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Young, William (Bill)

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Water supply expert

Summary

Bill Young was the project manager of The Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project (MDBSY Project) for the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship that was awarded the 2008 CSIRO Chairman's Medal. The team undertook the world's first water resource assessment of its scale for the groundwater and surface waters of the Murray-Darling Basin, reporting on current and future climate scenarios and possible land management changes.

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In 2008 Young was awarded the CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence as team leader (with Tom Hatton and colleagues) for research that has delivered the most comprehensive and complex whole-of-basin water assessment ever undertaken in Australia.

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2008
Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (with colleagues)

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