Person
Wardrop, Alan Buchanan (1921 - 2003)
FAA
- Born
- 28 July 1921
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 20 May 2003
- Occupation
- Botanist
Summary
Alan Wardrop was Professor of Botany at La Trobe University, Melbourne, 1966-c.1986. His interests included the structure and formation of plant cell walls, and lignification. His skill with the electron microscope and with microspectrophotometry contributed much to our understanding of how plant cell walls form, elongate, thicken and differentiate, and of how these processes influence the technical properties of wood.
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Chronology
- 1942
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Tasmania
- 1944
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Tasmania
- 1944 - 1945
- Military service - Royal Australian Air Force air crew training
- 1947 - 1950
- Career position - Research Scientist in the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Forest Products
- 1949
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Leeds, UK
- 1950 - 1953
- Career position - Senior Research Scientist in the CSIRO Division of Forest Products
- 1952
- Award - Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1953 - 1956
- Career position - Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Forest Products
- 1957 - 1964
- Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Forest Products
- 1958
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) University of Melbourne
- 1959 - 1964
- Career position - Research Scientist in charge of CSIRO Section of Wood and Fibre Structure
- 1964 - 1965
- Career position - Professor of Botany, University of Tasmania
- 1966 - c. 1986
- Career position - Professor of Botany, La Trobe University
- 1976 - 2003
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- c. 1986 - 2003
- Career position - Emeritus Professor of Botany, La Trobe University
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Williamson, Richard E.; Higgins, Huntly G.; and Stone, Bruce A., 'Alan Buchanan Wardrop 1921-2003', Historical Records of Australian Science, 18 (1) (2007), 113-136, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR07002. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Anderson, John, 'Obituary: Professor Alan Buchanan Wardrop, Pioneering Academic', The Age (2003). Details
Resources
- 'Wardrop, Alan Buchanan (1921 - 2003)', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/alan-wardrop. Details
- CA 778, Air Services Branch; CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office, ' NAA: A9301, 438143', A9301 RAAF Personnel files of Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and other ranks, 1921-1948, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=5545603. Details
- 'Wardrop, Alan Buchanan (19210728-20030520)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476367. Details
Resource Sections
- Blythe, Max, 'Interview with Professor Alan Wardrop (1921-2003)', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 1998, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-alan-wardrop-1921-2003. Details
- Ward, C., 'Alan Buchanan Wardrop', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Wardrop-Alan-Buchanan. Details
McCarthy, G.J. & Walker, R.H.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 June 2023
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