Malcolm McIntosh

Sir Malcolm Kenneth McIntosh (14 December 19457 February 2000) was an Australian scientist and senior public servant.

Life and career Malcolm McIntosh was born in Melbourne on 14 December 1945. He attended Telopea Park School in Canberra,

After graduation from the ANU McIntosh was employed between 1970 and 1972 at the Weapons Research Establishment in Salisbury, South Australia. From 1972 to 1974 he completed 2 years National Service in the Australian Army during which he attained the rank of Major. He then joined the Department of Defence.

In 1991, he was recruited by the British Ministry of Defence to the position of Chief of Defence Procurement. He received a knighthood for public service at the end of this term in January 1996. He also received the United States Department of Defence Medal for his work during this period.

Between 1996 and 2000, McIntosh was the head of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

McIntosh died in Melbourne on 7 February 2000,

Awards McIntosh was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in January 1999 for service to excellence in scientific and technological research, to providing new opportunities for industries, and to Australian Defence industry and science policy. He had already been awarded a British knighthood and a US Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

Malcolm McIntosh's work is now commemorated in the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year.