Person

Boardman, Norman Keith (Keith) (1926 - )

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Born
16 August 1926
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Biochemist and Science administrator

Summary

Keith Boardman was a distinguished biochemist whose research focused on the biochemistry, development and molecular architecture of chloroplasts. In particular he worked on phytochemical systems and how plants adapt to their light environment. He pioneered physical separation of the two photochemical systems of photosynthesis. After a distinguished 20-year career as research scientist in the CSIRO Division of Plant Industry, Boardman joined the CSIRO Executive, serving as Chief Executive from 1987 to 1990. He further contributed to the administration and policy development of Australian science with his membership of organisations including the Prime Minister's Science and Engineering Council, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, and the Cooperative Research Centres Program. He has been a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science since 1972.

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Chronology

1949
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
1949 - 1951
Career position - Research Officer, CSIRO Wool Textile Research Laboratories
1951 - 1953
Award - Dafydd Lewis (Melbourne) Scholarship Melbourne
1953 - 1955
Career position - ICI Fellow, Unversity of Cambridge
1955
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge
1956 - 1968
Career position - Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry
1964 - 1965
Career position - Fulbright Scholar, University of California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
1967
Award - David Syme Research Prize (jointly), University of Melbourne
1968 - 1977
Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry
1969
Award - Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Biochemical Society
1971 - 1975
Career position - Member, Australian Research Grants Committee
1972 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1974
Life event - Masson Lecturer, University of Melbourne
1976 - 1978
Career position - President, Australian Biochemical Society
1977 - 1985
Career position - Member of the Executive, CSIRO
1978 -
Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
1978 - 1981
Career position - Treasurer, Australian Academy of Science
1979 - 1991
Career position - Member of Council, Australian National University
1982 - 1988
Career position - Member, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
1983 - 1986
Career position - Member, National Biotechnology Committee
1985 - 1986
Career position - Chairman, CSIRO
1985 - 1990
Career position - Member, CRA Science Advisory Board
1986 - 1987
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
1986 - 1990
Career position - Member of the Board, Sirotech Limited
1986 - 1990
Career position - Chief Executive, CSIRO
1987 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1986]
1988
Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Newcastle
1989 - 1990
Career position - Member, Prime Minister's Science and Engineering Council
1990 - 1994
Career position - Chairman, Life Sciences Panel, Cooperative Research Centres Program
1990 - 1998
Career position - Honorary Fellow, CSIRO Division of Forestry and Forest Products [I]
1990 - 1998
Career position - Member of the Board, LandCare Australia Ltd
1991 - 1995
Career position - Honorary Fellow, CSIRO Division of Forestry
1993
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - in recognition of service to science and the CSIRO
1993 - 1997
Career position - Secretary for Science Policy, Australian Academy of Science
1995 - 1998
Career position - Honorary Fellow, CSIRO Division of Forestry and Forest Products [II]
1996
Award - Elected Honorary Foreign Member, Korean Academy of Science and Technology
2001
Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in molecular biology
2001
Career position - President, 12th International Congress on Photosynthesis

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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies

  • Norman Keith Boardman - Records; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies. Details

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

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