Person

Williams, Meryl Jean (1951 - )

FTSE

Born
11 March 1951
Ayr, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Marine scientist

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Chronology

1977 - 1981
Career position - Biometrician, Queensland Department of Primary Industries
1981 - 1984
Career position - Fisheries Statistician, Tuna and Billfish Assessment Programme, South Pacific Commission, New Caledonia
1985 - 1986
Career position - Scientist, Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Unit of the Queensland Department of Health
1986
Career position - Scientist, Australian Fisheries Service
1986 - 1990
Career position - Assistant Director, Fisheries Resources Branch, Bureau of Rural Resources
1989 - 1994
Career position - Member of Council, Australian Maritime College
1990 - 1992
Career position - Executive Director, Bureau of Rural Resources
1990 - 1994
Career position - Member of Council, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
1991 - 1997
Career position - Member of Council, Australian Institute of Marine Science
1992 - 1993
Career position - Associate Director, Bureau of Rural Sciences
1992 - 1993
Career position - Board member, Australian Fisheries Management Authority
1993
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
1993 - 1994
Career position - Director, Australian Institute of Marine Science
1994 -
Career position - Director-General of ICLARM - The World Fish Centre
1996 - 2000
Career position - Chair, Australian Ballast Water Management Advanced Council (ABWMAC)
2001 -
Career position - Chair, Board of the Association of International Agricultural Research Centres
2001
Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in marine science

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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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See also

  • Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Handbook 2001 (Victoria: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 2001), 271 pp. Details
  • Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details

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