Person

Constable, Gregory

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Occupation
Agronomist and Plant breeder

Summary

Greg Constable is an agronomist and plant breeder who works with the principles of genetic modification to produce cotton species that have improved yield, pest resistance and water efficiency. Constable was the Director of the CRC for Sustainable Cotton Production between 1993-1999. In 2010 Constable played a key role in the establishment of the International Cotton Genome Initiative.

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Constable has been awarded the following CSIRO medals:

2003 - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (jointly with Danny Llewellyn and colleagues) for the development and delivery of genetically modified insect- and herbicide-resistant varieties for the Australian cotton industry;

2011 - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence as leader of the Cotton Breeding and Biotechnology Team (with Danny Llewellyn, Peter Reid and colleagues) for the major impact achieved on Australia's cotton production due to the breeding and deployment of the new cotton variety Sicot71BRF

2015 - CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement for a distinguished career in CSIRO's cotton breeding program which was instrumental to the development of varieties which have made the Australian cotton industry the most efficient producer of cotton in the world.

Chronology

1970
Education - Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc), University of Sydney
1970 - 1991
Career position - Agronomists and Crop Physiologist, New South Wales Agriculture
1976
Education - Master of Agricultural Science (MAgSc), University of Sydney
1984
Award - Researcher of the Year, Australian Cotton Growers Research Association
1991 - 2015
Career position - Senior Research Scientist, Cotton Management and Improvement Program, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry
1993 - 1997
Career position - Director, CRC for Sustainable Cotton Production
1994
Career position - Chairman, World Cotton Research Conference, Brisbane
2001
Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in cotton research
2001
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
2003
Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (jointly with Danny Llewellyn and colleagues)
2005
Award - Australian Government Prize for Rural Innovation (team)
2006
Award - Researcher of the Year, Australian Cotton Growers Research Association
2006
Award - Clunies Ross National Science and Tecnhology Award (with Danny Llewellyn and Gary Fitt), Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
2007 - 2014
Career position - Adjunct Professor, School of Crop Sciences, University of Sydney
2008
Award - Outstanding Research Award in Cotton Physiology, US Beltwide Conferences
2011
Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (as team leader, with Danny Llewellyn, Peter Reid and colleagues)
2014
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for distinguished service to agricultural science as an agronomist and plant breeder, particularly to cotton management and production, and to professional national and international scientific organisations
2015
Award - CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation
2015
Award - Cotton Researcher of the Year, International Cotton Advisory Committee

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