Person
Wood, Joseph Garnett (1900 - 1959)
FAA FRACI
- Born
- 2 September 1900
Mitcham, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 8 December 1959
Beaumont, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Botanist and Plant physiologist
Summary
Joseph Wood was a plant physiologist who made significant contributions to the study of the biochemistry of native plants under water stress, particularly the effects of aridity and mineral nutrition. He was Professor of Botany at the University of Adelaide from 1935 to 1959. Wood was active in professional organisations, serving as President of the Royal Society of South Australia. The J. G. Wood Lecture has been presented biennially since 1962 to the Australian Society of Plant Physiologists, of which Wood was foundation President.
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Chronology
- 1922
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Adelaide
- 1923 - 1959
- Award - Fellow, Royal Society of South Australia
- 1925 - 1927
- Award - 1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship, studied at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge
- 1928
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Adelaide
- 1928 - 1935
- Career position - Lecturer-in-Charge, Department of Botany, University of Adelaide
- 1932 - 1959
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
- 1933
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Adelaide
- 1933
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge
- 1935 - 1959
- Career position - Professor of Botany, University of Adelaide
- 1937 - 1940
- Career position - Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Adelaide
- 1938 - 1948
- Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of South Australia
- 1939
- Career position - President, Section M (Botany), Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1940 - 1959
- Career position - Member, Flora and Fauna Board of South Australia
- 1942
- Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia
- 1944
- Award - Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia
- 1946 - 1948
- Career position - Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Adelaide
- 1946 - 1953
- Award - Fellow, Australian Chemical Institute
- 1950 - 1956
- Career position - Member, Advisory Council, CSIRO
- 1952
- Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1952 - 1959
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian National University
- 1952 - 1959
- Career position - Member, UNESCO Advisory Committee on Arid-zone research
- 1953 - 1956
- Career position - Member, South Australian Council, CSIRO
- 1953 - 1959
- Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
- 1954 - 1959
- Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1956 - 1959
- Career position - Chairman, Board of Research Studies, University of Adelaide
- 1957 - 1959
- Career position - Chairman, Board of Standards, Australian Journals of Scientific Research, CSIRO
- 1958 - 1959
- Career position - Foundation Member, Australian Society of Plant Physiologists
- 1958 - 1959
- Career position - President, Australian Society of Plant Physiologists
- 1959
- Career position - Member, Advisory Council, CSIRO
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details
Book Sections
- Specht, Ray, 'Wood, Joseph Garnett (1900-1959), Botanist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z, John Ritchie and Diane Langmore, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002), pp. 578-579. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160690b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Joseph Garnet Wood, DSc, FAA, Professor of Botany, University of Adelaide, 1900-59', Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia, 84 (1961), 1-9. Details
- Womersley, H. B. S., 'Obituary: Joseph Garnett Wood', Australian Journal of Science, 22 (10) (1960), 407-408. Details
- Wood, J. G., 'Presidential address: The plants in relation to water [Section M - Botany]', Report of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Canberra meeting, January, 1939 (1939), 281-289. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6283368. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/100261181. Details
- 'Wood, J G (1900-1959)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-626876. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Wood, Joseph Garnett - Ms 25', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms025.html. Details
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Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 11 September 2024
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