Person
Hatch, Marshall Davidson (1932 - )
AM FAA FRS
- Born
- 24 December 1932
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Plant biochemist and Plant physiologist
Summary
Marshall (Hal) Hatch is a biochemist and plant physiologist internationally renowned for his co-discovery of the C4 photosynthesis process of plants. He has co-authored over 157 publications on plant biochemistry and physiology.
Hatch was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), a Fellow of The Royal Society, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science for his contributions to plant research.
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Chronology
- 1954
- Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney
- 1955 - 1959
- Career position - Research Scientist in the Plant Physiology Unit, CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
- 1959
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney
- 1959 - 1961
- Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry, University of California, USA
- 1961 - 1966
- Career position - Research Officer and Head of Biochemistry, David North Plant Research Centre of CSR Co. Ltd., Queensland
- 1967
- Career position - Reader in Botany, University of Queensland
- 1968 - 1969
- Career position - Research Officer in Biochemistry, David North Plant Research Centre
- 1970 -
- Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry, Canberra
- 1973
- Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1974
- Award - Lemberg Medal, Australian Biochemical Society
- 1975
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1980
- Award - Charles Kettering Award - for Photosynthesis, American Society for Plant Physiology
- 1980
- Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
- 1980 - 1981
- Career position - President, Australian Society of Plant Physiologists
- 1981
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - For public service in the field of plant metabolism
- 1990
- Award - Foreign Associate, National Academy of Sciences, USA
- 1991
- Award - International Prize in Biology, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - for his contributions to the plant sciences
- 1992
- Award - Doctor honoris cause revum naturarum, University of Göttingen, Netherlands
- 1997
- Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Queensland
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in biochemistry and physiology
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Hatch, Marshall D., Osmond, Barry (C. B.) and Wiskich, Joseph T., 'Sir Rutherford Ness Robertson 29 September 1913 - 5 March 2001: elected FRS 1961', Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 49 (2003), 399-413. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.2003.0023. Details
- Hatch, Marshall D.; Osmond, Barry (C. B.), and Wiskich, Joseph T., 'Rutherford Ness Robertson 1913-2001', Historical Records of Australian Science, 14 (4) (2003), 485-507. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR03008. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q466004. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/41941440. Details
- 'Hal Hatch - Citation at year of election, 1975', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/hal-hatch. Details
- 'Hatch, M D (19321224-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-853441. Details
- 'Awarded honorary DSc, 1997', Honorary awards recipients, University of Queensland, 2023, https://alumni.uq.edu.au/awards/honorary-awards-previous-recipients. Details
Resource Sections
- Ward, C., 'Marshal Davidson Hatch', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Hatch-Marshall-Davidson. Details
Annette Alafaci; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 23 November 2023
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