Person
Thiele, Kevin (1958 - )
- Born
- 1958
Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Science administrator and Systematic botanist
Summary
Kevin Thiele is a botanist with expertise in the taxonomy and systematics of the families Proteaceae (particularly Banksia and Dryandra), Rhamnaceae and Violaceae. He wrote several treatments for publication in the Flora of Australia. Thiele is concerned with the conservation ecology of woodland ecosystems, especially the processes of degradation, recovery and resistance. Between 2006 and 2015 he was Curator of the Western Australian Herbarium. His interest in biological informatics led to his involvement in the development of the international Structure of Descriptive Data (SDD) standard and the design of software for the Global Biodiversity Infrastructure Facility (GBIF). In 2017 Thiele was appointed by the Australian Academy of Science as Program Manager, Biodiversity and Taxonomy Plan, the outcome of which was Discovering biodiversity: a decadal plan for taxonomy and biosystematics in Australia and New Zealand 2018 - 2027 (2018).
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Chronology
- 1986
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
- 1990 - 2011
- Career position - Member, Australian Systematic Botany Society
- 1992
- Career position - Contract Botanist, Australian National Botanic Gardens Herbarium
- 1992
- Career position - Contract Botanist, Endangered Species Unit, Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service
- 1993
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
- 1993 - 1995
- Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National Herbarium
- 1995 - 2006
- Career position - Botanical Consultant, Ecological Interactions
- 1995 - 2015?
- Career position - Member, Taxonomic Databases Working Group (TDWG)
- 2006 -
- Career position - Delegate, Scientific Sub-Committee for Outreach and Capacity Building of the Global Biodiversity Infrastructure Facility
- 2006 - 2015
- Career position - Curator, Western Australian Herbarium
- 2008 - 2015
- Career position - Scientific Editor, Nuytsia
- 2011 -
- Career position - Member, Australasian Systematic Botany Society
- 2012 -
- Career position - Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Western Australia
- 2014
- Career position - Chair, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH)
- 2015 -
- Career position - Honorary Research Associate, Western Australian Herbarium
- 2015
- Life event - Retired
- 2016 -
- Career position - Consultant in systematics and biodiversity policy, Eubio Consulting
- June 2017 - August 2018
- Career position - Program Manager, Biodiversity and Taxonomy Plan, Australian Academy of Science
- August 2018 -
- Career position - Director, Taxonomy Australia, Australian Academy of Science
- 2021
- Award - Nancy T. Burbidge Medal, and delivered the Burbidge Memorial Lecture, Australasian Systematic Botany Society
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Thiele, Kevin, '2021 Nancy Burbidge Memorial Lecture', Australasian Systematic Botany Society newsletter, 188 (2021), 16-20. Details
- Thiele, Kevin and Perry, Michael, 'Gillian Perry (Née Jenkins) 19th October 1943 - 22nd August 2011', Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter, 149 (2011), 32-7. Details
Resources
- Partner profile: Kevin Thiele, 2015. https://about.jstor.org/news/partner-profile-kevin-thiele/. Details
See also
- Fagg, Murray, 'Thiele, Kevin (1958 - )', Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators, Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH), 2010, https://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/thiele-kevin.html. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 25 February 2020