Person

Turner, Helen Alma Newton (1908 - 1995)

AO

Born
15 May 1908
New South Wales, Australia
Died
26 November 1995
Occupation
Geneticist

Summary

Helen Newton Turner was one of the world's leading authorities on sheep genetics and worked with the CSIRO for over 40 years. From 1956-1973 she was Senior Principal Research Scientist in the Division of Animal Genetics and led the CSIRO sheep genetics research team. With Robert Dun and Frederick she was part of team of CSIRO and State Departments of Agriculture scientists during the 1950s to apply new techniques of animal breeding to the Australian Merino.

Details

Chronology

1930
Education - Bachelor of Architecture (BArch), ?the University of Sydney
1931 - c. 1945
Career position - Clerical Officer at CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)
1946 - 1956
Career position - Technical Officer and then Statistician at CSIR/O Division of Animal Health and Production
1953
Award - Coronation Medal
1956 - 1976
Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Animal Genetics
1966 - 1995
Award - Fellow, Australian Society of Animal Production
1970
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), ?the University of Sydney
1974
Award - Farrer Memorial Medal
1975 - 1987
Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences
1977
Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - Primary Industry
1980
Award - (FAO) Ceres Medal, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
1985
Award - Rotary Medal for Vocational Excellence
1987
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - For service to science, particularly in the field of animal genetics and sheep breeding
1987 - 1995
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Elected Fellow AATS 1975]

Archival resources

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies

  • Helen Alma Newton Turner - Records, 1950 - 1988; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • Helen Alma Newton Turner - Records, 1953 - 1973, MS 3987; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Articles

Book Sections

Edited Books

  • Moyal, Ann ed., Portraits in Science (Canberra: National Library of Australia, 1994), 209 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Allen, Nessy, 'The Contribution of Two Australian Women Scientists to its Wool Industry [Kathleen Rachel Makinson and Helen Alma Newton Turner]', Prometheus, 9 (1) (1991), 81-92. Details
  • Allen, Nessy, 'Australian Women in Science: Two Unorthodox Careers [Isobel Ida Toon Bennett and Helen Alma Newton Turner]', Women's Studies International Forum, 15 (5-6) (1992), 551-562. Details
  • Allen, Nessy, 'Helen Newton Turner and the Wool Industry', Journal of Australian Studies, 16 (33) (1992), 56-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/14443059209387099. Details
  • Field, J. B. F.; Speed, F. E.; Speed, T. P.; and Williams, J. N., 'Biometrics in the CSIR: 1930 - 1940', Australian Journal of Statistics, 30 (B) (1988), 54-76. Details
  • Lancaster, H. O., 'Statistical Society of New South Wales', Australian Journal of Statistics, 30 (B) (1988), 99-109. Details
  • Turner, Helen Newton, 'Ian Clunies Ross: a leader of men', Australian Veterinary Journal, 44 (10) (1968), 467-480. Details

Resources

Resource Sections

See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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