Person
Tully, Joan (1907 - 1973)
- Born
- 9 September 1907
Mortlake, Surrey, England - Died
- 11 June 1973
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Agricultural scientist
- Alternative Names
- Hearman, Joan (maiden name)
Summary
Joan Tully held a number of posts at the Council for Scientific Research (CSIR) and later the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. She then transferred to research positions at the University of Melbourne, followed by academic posts at the University of New England, New South Wales, and the University of Queensland.
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Chronology
- 1913
- Life event - Settled in Australia
- 1932
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Western Australia
- 1936
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of London
- 1936 - 1938
- Career position - Research Officer at the Forests Department in Western Australia
- 1938 - 1945
- Career position - Plant Physiologist at the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Irrigation Research Station in Griffith, New South Wales
- 1946 - 1956
- Career position - Worked for CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) and was seconded to the Department of Agriculture Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
- 1952 - 1953
- Award - Fulbright Scholarship - studied at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, USA
- 1956
- Career position - Worked in the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) agricultural research liaison sector in Melbourne
- 1957 - 1959
- Career position - Seconded to the Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne
- 1959 - 1961
- Career position - Researcher in the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Melbourne
- 1961
- Career position - Lectureship in the Department of Adult Education, University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales
- 1962 - 1971
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agriculture, University of Queensland
- 1971 - 1972
- Career position - Reader in the Department of Agriculture, University of Queensland
- 1972
- Life event - Retired
- 1972
- Career position - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science (FAIAS)
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Book Sections
- Crouch, Bruce, 'Tully, Joan (1907-1973), Agricultural Scientist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z, John Ritchie and Diane Langmore, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002), pp. 420-421. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160509b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Walters, D. V., 'Obituary: Joan Tully 1907-73', Journal of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, 39 (3) (1973), 174. Details
Resources
- 'Tully, Joan (1907-1973)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-549824. Details
See also
- Alexander, John A. ed., Who's who in Australia 1944 (Melbourne, Victoria: The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, 1944), 906 pp. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 11 March 2003, Last modified: 24 May 2006