Person

Temple, Diana (1925 - )

AM

Born
21 April 1925
Occupation
Pharmacologist

Summary

Diana Temple was appointed Member of the Order of Australia, 26 January 1999, for service to medical and scientific research, particularly in the field of respiratory pharmacology, as an advocate for the role of women in science and in promoting an understanding of science by the general public.

Details

Chronology

1947
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Western Australia
1949
Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1962
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Sydney
1975 - 1990
Career position - Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Sydney
1990 - ?
Life event - National Convenor of the Women in Science Enquiry Network (WiseNet)
1990
Life event - Retired
1999
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

Articles

Book Sections

  • Temple, Diana, 'Women in Science and Medicine' in Why So Few? Women Academics in Australian Universities, Bettina Cass, ed. (Sydney: University of Sydney Press, 1983). Details

Resources

Ailie Smith

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