown Area High School in 1957 where he was an outstanding three-sport athlete. He then graduated from Bucknell University (B.S. Chemical Engineering ) and the University of Illinois (M.S. , Ph.D. Chemical Engineering).
After receiving his Ph.D., Dr. Boger taught for many years at Australia’s Monash University. He later rose through the academic ranks of the University of Melbourne and became one of three inaugural Laureate Professors, an honor awarded to the University’s most distinguished professors.
Honors and Awards (a few of many prestigious awards)
2024 Appointed Companion of the Order of Australia[7]
2017 Elected to the US National Academy of Engineering
2007 Fellow of the Royal Society
2005 Prime Minister's Prize for Science [5]
2000 Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture by the Australian Academy of Science[5]
Congratulations Professor Boger. The Kutztown Area School District and the Education Foundation are very proud of your many accomplishments and honors.
Emeritus Professor David Boger, AC FAA FTSE FRS