Person

Rovira, Albert Delfin (1928 - )

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Born
4 March 1928
Occupation
Soil expert

Summary

Albert Rovira was a Chief Research scientist of the CSIRO Division of Soils. In 1987 he was awarded the Sir Ian McLennan Achievement for Industry Award for his work on cereal cyst nematode (CCN), a pest that costs wheat growers in southern Australia $80 million a year.

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In 1987 Rovira was awarded CSIRO's Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Medal for his work on cereal cyst nematode (CCN), a pest that costs wheat growers in southern Australia $80 million a year.

Chronology

1987
Award - Sir Ian McLennan Achievement for Industry Award, CSIRO
1991
Career event - Appointed Foundation Director, CRC for Soil and Land Management
1996
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for ervice to agriculture and soil science through research into soil organisms and as Foundation Director of the Co-operative Research Centre for Soil and Land Management
1999
Award - J. A. Prescott Medal, Australian Society of Soil Science
2001
Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society in rural science and technology

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