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Olley, June Norma (1924 - 2019)

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Born
2 March 1924
Croydon, United Kingdom
Died
2019
Occupation
Biochemist, Food scientist and Marine scientist

Summary

June Olley was an internationally recognised food technologist. She worked for the Torry Research Station, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Aberdeen, Scotland 1950-1967. In 1968 she moved to Tasmania to join the CSIRO Division of Food Preservation, Tasmanian Regional Laboratory, being placed in charge of the group which specialised in fish and shellfish in 1969. This group (later renamed the Seafood Technology Section) was led by Olley until her official retirement in 1989 as Senior Principal Research Scientist. She considers her most important work to have been on temperature function integration, bacterial growth rates and rates of deteriorative change in stored foods. The work led to the development of a new approach which has come to be known as Predictive Microbiology. Olley consistently maintained connections with the fisheries industry and was influential in international fisheries projects.

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Chronology

1944
Education - Degree in Chemistry, University College in London
1950
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University College, London
1950 - 1967
Career position - Torry Research Station of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in Aberdeen, Scotland
1968
Life event - Migrated to Australia
1968
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University College, London
1968 - 1988
Career position - Biochemist (later Senior Principal Research Scientist), Tasmanian Regional Laboratory, CSIRO Division of Food Preservation (later Processing)
1972 - 1973
Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of Tasmania
1975 - 1987
Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
1986
Award - Award of Merit, Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology
1987
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to science, particularly to food science
1987 - 2019
Career position - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Foundation Fellow AATS 1975]
1988
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
1988 - 1989
Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist, Tasmanian Regional Laboratory, CSIRO Division of Food Processing
1989 - ?
Career position - Honorary Research Associate (Professor), Department of Agricultural Science and Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Tasmania
1989
Life event - Retired
1989
Award - DSc honoris causa, University of Tasmania
2005
Award - Silver Jubilee Award, Australian Marine Sciences Association

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Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

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  • Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Handbook 2001 (Victoria: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 2001), 271 pp. Details
  • 'Olley, June Norma (1924 - 2019)', Jubilee Award recipients, Australian Marine Sciences Association, 2022, https://www.amsa.asn.au/sites/default/files/june_olley2005.pdf. https://www.amsa.asn.au/jubilee-award-recipients. Details

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