Person

Johnstone, Brian Manning (1924 - 2019)

FAA

Born: 25 February 1924
Died: 31 August 2019
Occupation: Physiologist

Summary

Brian Manning Johnstone was the founder of The Auditory Laboratory at The University of Western Australia's Department of Physiology. He first came to the department in 1962 as a lecturer and some of his many achievements include the first direct measurements of basilar membrane motion in the living cochlea using the Mössbauer effect, and the measurement of the electrical properties of the cochlea using multi-electrode techniques. The Laboratory became recognised internationally as centre of inner ear research. His discoveries, with his collaborators, underpin present understanding of the physiology of the inner ear and causes and treatments of deafness.

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Chronology

1955: Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
1960s: Career position - Founder of The Auditory Laboratory, University of Western Australia
1961: Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
1962 - 1992: Career position - Lecturer and eventually Professor in Physiology, University of Western Australia
1970: Career position - Member of Council, Australian Physiological Association
1988 - 2019: Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1992: Career position - Emeritus Professor in Physiology, University of Western Australia
1992: Life event - Retired
2001: Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science in auditory physiology

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )
Fellow 1988 - 2019
The University of Western Australia (1913 - )
Retired as Professor in Physiology 1992

Published resources

Journal Articles

Anon, 'Professor Brian Johnstone FAA 25 February1924 to 31 August 2019', Australian Academy of Science newsletter, 131 (2019), 14-5. https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/september-2019-131. Details
Robertson, Don, 'Brian Manning Johnstone (1929 - 2019)', Australasian Neuroscience Society newsletter, 2019 (October) (2019). https://www.ans.org.au/images/ANS_News_October19.pdf. Details
Robertson, Don, 'Prof Brian Manning Johnstone (1929 - 2019)', AuPS News (Australian Physiological Association), 2019 (September) (2019), 8, https://aups.org.au/Newsletter/201909.pdf. Details

Resources

'Johnstone, Brian Manning (19240225-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476459. Details

Annette Alafaci and Helen Cohn

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