Person

Sandland, Ronald Lindsay

AM FTSE

Occupation
Science administrator and Statistician

Summary

Ronald Lindsay Sandland is a statistician who joined the CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics in 1969. He became Chief of the Division in 1988 and remained in that position until 1999 when he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive of the CSIRO.

During his time as Deputy Chief Executive, under Geoff Garrett as Chief Executive, he was involved in establishing the new direction of the CSIRO towards Flagships, and led the flagship program during its first three years.

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In 2006 Sandland was awarded the CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of service to CSIROfor over 37 years in science, divisional leadership and organisational leadership culminating in the successful implementation of the Flagship and Science Planning Initiatives.

Chronology

1969
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney
1969
Career event - Joined the joined CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics
1980
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New South Wales
1993 - 1995
Career position - President, Statistical Society of Australia
1995
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
1998 -
Award - Honorary Life Member, Statistical Society of Australia
1999
Career event - Appointed Deputy Chief Executive of CSIRO
2001
Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in research and development
2006
Career event - CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement
2007
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to science and technology, particularly in the area of research management and through contributions to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
2011 - 2019
Career position - Chairman, Board, Australian Mathematics Science Institute
2016
Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne

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Books

  • Sandland, Ron; and Thompson, Graham, Icon in crisis: the reinvention of CSIRO (Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2012), 357 pp. Details

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See also

Rebecca Rigby; Ken McInnes

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