Person
Bowen, Bernard Kenneth (1930 - 2019)
AM FTSE
- Born
- 6 October 1930
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Died
- 19 March 2019
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Biomathematician and Public servant
Summary
Bernard Bowen worked for the Western Australian Government Department of Fisheries and Wildlife from 1951 to 1991. He started as a Statistical Officer and was the Executive Director from 1968 until 1991. Bernard was the Deputy Chairman of The Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia from 1994 t0 1997 and the Chairman from 1997 to 2003. He was instrumental in establishing the Western Australian Marine Science Institution in 2005 and the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research in 2009.
Details
Bernard Bowen was involved in the Western Australian Rock Lobster industry from 1951 to 1991 as a researcher and a resource manager. It was the first fishery in the world to be certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery by the International Marine Stewardship Council.
Bernard is the grandson of James Bernard Allen and the nephew of Clabon William Allen.
Chronology
- 1951 -
- Career position - Statistical Officer, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Western Australian Government
- 1952 -
- Education - Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of Western Australia
- 1956
- Education - Completed a major in Zoology at the University of Western Australia
- 1957 - 1968
- Career position - Research Scientist, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Western Australian Government
- 1968 - 1974
- Career position - Director, Department of Fisheries and Fauna, Western Australian Government
- 1974 - 1985
- Career position - Director, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Western Australian Government
- 1978 - 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
- 1986 - 1991
- Career position - Executive Director, Department of Fisheries, Western Australian Government
- 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1978]
- 1991
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - in recognition of service to primary industry, particularly in the field of fisheries management
- 1994 - 1997
- Career position - Deputy Chairman, The Western Australian Environmental Authority
- 1997 - 2003
- Career position - Chairman, The Western Australian Environmental Authority
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in marine science and fisheries research and development
- 2002
- Award - Honorary Doctor of Science, Murdoch University
- 2005 - 2007
- Career position - Chairman, Western Australian Marine Science Institution
- 2009 - 2016
- Career position - Chairman, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
- 2011
- Award - Inducted into the Western Australian Science Hall of Fame
- 2015
- Award - Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Western Australia
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Quinn, Peter and Spurling, Tom, 'Bernard Bowen AM FTSE: how a bare-foot kid from Marradong came to have a minor planet named after him', Impact, 209 (2019), 65, https://www.atse.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMPACT-2019-September-low-res-spreads-for-web.pdf. Details
Resource Sections
- '2011 Inductee Dr Bernard Bowen AM', in WA Science Hall of Fame, Government of Western Australia Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, 2018, https://www.jtsi.wa.gov.au/what-we-do/science-and-innovation/science-award-programs/wa-science-hall-of-fame. Details
- Bowen, Bernard, 'Dr Bernard Bowen', in ICRAR, ICRAR, c.2018. https://www.icrar.org/people/bbowen/. Details
- Wheeler, Pete and Reid, Jess, 'WA Science legend leaves behind a remarkable legacy', in University News, The University of Western Australia, 2019. http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/2019031911288/research/wa-science-legend-leaves-behind-remarkable-legacy. Details
Thomas Spurling
Created: 26 March 2019, Last modified: 5 May 2022