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Osmond, Charles Barry (Barry) (1939 - )FAA, FRS |
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| Plant biologist | ||
| Born: 20 September 1939 Cooranbong, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Charles Barry (Barry) Osmond was Professor of Environmental Biology at the Australian National University, Canberra 1978-87, Director, Research School of Biological Sciences 1991-98 and Professor, Photo Bioenergetics Group 1998-ca 2001. He published widely in the fields of photosynthesis, photorespiration and plant ecology. |
Career Highlights |
| Born Cooranbong, New South Wales, 20 September 1939. Educated Universities of New England (BSc (hons) 1961, MSc 1963) and Adelaide (PhD 1965). Research Fellow, Australian National University 1967-69, Fellow 1969-73, Senior Fellow 1973-78, Professor, Department of Environmental Biology 1978-87; Executive Director, Biological Sciences Center, Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada 1982-86; Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences, Duke University, Durhan, USA 1987-91; Director, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University 1991-98, Professor, Photo Bioenergetics Group 1998-ca 2001; President and Executive Director, Biosphere 2 Center, Columbia University ca 2001 to date. Goldacre Medal, Australian Society of Plant Physiologists 1972; Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1974; Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1978; Fellow, Royal Society 1984; Distinguished Alumni award, University of New England 1994; Clarke Medal (Botany), Royal Society of New South Wales 1997; Forschungspreis Alexander von Humboldt Foundation 1997. |
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