Person
Wiskich, Joseph Tony (Joe) (1935 - )
FAA
- Born
- 21 July 1935
Tully, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Botanist and Plant biochemist
Summary
Joe Wiskich is one of Australia's most eminent plant physiologists. His research focused on plant respiration, photorespiration and bioenergetics, and in particular on mitochondrial function. After a distinguished career at the University of Adelaide, on retiring in 2000 he became Professorial Fellow at Flinders University. Wiskich was active in the Australian Society of Plant Physiologists, serving as President from 1996 to 1997.
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Chronology
- 1956
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney
- 1960
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney
- 1960 - 1961
- Career position - Postdoctoral fellowship, Johnson Research Foundation, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- 1961 - 1962
- Career position - Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Sub-Tropical Horticulture, University of California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
- 1962 - 1964
- Career position - Post Doctoral Fellow, Botany Department, University of Adelaide
- 1964 - 1969
- Career position - Lecturer, Department of Botany, University of Adelaide
- 1969 - 1974
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Botany, University of Adelaide
- 1975 - 1995
- Career position - Associate Professor, University of Adelaide
- 1985 - 1991
- Career position - Chairman, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1993 - 1995
- Career position - Special Investigator, Australian Research Council
- 1994 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1995 - 2000
- Career position - Professor, Department of Botany, University of Adelaide
- 1996 - 1997
- Career position - President, Australian Society of Plant Physiologists
- 1997
- Award - Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia
- 2000 -
- Career position - Professorial Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University
- 2008 -
- Award - Life Member, Australian Society of Plant Scientists
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Day, David, 'Joseph T. Wiskich 1935 - , AAPP President 1996-97, Life Membership 2008-', Phytogen, 12 (3) (2010), 7-8. Details
- 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/Q68174492. Details
- 'Joe Wiskich - Citation at year of election, 1994', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/joe-wiskich. Details
- 'Wiskich, Joseph Tony (1935-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474987. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 13 December 2022