Brown, Alan Gordon John (1931 - 2023)

Summary

Alan Brown was an accomplished forester and research scientist with a national and an international reputation. Much of his research focused on breeding of Pinus radiata in which he was a world leader. After the Forest Research Institue in Canberra (where Brown had been Research Scientist for some years) amalgamated with the CSIRO Division of Forest Research, he ultimately became Chief of the Division's successor, the Division of Forestry. He stepped down as Chief in 1992 to return to a research role. Brown's contribution to international forestry included membership of the Boards of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) (from which he received the Distinguished Service Award) and the Center for International Forestry Research.

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Chronology

1948 - 1949

Award - Commonwealth Forestry Scholarship, Univerity of Sydney

1952

Education - Diploma of Forestry (DipFor), Australian Forestry School, Canberra

1952

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Univerity of Sydney

1952 - 1953

Career position - Forester, Southern Highlands, New South Wales Forestry Commission

1953 - 1960

Career position - Silvicultural researcher, Forestry and Timber Bureau, Canberrea, ACT

1961 - 1966

Career position - Lecturer in silviculture and wood science, Australian Forestry School, Canberra

1966

Education - Master of Science (MSc), Univerity of Sydney

1966 - 1967

Career position - Chairman, ACT Division, Institute of Foresters of Australia

1967 - 1975

Career position - Research Scientist, Forest Research Institute, Canberra

1976 - 1987

Career position - Assistant Chief, CSIRO Divison of Forest Research

1980 - 1981

Career position - Acting Chief, CSIRO Divison of Forest Research

1981

Award - Fellow, Institute of Foresters of Australia (FIFA)

1986

Award - N. W. Jolly Medal, Institute of Foresters Australia

1986 - 1987

Career position - Acting Chief, CSIRO Divison of Forest Research

1987 - 1990

Career position - Board member, International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)

1988 - 1990

Career position - Deputy Chief, CSIRO Divison of Forestry and Forest Products

1991 - 1992

Career position - Chief, CSIRO Division of Forestry

1992

Award - Distinguished Service Award, International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)

1992 - 1995

Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Forestry

1992 - 1997

Career position - Board member, Center for International Forestry Research

1993 - 2023

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)

1995 - 1996

Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Forestry and Forest Products II

1996

Life event - Retired

1996 - 2005

Career position - Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO

1998

Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - For service to the forestry industry, particularly through research into tree breeding, and the development of plantation forestry in Australia

2001

Award - Centenary Medal - For service to Australian society in rural science and technology

2001 - 2016

Career position - Production Editor, Australian forestry

2002 - 2005

Career position - Chairman, Research Committee Hermon Slade Foundation

2013

Award - Honorary Member, Institute of Foresters of Australia

Related entries

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

• McCarthy, Gavan; Smith, Ailie; Moje, Christine; Rigby, Rebecca, The Study of Australian Eucalypts, eScholarship Research Centre, 2013, http://www.eoas.info/eucalypts/index.html. Details

Books

• Anon, Australian men and women of science, engineering and technology (Port Melbourne: Reed Reference Australia, 1995), 661 pp. 'Brown, Alan Gordon John', p.65. Details
• Brown, A.G.; and Hall, N., Growing trees on Australian farms (Canberra: Commonwealth Government Printer, 1968), 397 pp. Details
• Hall, Norman, and Brown, A.G., The use of trees and shrubs in the dry country of Australia (Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1972), 558 pp. Details

Book Sections

• Raison, R.J.; Brown, A.G.; and Flinn, D.W., 'Application of criteria and indicators to support sustainable forest management: some key issues.' in Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management. IUFRO Research Series No. 7, Raison, R.J., Brown, A.G. and Flinn, D.W., eds (2001). Details

Edited Books

• Hillis, W.E.; and Brown, A.G. eds, Eucalypts for wood production (Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 1978), 434 pp. Details

Journal Articles

• Anon, 'Alan Gordon John Brown AM FTSE', Impact: magazine of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 216 (2024), 64, https://www.atse.org.au/what-we-do/strategic-advice/impact-216/. Details
• Nambair, S., 'A tribute to Alan Gordon Brown AM, ATSE, FFA, 25 May 1931 - 19 May - 19 May 2023', Australian forestry, 86 (2) (2023), 100-1. https://doi.org/10.1080/00049158.2023.2228636. Details
• Turnbull, John, 'Vale Alan Brown OAM, FIFA, FTSE (1931-2023)', Friends of ACT Trees Newsletter, 65 (2023), 1-3, http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3227701541. Details

Resources

• 'Brown, Alan Gordon, by Peter Fagg', The Study of Australian Eucalypts: Forestry, with Fagg, P.C. et al., eScholarship Research Centre, 16 December 2013, http://www.eoas.info/eucalypts/forestry.html. Details
• 'Brown, A G (1931-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-458834. Details

See also

• Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details