People

Early life Ian Harvey was born in Mackay Queensland in 1929 and lived his early life on a sugar cane farm. His father Robert Harvey was well versed in the natural world in which the farm was situated. He imparted his sense of wonder and of discovery to him in his early life. It was […]

On 1st March, 1954, just before his 17th birthday, Dr Pitt joined CSIRO as a Technical Assistant Grade 1 (Junior). Over the years, he slowly moved up through all research grades, reaching Chief Research Scientist in 1992, at the age of 55. He appears to be the only CSIRO employee to have ever achieved the feat of moving up from TA to CRS. In early years he worked on the preservation of dried fruit, which led into his life long interest in mycological aspects of food spoilage.

Biography Dr. Russell Wylie gained his bachelors degree in physics from the University of Sydney, his masters degree from the University (while with CSIRO) and his PhD from the University of Bristol through a CSIRO postgraduate studentship. His theoretical and experimental research in phase nucleation, the interaction of water vapour with gases, the PVT properties […]

Early life Ian was born in Adelaide on 28 May 1917 and attended the Peters College, Adelaide from 1926 to 1935. In his final year at school he won prizes in chemistry, physics and mathematics. Tertiary education and early career In 1936 he started a science course at the University of Adelaide, but had to […]

Early life Joanne grew up in suburban Sydney in a housing commission suburb.  She was the middle of three children.  Her early life was carefree and involved lots of activities with a neighbourhood full of children who roamed freely, climbing trees, building billy-carts and playing games. Her parents encouraged her education against social pressure for […]

Dr. Ebbe Nielsen was a pioneer of Australian biodiversity research and Director of the Australian National Insect Collection. He was passionate about life, a passion that drove him from the learned surroundings of the Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) at CSIRO in Canberra, where he was Director, to being the most successful global advocate for the science […]

Stub entry. Contributions wanted Honours and awards 1952 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of London (England) 1967 Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London, England 1972 Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science (AIAS) 1972 Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1975 J.A. Prescott Medal, Soil Science Australia 1980 AIAS Medal, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science (AIAS) […]

Early life Jack Cusack was born in Walpiri country 700 km south-west of Darwin in 1935, but was taken from his family when he was a young boy and raised in a mission on the Tiwi Islands, 80 kilometres north of Darwin. Time at CSIRO Jack Cusack was CSIRO’s longest serving Aboriginal staff member, working […]

Early life Ted Henzell graduated with a B.Agr.Sc. from the University of Queensland in 1952. In the same year he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and undertook research work at the Department of Agriculture, Oxford University. This culminated in the award of the degree of D.Phil. in 1955. Before joining CSIRO in 1956 he gained […]