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.
Details
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
Related entries
Published resources
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
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q68182058. Details
- 'McIntosh, Robert Alexander (1939 - )', APPS honour board, Australasian Plant Pathology Society, 2024, https://www.appsnet.org/Awards/McIntosh.pdf. https://www.appsnet.org/emembers.html. Details
- 'McIntosh, Robert Alexander (19390709-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476474. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 6 August 2024
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