History

CSIRO Medal for Environmental Achievement

Our award winners for the Medal for Environmental Achievement from 2002- 2013. In 2014, the award was combined with the […]

Beth Heyde

Beth Heyde, interviewed by Tom Spurling and Terry Healy, 21 November 2017

Beth joined CSIRO as Principal Secretary. In that and subsequent roles she served six Chief Executives of CSIRO and provided policy advice and administrative support, focusing primarily on CSIRO’s relationships with governments, including Ministers and Departments

G. (George) F. Walker

Tertiary education and early career A graduate of Aberdeen University, G. (George) F. Walker worked in the ceramic industry and […]

Ta-Yan Leong (2019)

Ta-Yan Leong, interviewed by Tom Spurling and Terry Healy, 7 February 2019

Ta-Yan Leong joined the CSIRO Division of Plant Industry in 1982. He joined Head Office in 1994 and was instrumental in driving CSIRO’s Asian engagement

Tom Spurling

Tom Spurling, interviewed by Terry Healy and Garrett Upstill, 26 April 2017 and 8 August 2017

Dr Spurling was Chief of the Division of Chemicals and Polymers (1989-1996), Acting Director of the Institute of Industrial Technologies (1990-1991), Chief of the Division of Molecular Science (1996-1998) and CSIRO Board Member (2008-2015)

Paul Wellings

Paul Wellings, interviewed by Tom Spurling and Terry Healy, 19 January 2018

Paul Wellings was Chief of the Entomology Division in 1995. In 1999 he returned to the CSIRO as Deputy Chief Executive.

Manufacturing 2014-

In 2014, in a major restructuring of CSIRO, the term Division was replaced by the term Flagship for the organization’s […]

Computational Informatics and Digital Productivity

The Division of Computational Informatics was formed in 2013 by the merger of the Division of Mathematics, Informatics & Statistics […]

Food and Nutrition

In 2014 CSIRO underwent a major restructuring, with Flagships replacing Divisions as the organization’s operating units and the title Director […]