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Mildred Barnard Prentice

Early life Mildred Barnard was born in Melbourne but when she was four the family moved to the newly established […]

Enid Plante, circa 1940s

Enid Campbell Plante

Early life Enid Campbell Plante was born in Albury, New South Wales on 8 October 1918. Enid was Head Prefect […]

Taisa Demediuk

Taisa Demediuk (1922-2011)

Dr Taisa Demediuk began her chemistry career amidst the upheavals of wartime Western Europe. In 1950s Australia, she applied her great intellect and character to almost a decade of research at the CSIRO.

Joanne Daly

Joanne Christine Daly

Early life Joanne grew up in suburban Sydney in a housing commission suburb.  She was the middle of three children.  […]

June Norma Olley

Early life After completing her PhD in 1950 and working with the the Medical Research Council, Dr Olley spent 18 years […]

Vice-Chancellor Professor Annabelle Duncan

Professor Annabelle Duncan

Early life Annabelle Duncan was born in Nelson, New Zealand. She was the younger daughter of Gordon (small business owner) […]

Megan Clark, CSIRO CEO

Megan Clark

Dr Megan Clark was appointed to the Board of Rio Tinto and stepped down as Chief Executive of CSIRO 20 […]

Isabel (Joy) Bear

Isabel ‘Joy’ Bear

Isabel ‘Joy’ Bear was born at Camperdown, Victoria on 4 January 1927, the second eldest child of Isabel Hilda Bear […]

Cathy Foley

Catherine Patricia (Cathy) Foley

Biography Catherine Patricia Foley was born in Sydney, NSW on 10 October 1957. Her parents’ occupations were accountant and architect. […]

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