Person

Wallace, Carden Crea (1946 - )

AM

Born
1946
Occupation
Coral scientist, Museum director and Marine scientist

Summary

Carden Wallace is widely recognised for her expertise in staghorn corals (genus Acropora), one of the principal groups of coral responsible for reef-building in the Indo-Pacific region. In her research she developed theories on the evolution, genetics and dispersal of staghorns over 20 million years. Wallace and her colleagues were the first to discover the environmental factors that induce mass coral spawning on the Great Barrier Reef: for this research they were awarded the Pol Eureka Prize for Environmental Research by the Australian Museum. In 1987 Wallace became the inaugural Curator (later Director) of the Museum of Tropical Queensland (initially the North Queensland Branch of the Queensland Museum). Her program in this role included the development of exhibits and outreach programs, especially for children, and collaboration with researchers at the Australian Institute of Marine Studies and the James Cook University. She also assembled a significant collection of coral specimens from Australian tropical and subtropical coasts, and from nearby waters. Wallace has played central roles in professional organisations, including as an office bearer of the Australian Museums and Galleries Association, the Australian Coral Reef Society, and the International Society for Reef Studies.

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Chronology

1970
Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Queensland
1970 - 1976
Career position - Curator of Lower Vertebrates at the Queensland Museum
1975 -
Career position - Member, International Society for Fossil Corals and Sponges
1975 - 1990
Career position - Member of Council, Australian Coral Reef Society
1979
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Queensland
1979 - 1980
Career position - Research Scientist at the Australian Institute if Marine Science (AIMS) in Townsville, Queensland
1980 - 1985
Career position - Research Fellow in Marine Biology at James Cook University of North Queensland
1985 - 1987
Career position - Scientific Editor (molluscs), Australian Biological Resources Study
1987 - 2003
Career position - Inaugural Curator (later Director), Museum of Tropical Queensland
1988 - 1989
Career position - Secretary, Australian Coral Reef Society
1988 - 1992
Career position - President, Queensland Branch, Australian Museums and Galleries Association
1988 - 1992
Career position - National Councillor, Australian Museums and Galleries Association
1990 - 1993
Career position - Small Museums Grants Committee Member, Arts Queensland
1991 - 1996
Career position - Editorial Committee Member, Invertebrate taxonomy
1992
Award - Pol Eureka Prize for Environmental Research, Australian Museum
1994 - 1995
Career position - Member of Council, Australian Marine Sciences Association
1994 - 1996
Career position - Council Member, Queensland Branch, Australian Museums and Galleries Association
1994 - 2002
Career position - Member, Senior Management Group, Queensland Museum
1995 - 2000
Career position - Advisory Committee Member, Australian Biological Resources Study
1999 - 2002
Career position - Member of Council, International Society for Reef Studies
2003 - 2014
Career position - Principal Scientist, Museum of Tropical Queensland
2007 -
Career position - Editorial Board member, Ocean Geographic Society
2009
Award - Queensland Museum Medal
2012 - 2014
Career position - Adjunct Professorial Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, James Cook University
2014 -
Career position - Emeritus Principal Scientist, Queensland Museum
2021
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to marine science, and to museums and galleries

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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

Books

  • Wallace, Carden C., Staghorn corals of the world: a revision of the coral genus Acropora (Scleractinia; Astrocoeniina; Acroporidae) worldwide, with emphasis on morphology, phylogeny and biogeography (Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO, 1999), 422 pp. Details
  • Wallace, Carden; and Aw, Michael, Acropora: staghorn corals: a "getting to know you": and identification guide, Indian Ocean, South East Asia, Pacific Ocean (Carlingford, N.S.W.: OceanNEnvironment, 2000), 126 pp. Details

Journal Articles

Resources

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