Horridge, Prof. (George) Adrian, (born 12 Dec. 1927), Professor, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, 1969–92, now Emeritus Professor

2007 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
Research School ◽  
National University

Ralph Owen Slatyer 1929–2012

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Graham Farquhar
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Plant Ecology ◽  
Plant Succession ◽  
Cooperative Research ◽  
Environmental Biology ◽  
Research School ◽  
National University ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Cooperative Research Centres ◽  
Research Centres

Ralph Slatyer (16 April 1929–26 July 2012) had a distinguished career in the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and the Australian National University, in plant-water relations and plant succession, leading the development of physiological plant ecology. He was the founding Professor of Environmental Biology at the Research School of Biological Sciences, at the Australian National University and then Director of the Research School of Biological Sciences, 1984–9. He was Australian Ambassador to United Nations Educational and Scientific Cultural Organisation (1978–81), and as Australia’s first Chief Scientist (1989–92), he set up the Cooperative Research Centres.

David Guthrie Catcheside, 31 May 1907 - 1 June 1994

1995 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 118-134 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Genetic Recombination ◽  
Biochemical Genetics ◽  
Research School ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
National University ◽  
Post War ◽  
Effects Of Radiation ◽  
Australian Department

David Catcheside was one of the seminal figures in the post-war development of genetics, both in the United Kingdom and Australia. He made distinguished contributions in several different areas: plant genetics and cytology, the genetic effects of radiation, fungal biochemical genetics, controls of genetic recombination and, in his retirement, bryology. As a teacher and postgraduate supervisor he played a large part in launching the next generation of geneticists in both hemispheres. As a professor and administrator he was responsible for several new institutional developments including the first Australian Department of Genetics, the first Department of Microbiology at Birmingham and, perhaps most importantly, the Research School of Biological Sciences of the Australian National University.

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