Biographical entry Turner, Helen Alma Newton (1908 - 1995)

Summary

Helen Alma N. Turner was one of the world's leading authorities on sheep genetics and worked with the CSIRO for over 40 years. From 1956-73 she was Senior Principal Research Scientist in the Division of Animal Genetics and led the CSIRO sheep genetics research team.

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Events

1930

Education - Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) completed at ?the University of Sydney

1931 - c. 1945

Career position - Clerical Officer at CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)

1946 - 1956

Career position - Technical Officer and then Statistician at CSIR/O Division of Animal Health and Production

1953

Award - Coronation Medal received

1956 - 1976

Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Animal Genetics

1970

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from ?the University of Sydney

1974

Award - Farrer Memorial Medal received

1977

Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

1980

Award - (FAO) Ceres Medal received from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

1985

Award - Rotary Medal for Vocational Excellence received

1987

Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Related entries

Archival resources

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

• Helen Alma Newton Turner - Records, 1950 - 1988; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• Helen Alma Newton Turner - Records, 1953 - 1973, MS 3987; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Edited Books

• Moyal, Ann (ed.), Portraits in Science, National Library of Australia, Canberra, 1994, 209 pp. Details

Journal Articles

• Allen, Nessy, 'The Contribution of Two Australian Women Scientists to its Wool Industry', Prometheus, vol. 9, no. 1, 1991, pp. 81-92. Details
• Allen, Nessy, 'Australian Women in Science: Two Unorthodox Careers', Women's Studies International Forum, vol. 15, no. 5-6, 1992, pp. 551-562. Details
• Allen, Nessy, 'Helen Newton Turner and the Wool Industry', Journal of Australian Studies, vol. 33, 1992, pp. 56-62. Details
• Turner, Helen Newton, 'Ian Clunies Ross: a leader of men', Australian Veterinary Journal, vol. 44, no. 10, 1968, pp. 467-480. Details

Online Resources

• 'Helen Newton Turner - pioneer agricultural statistician', in The 1997 Australian Science Festival, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/other/asf_scientists.htm#helen. Details
• Allen, Nessy, 'Obituary: Helen Newton Turner', WISENET Journal, vol. 40, February, 1996, http://www.wisenet-australia.org/ISSUE40/turner.htm. Details
• 'Turner, Helen Alma Newton (1908-1995)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474234. Details
• Ward, C., 'Helen Alma Newton Turner', in CSIROpedia, 2011, http://csiropedia.csiro.au/display/CSIROpedia/Newton+Turner%2C+Helen+Alma. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_t.html. Details