Person

McIntosh, Robert Alexander (1939 - )

FAA AO

Born
9 July 1939
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Agricultural scientist

Summary

Robert Alexander McIntosh spent his entire career with the University of Sydney, where he was involved in the genetics and cytogenetics of disease resistance in wheat, concentrating on the rust diseases.

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Born Gloucester, New South Wales, 9 July 1939. Educated University of Sydney (BScAgr 1960, MScAgr 1963, PhD 1969). Technical Officer, University of Sydney 1960-63, Research Fellow 1963-73, Senior Research Fellow 1973-80, Director of Rust Research 1980-92, Director of Rust Research and Professor of Cereal Genetics and Cytogenetics (Personal Chair) 1993-; Honorary Professor, Plant Breeding Institute ?-date. Farrer Memorial Medal for services to agriculture 1976; Daniel McAlpine Lecturer, Australasian Plant Pathology Society 1985; Medal of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1987; Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1988; Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1993.

Chronology

1976
Award - Farrer Memorial Medal, Farrer Memorial Trust
1986
Award - Daniel McAlpine Lecturer, Australasian Plant Pathology Society
1987
Award - Australian Medal of Agricultural Science, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
1988 - 1996
Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
1993 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
1993 - 2000
Career position - Professor (personal chair) of Cereal Genetics ans Cytigenetics, University of Sydney
1997 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology
2001
Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science in genetics
2009
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to agricultural science in Australia and internationally, particularly through research in the areas of wheat genetics and rust disease and as an educator and mentor
2009
Award - Fellow, Australasian Plant Pathology Society

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Journal Articles

  • McIntosh, R. A., 'The genetics of wheat and wheat rusts since Farrer', Journal of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, 42 (1976), 203-16. Details
  • McIntosh, R. A., 'From Farrer to the Australian cereal rust control program', Australian journal of agricultural research, 58 (6) (2007), 550-57. https://doi.org/10.1071/AR07148. Details
  • McIntosh, R. A.; and Smith-White, S., 'Irvine Armstrong Watson 1914-1986', Historical Records of Australian Science, 7 (4) (1989), 405-415. Details

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Rosanne Walker

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