Person
Rendel, James Meadows (1915 - 2001)
FAA
- Born
- 16 May 1915
England - Died
- 4 February 2001
- Occupation
- Agricultural scientist and Animal Geneticist
Summary
James Rendel was Chief of the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Animal Genetics from 1959 to 1976. He was also Chairman of the Animal Research Laboratories during this time.
Details
Chronology
- 1936
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of London
- 1936 - 1937
- Education - Scientist at University College London
- 1938 - 1939
- Career position - Scientist at Harper Adams Agricultural College, UK
- 1939 - 1942
- Career position - Scientist in the Biometry Department at University College London
- 1942
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of London
- 1942 - 1945
- Career position - Operational Research Section of Coastal Command
- 1945 - 1951
- Career position - Scientist with the Genetics Section of the Agricultural Research Council
- 1951 - 1959
- Career position - Officer-in-charge of the Animal Genetics Unit at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
- 1953 - 1959
- Career position - Assistant Chief of the CSIRO Division of Animal Health and Production
- 1956 - 1967
- Career position - Chairman, CSIRO Animal Research Laboratories
- 1959 - 1976
- Career position - Chief of the CSIRO Division of Animal Genetics
- 1960 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1965 - 1973
- Career position - Member of the National Radiation Advisory Committee
- 1976 -
- Career position - Senior Research Fellow, CSIRO Division of Animal Production
- 1981
- Award - Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Franklin, Ian, Grigg, Geoff and Mayo, Oliver, 'James Meadows Rendel, 1915-2001', Historical Records of Australian Science, 15 (2) (2004), 269-284. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR04011. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6139589. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/119702912. Details
- 'Rendel, J M (1915-2001)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-632872. Details
Resource Sections
- Ward, C., 'James Meadows Rendel', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Rendel-James-Meadows. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_r.html. Details
- McCann, D. A.; and Batterham, P., 'Australian Genetics: a Brief History', Genetica, 90 (2-3) (1993), 81-114. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01435033. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 13 February 2018
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