Person
Milburn, John Anthony (1936 - 1997)
- Born
- 7 August 1936
Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom - Died
- 9 January 1997
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Plant physiologist and Botanist
Summary
John Anthony Milburn was Head of the Department of Botany at the University of New England in New South Wales from 1982 to 1984. He was instrumental in discovering the xylem and phloem transport physiology in plants and contributed greatly to the broader field of botany.
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Chronology
- 1955 - 1958
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
- 1958 - 1960
- Career position - Agronomist (Sugar Cane) with Bookers Sugar Estates Ltd. In Guyanna
- 1961 - 1964
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Aberdeen, Scotland
- 1964 - 1980
- Career position - Lecturer (to 1975) then Senior Lecturer in Botany, University of Glasgow, Scotland
- 1973 - 1974
- Career position - Fullbright-Hays Scholar
- 1973 - 1974
- Career position - Charles Bullard Research Fellow at Harvard University
- 1979
- Career position - Water Flow in Plants published by Longman
- 1980
- Career position - Reader in Botany, University of Glasgow
- 1981 - 1988
- Career position - Chair of Botany, University of New England in New South Wales
- 1982 - 1984
- Career position - Head of the Department of Botany, University of New England
- 1985 - 1988
- Career position - Member of the National Committee for Plant Sciences
- 1985 - 1988
- Career position - Member of the Australian Academy of Science
- 1986 -
- Award - Fellow, Institute of Biology, London
- 1986
- Career position - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1990 - 1993
- Career position - External Examiner in Botany, University of Hong Kong
Published resources
Resources
- 'Milburn, John A (1936-1997)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-570417. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 20 September 2006, Last modified: 7 February 2011