Person

Basford, Kaye (1952 - )

FTSE

Born
10 August 1952
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Statistician, University Administrator and Biometrician

Summary

Kaye Basford is a statistician and biometrician who for over 40 years worked at the University applying statistical methods to plant genetics. She became Professor of Biometry in 2010. Basford has served as President of the International Biometric Society and the Statistical Society of Australia.

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Chronology

1974 - 1980
Career position - Technologist B, University of Queensland
1981 - 1984
Career position - Technologist A (statistical consultant), Department of Agriculture, University of Queensland
1985
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Queensland
1985 - 1987
Career position - Senior Professional Officer (biometrician), Department of Agriculture, University of Queensland
1988 - 1993
Career position - Senior Lecturer in Biometry, Department of Agriculture, University of Queensland
1993 - 1995
Career position - Deputy Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Science, University of Queensland
1994 - 1999
Career position - Reader in Biometry, Department of Agriculture, later the School of Land and Food Sciences, University of Queensland
1996
Career position - Deputy Dean, School of Land and Food Systems, University of Queensland
1997 - 1999
Career position - Deputy Director of Studies (St Lucia), Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science, University of Queensland
1998
Award - Australian Medal of Agricultural Science, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology
2000 -
Career position - Professor of Biometry, School of Land and Food Sciences, University of Queensland
2001 - 2010
Career position - Head, School of Land, Crop and Food Sciences, University of Queensland
2005 - 2007
Career position - President, Statistical Society of Australia
2006 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
2010 -
Award - Life Member, Statistical Society of Australia
2010 - 2011
Career position - Past President, International Biometric Society
2012 - 2014
Career position - President, Academic Board, University of Queensland
2013 - 2015
Career position - Member, Board of Trustees, International Rice Research Institute

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Published resources

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 regularly edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

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See also

  • Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details

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