Biographical entry Anderson, Jan (1932 - )

Summary

Jan Anderson is an international expert on photosynthesis research. She has been an Adjunct Professor at the Research School of Biological Sciences at the Australian National University since 1996 and was Chief Research Scientist at CSIRO's Division of Plant Industry.

Details

After completing her studies in New Zealand, Jane Anderson undertook a PhD in organic chemistry at the University of California. From there she moved to Australia to work for Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) at their Canberra Division of Plant industry. By 1982 Anderson had become Chief Research Scientist their, a position she held until her retirement in . Anderson is presently an Adjunct Professor at the Australian National University. Throughout her research career, Jan Anderson travelled to and collaborated with many Universities around the world (UK, USA, Sweden). Her research interests include the molecular organisation of thyakoid membranes, the molecular mechanisms of light regulation in higher plants, and the structural/functional dynamics of photosystem II.

Events

1954

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of New Zealand

1956

Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of New Zealand

1957 - 1959

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of California, USA

1960

Career position - Research Scientist at the Ruakura Agricultural Station at DSIR in Hamilton, New Zealand

1961 - 1981

Career position - Research Scientist at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Plant Industry, Canberra

1965 - 1966

Career position - Carnegie Research Fellow in Plant Biology at Stanford, USA

1966

Career position - C. F. Kettering Research Fellow at the Yellow Springs in Ohio, USA

1973 - 1974

Career position - Ann Horton Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK

1973 - 1974

Career position - Marie Cobot Fellow with the Biological Laboratories at Harvard University, USA

1982 -

Career position - Chief Research Scientist at the CSIRO Division of Plant Industry in Canberra

1982

Career position - Visiting Professor in Molecular Plant Biology at the University of California in Berkeley, USA

1983

Award - Lemberg Medal received from the Australian Biochemistry Society

1986

Career position - Visiting Professor at the Chemical Centre at the University of Lund, Sweden

1987 -

Career position - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1989

Career position - Visiting Professor in Molecular Plant Biology at the University of California in Berkeley, USA

1995

Career position - Visiting Professor at the University of Umea, Sweden

1996 -

Career position - Adjunct Professor at the Research School of Biological Sciences at the Australian National University (ANU)

1996 -

Career position - Fellow of the Royal Society of London (FRS)

1998

Education - Honorary Doctorate received from the University of Umea in Sweden

Related entries

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

• Interview with Jan Anderson, plant biochemist and international expert in photosynthesis research, Chief Research Scientist, Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO (sound recording), interviewer: Ragbir Bhathal, 9 August 1996, TRC 3479; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

National Library of Australia Pictures Collection

• Jan Anderson, Portrait, 9 August 1996, PIC NL37974; National Library of Australia Pictures Collection. Details

Published resources

Books

• Bhathal, Ragbir, Profiles, Australian women scientists, National Library of Australia, Canberra, 1999, 191 pp. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Anderson, Jan', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475618. Details