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Meyer, Wayne (1951 - )

Born
20 November 1951
Clare, South Australia, Australia

Summary

Wayne Meyer was an agricultural scientist whose research was in irrigation and soil-water studies. He joined CSIRO in 1980, becoming and Business Director for CSIRO Land and Water in 2004. Among the projects managed by Meyer for CSIRO were: Crop- and Soil-water Studies; Water-table and Salinity Dynamics; and Sustainable Agriculture. Between 1994 and 1997 he was Foundation Professor of Irrigation at Charles Sturt University, a joint position with CSIRO Land and Water. In 1994 Meyer was awarded the CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement for his research in irrigation water management.

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1980 - 1982
Career position - Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Irrigation Research, Griffith, N.S.W.
1982 - 1987
Career position - Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Centre for Irrigation Research, Griffith, N.S.W.
1987 - 1988
Career position - Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Centre for Irrigation and Freshwater Research
1988 - 1989
Career position - Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Water Resources
1989 - 1991
Career position - Assistant Chief, CSIRO Division of Water Resources
1993 - 1995
Career position - Assistant Chief, CSIRO Division of Water Resources
1994
Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement
1994 - 1997
Career position - Foundation Professor of Irrigation, Charles Sturt University
1997
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Adelaide
1997 - 2002
Career position - Program Leader of Sustainable Agriculture, Division of CSIRO Land and Water
2001 - 2002
Career position - Chief Scientific Officer, CSIRO Research Management functional area
2002 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology
2002 - 2007
Career position - Business Director, CSIRO Land & Water
2003 - 2008
Career position - Chair, Steering Committee, Lower Murray Landscape Futures Project
2004 - 2007
Career position - CSIRO Adelaide site leader
2004 - 2007
Career position - Chief Scientist, CRC for Irrigation Futures

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