Person

Andrews, Thomas John (1941 - )

FAA

Born

18 October 1941
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Occupation

Plant biochemist

Alternative Names

John Andrews

Summary

John Andrews has been Professor of Molecular Plant Physiology at the Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University since 1988.

Details

Chronology

1962 - 1967: Career position - Laboratory Cadet in Dairy Research at the Queensland Department of Primary Industries in Toowoomba and Brisbane
1967: Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Queensland
1970: Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Queensland
1970 - 1972: Career position - Researcher at the Department of Biochemistry at Michigan State University, USA
1972 - 1974: Career position - Queen's Fellow in Marine Science and Research Fellow in the Department of Environmental Biology at the Research Schools of Biological Sciences, Australian National University in Canberra
1974 - 1988: Career position - Research Scientist, then Senior Research Scientist,, Australian Institute of Marine Science
1976: Award - P.L. Goldacre Medal, Australian Society of Plant Physiologists
1984 - 1985: Career position - Visiting Scientist in the Central Research and Development Department of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in Wilmington, USA
1985 - 1988: Career position - Visiting Fellow in the Department of Environmental Biology at the Research School of Biological Sciences in Canberra
1988 -: Career position - Senior Fellow and Professor of Molecular Plant Physiology in the Plant Environmental Group at the Research School of Biological Sciences
1992 -: Career position - Group Leader in Plant Environmental Biology at the Research School of Biological Sciences
1992 - 1993: Career position - Co-Program Leader of the Growth and Performance Program at the Plant Sciences Cooperative Research Centre
1998: Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2001: Award - Centenary Medal - For service to Australian society in biological science

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )
Elected Fellow 1998

Published resources

Resources

'John Andrews', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/john-andrews. Details
'Andrews, Thomas John (1941-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473807. Details

Annette Alafaci

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