Biographical entry Beder, Sharon

Summary

Sharon Beder originally trained as a civil engineer in New Zealand. She held a variety of engineering positions in New Zealand and Australia before commencing a Masters of Science and Society degree at the University of New South Wales. This was followed by a PhD, during which she made discoveries about the contamination and sewerage pollution of Sydney's beaches. Beder passed the information to newspapers and also rewrote her thesis for publication, Toxic Fish and Sewer Surfing, Allen and Unwin, 1989.

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Events

1979

Life event - Settled in Australia

1989

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of New South Wales

c. 1989 - 1992

Career position - Environmental Education Co-ordinator at the University of Sydney

1992 -

Career position - Professor of Science Technology and Society at the University of Wollongong

2001

Award - World Technology Award in Ethics received

Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Dr Sharon Beder', WISENET Journal, vol. 24, October, 1990, http://www.wisenet-australia.org/profiles/beder.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Beder, Sharon', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-553393. Details