Person
Temple, Diana (1925 - 2006)
AM
- Born
- 21 April 1925
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia - Died
- 29 August 2006
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Pharmacologist
Summary
Diana Temple was appointed Member of the Order of Australia, 26 January 1999, for service to medical and scientific research, particularly in the field of respiratory pharmacology, as an advocate for the role of women in science and in promoting an understanding of science by the general public.
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From Pincock, Stephen The Lancet (2006):
"Her main research interest was respiratory pharmacology. During her career she published more than 100 papers and supervised 41 research students. To this day, the pharmacology of respiration is a strength of the faculty. Temple was head of the pharmacology department from 1976 to 1979, at a time when its future was in question. In 1990, she retired as associate professor, and was made an honorary associate of the department of pharmacology, a life member of the faculty of medicine in 1995, and an honorary fellow of the University in 2000.
Alongside her academic pursuits, Temple also served on the council of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science and helped administer Australia's national Eureka Prizes for Science. She also served on the New South Wales Privacy Commission."
Chronology
- 1947
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Western Australia
- 1949
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
- 1962
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney
- 1975 - 1990
- Career position - Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, University of Sydney
- 1990 - ?
- Life event - National Convenor of the Women in Science Enquiry Network (WiseNet)
- 1990
- Life event - Retired
- 1999
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
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 regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Articles
- 'Dr Diana Temple', WISENET Journal, 26 (July) (1991), http://www.wisenet-australia.org/profiles/dtemple.htm. Details
- Mackinolty, Judy, 'Diana Temple A.M.', WISENET Journal, 50 (February) (1999), http://www.wisenet-australia.org/issue50/Dtemple.htm. Details
Book Sections
- Temple, Diana, 'Women in Science and Medicine' in Why So Few? Women Academics in Australian Universities, Bettina Cass, ed. (Sydney: University of Sydney Press, 1983). Details
Journal Articles
- Pinock, Stephen, 'Diana Temple - obituary', The Lancet, 368 (9544) (2006), 1322, https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(06)69543-3/fulltext. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q60480350. Details
- 'Temple, Diana (19250421-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-591949. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 26 March 2003, Last modified: 9 May 2025