Person
Nicholls, Aubrey Gordon (1904 - 1986)
- Born
- 1904
- Died
- 14 July 1986
- Occupation
- Marine biologist and Taxonomic zoologist
Summary
Aubrey Nicholls was a marine biologist who became a world authority on copepod taxonomy. This research was started in the 1930s during his time in Scotland, and continued after his return to Australia in 1939. He had earlier gained attention when, as research assistant to C. M. Yonge on the Great Barrier Reef Expedition, they worked on the symbiotic relationship between giant clams and zooxanthellae. Nicholls joined the CSIRO Division of Fisheries (and Oceanography) in 1947, going to Hobart two years later to establish the Division's laboratory. Much of his work in Tasmania related to the trout fishery and resulted in the discontinuance of the release of hatchery-reared fish. On the closure of the Hobart laboratory in 1961 he moved to a new one in Camberwell where he was involved in the Southern Pelagic Project, particularly the Australian Salmon, Arripis trutta. Nicholls was active in scientific societies, serving terms as President of the Royal Society of Western Australia and the Australian Limnology Society.
Details
Chronology
- 1928
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Western Australia
- 1928 - 1929
- Career position - Research assistant, Great Barrier Reef Expedition
- 1932
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University College, London
- 1932 - 1938
- Career position - Marine scientist, Marine Station, Millport, Scotland
- 1939 - 1947
- Career position - Senior Research Fellow, University of Western Australia
- 1946 - 1947
- Career position - President, Royal Society of Western Australia
- 1947
- Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Fisheries, Cronulla
- 1949 - 1956
- Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Fisheries, Hobart
- 1956 - 1961
- Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, Hobart
- 1961 - 1969
- Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, Camberwell
- 1962
- Career position - Foundation President, Australian Society for Limnology
- 1969
- Life event - Retired
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Published resources
Resources
- 50 years of Australian Society for Limnology, 2012. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebb667d8b14426c39e8dad4/t/5ec333eed2390919ecb4df5e/1589851123567/AFSS-50-Year-Compilation.pdf. Details
See also
- Sir Charles Maurice Yonge Collection, James Cook University Library, 2018. https://www.jcu.edu.au/library/specials/sir-charles-maurice-yonge-collection. Details
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Created: 21 June 2022