David Warren (inventor) - Committees, Honours, Awards and Recognition

Committees, Honours, Awards and Recognition

Committees

• Chairman of the Combustion Institute (Aust & NZ Section) for 25 years (1958–83)
• Committee member, Chemical Society
• Committee member, the Institute of Fuel
• Committee member, the Australian Institute of Energy
• Morris Minor Car Club of Victoria, founding chairman and patron for 25 years (1977-2002)

Awards in recognition of his contributions to aeronautics and energy research

• FAIE - Fellow of the Australian Institute of Energy
• The Australian Institute of Energy Medal (1999)
• Hartnett Medal of the Royal Society of the Arts (2000)
• Centenary Medal (2001)
• Lawrence Hargrave Award of the Royal Aeronautical Society (2001)
• Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) (2002)

Recognition

In 2007, Warren was included on the "Top 100 living geniuses" list compiled by a panel of six experts in creativity and innovation from Creators Synectics.

In November 2008, Qantas named one of their Airbus A380s after Warren in honour of his services to aviation.

In November 2012, a national petition was started to name the new Canberra Airport extensions after Warren.

Warren died 19 July 2010, at age 85, in Melbourne. He was buried in a casket bearing the label "Flight Recorder Inventor; Do Not Open".