Person

Williams, Elizabeth

Occupation
Botanist

Summary

Elizabeth Williams was appointed chief of the CSIRO Division of Horticulture in 1992, having previously occupied positions at the University of Kentucky and the University of Georgia, USA.

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Chronology

1972
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Wisconsin, USA
1972 - 1980
Career position - Cytogeneticist and Geneticist in the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)
1980 - 1982
Career position - Postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Melbourne
1982 - 1986
Career position - Permanent position in the Cell Biology Research Centre at the University of Melbourne
1987 - 1989
Career position - Professor in the Agronomy Department at the University of Kentucky, USA
1989 - 1992
Career position - Head of the Botany Department at the University of Georgia, USA
1992 - ?
Career position - Chief of CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Horticulture

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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

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