Person
West, Judith Gay (Judy) (1949 - )
AO
- Born
- 1949
- Occupation
- Science administrator and Systematic botanist
Summary
Judy West is a botanist whose research focuses on the systematics, biodiversity and biogeography particularly of the plant families Sapindaceae, Portulacaceae, Fabaceae, Caryophyllaceae. She held executive positions including as Director of the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research and as Head of Parks and Diversity Science for the Commonwealth Department of the Environment. West has played a key role in the development of policy related to the research, development and management of Australia's biological resources. She was instrumental in establishing Australian's Virtual Herbarium, an electronic database of plant information held in herbaria nation-wide.
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Chronology
- 1972
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney
- 1973 - 1977
- Career position - Tutor, Botany Department, University of Sydney
- 1977 - 1980
- Career position - Executive Member, Conservation Council of South Australia
- 1977 - 1980
- Career position - Member, Community Pest Plant Advisory Committee, South Australia
- 1979 - 1985
- Career position - Secretary, Australian Systematic Botany Society
- 1980 - 1989
- Career position - Research Scientist, Australian National Herbarium
- 1981 -
- Career position - Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, Adansonia
- 1981
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Adelaide
- 1981 - 1982
- Career position - Executive Member, Canberra and South East Region Conservation Council
- 1986 - 1989
- Career position - Vice-President, Australian Systematic Botany Society
- 1987 - 1988
- Career position - Australian Botanical Liaison Officer, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- 1987 - 1989
- Career position - Member of Council, International Organisation of Plant Biosystematists
- 1988 - 1991
- Career position - Member, Committee for List of Names in Current Use, International Association for Plant Taxonomy
- 1989 - 1992
- Career position - President, Australian Systematic Botany Society
- 1989 - 1992
- Career position - Editor, Cladistics
- 1989 - 1994
- Career position - Director, Australian National Herbarium
- 1989 - 1996
- Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist and Program Leader, Australian Flora Resources and Management Program, CSIRO Plant Industry
- 1989 - 2009
- Career position - Member, Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria
- 1990 - 1994
- Career position - Member, Flora of Australia Editorial Committee
- 1991
- Career position - Member, CSIRO Working Group: Biodiversity in relation to Ecological Sustainable Development
- 1993 -
- Career position - Australian Councillor, Southern Connections
- 1993 - 1995
- Career position - Co-chairman, Plant Conservation Task Force, IUCN Species Survival Committee
- 1993 - 1998
- Career position - Member, Endangered Species Advisory Committee
- 1994 - 1996
- Career position - Chairman, Flora of Australia Editorial Committee
- 1994 - 1999
- Career position - Botany Advisor, Technical Advisory Group, GEF Biodiversity Collections Project, Indonesia
- 1994 - 2009
- Career position - Director, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research
- 1996 -
- Career position - Member, Australian Biological Resources Study Advisory Committee
- 1996 -
- Career position - Member, Flora Malesiana Board
- 1996 - 2000
- Career position - Deputy Chair, Biological Diversity Advisory Council
- 1999 -
- Career position - Adjunct Professor, Division of Botany and Zoology, Australian National University
- 1999 -
- Career position - Member of Council, International Association for Plant Taxonomy
- 2001
- Award - Nancy T. Burbidge Medal, Australian Systematic Botany Society
- 2003
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to the advancement of botanical science and research, particularly in the field of plant systematics, to science administration and policy development, and to the establishment of Australia's Virtual Herbarium
- 2009 - 2015
- Career position - Head of Parks and Diversity Science, Commonwealth Department of the Environment
- 2009 - 2015
- Career position - Executive Director, Australian National Botanic Gardens
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Cowley, K. J.; West, J. G, Resources of Australian Herbaria: a Guide to Herbaria Located in Australia (Canberra: Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, 1999), [84] pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Adams, L. G., West, J. G. and Cowley, K. J., 'Revision of Spergularia (Caryophyllaceae) in Australia', Australian systematic botany, 21 (2008), 251-70. Details
- Byrne, Margaret; Broadhurst, Linda; Leishman, Michelle; and Belov, Kathy, 'Women in conservation science making a difference', Pacific Conservation Biology, 24 (1) (2018), 6, https://doi.org/10.1071/PC18061. Details
- Conn, Barry J., 'Nancy Burbidge Medal 2001 [Judy West]', Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter, 109 (2001), 12-13. Details
Resources
- Cowley, K. J.; West, J. G, Resources of Australian Herbaria [online], with Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, 2002, http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/resources/intro/index.html. Details
See also
- Fagg, Murray, 'West, Judith Gay (Judy) (1949 - )', Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators, Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH), 2010, https://anbg.gov.au/biography/west-judy.html. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 18 December 2018