Corporate Body

CSIRO Division of Environmental Mechanics (1971 - 1997)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

From
1 July 1971
Black Mountain, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
To
1997
Functions
Industrial or scientific research
Alternative Names
  • Centre for Environmental Mechanics (1987 - 1997)
Reference No
CA 4463
Legal Status
Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location
Black Mountain, Australian Capital Territory

Summary

The Division of Environmental Mechanics was established in July 1971. Previously, it had been the Agricultural Physics Section, within the Division of Plant Industry. After twenty five years of operation, the Division joined the Divisions of Soils and Water Resources, in 1997, to form the new Division of Land and Water.

Timeline

 1955 - 1971 CSIRO Agricultural Physics Section
       1971 - 1997 CSIRO Division of Environmental Mechanics
             1997 - 2014 CSIRO Division of Land and Water

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