Person
Turner, Helen Alma Newton (1908 - 1995)
OBE AO
- Born
- 15 May 1908
New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 26 November 1995
- Occupation
- Geneticist
Summary
Helen Newton Turner was one of the world's leading authorities on sheep genetics and worked with the CSIRO for over 40 years. From 1956-1973 she was Senior Principal Research Scientist in the Division of Animal Genetics and led the CSIRO sheep genetics research team.
Details
Chronology
- 1930
- Education - Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) completed at ?the University of Sydney
- 1931 - c. 1945
- Career position - Clerical Officer at CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)
- 1946 - 1956
- Career position - Technical Officer and then Statistician at CSIR/O Division of Animal Health and Production
- 1953
- Award - Coronation Medal received
- 1956 - 1976
- Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Animal Genetics
- 1970
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from ?the University of Sydney
- 1974
- Award - Farrer Memorial Medal received
- 1975 - 1987
- Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences
- 1977
- Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - Primary Industry
- 1980
- Award - (FAO) Ceres Medal received from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 1985
- Award - Rotary Medal for Vocational Excellence received
- 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Elected Fellow AATS 1975]
- 1987
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - For service to science, particularly in the field of animal genetics and sheep breeding
Related entries
Archival resources
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies
- Helen Alma Newton Turner - Records, 1950 - 1988; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies. Details
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Helen Alma Newton Turner - Records, 1953 - 1973, MS 3987; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Articles
- Allen, Nessy, 'Obituary: Helen Newton Turner', WISENET Journal, 40 (February) (1996), http://www.wisenet-australia.org/ISSUE40/turner.htm. Details
Book Sections
- McCann, Doug, 'Turner, Helen Alma (1908-1995), animal geneticist and statistician' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 19 1991-1995 (A-Z), Melanie Nolan, ed. (ANU Press, 2021), pp. 843-845, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/turner-helen-alma-29660. Details
Edited Books
- Moyal, Ann ed., Portraits in Science (Canberra: National Library of Australia, 1994), 209 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Allen, Nessy, 'The Contribution of Two Australian Women Scientists to its Wool Industry', Prometheus, 9 (1) (1991), 81-92. Details
- Allen, Nessy, 'Australian Women in Science: Two Unorthodox Careers', Women's Studies International Forum, 15 (5-6) (1992), 551-562. Details
- Allen, Nessy, 'Helen Newton Turner and the Wool Industry', Journal of Australian Studies, 33 (1992), 56-62. Details
- Field, J. B. F.; Speed, F. E.; Speed, T. P.; and Williams, J. N., 'Biometrics in the CSIR: 1930 - 1940', Australian Journal of Statistics, 30 (B) (1988), 54-76. Details
- Lancaster, H. O., 'Statistical Society of New South Wales', Australian Journal of Statistics, 30 (B) (1988), 99-109. Details
- Turner, Helen Newton, 'Ian Clunies Ross: a leader of men', Australian Veterinary Journal, 44 (10) (1968), 467-480. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21489878. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/162865987. Details
- 'Turner, Helen Alma Newton (1908-1995)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474234. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Helen Newton Turner - pioneer agricultural statistician', in The 1997 Australian Science Festival, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/other/asf_scientists.htm#helen. Details
- Ward, C., 'Helen Alma Newton Turner', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Newton-Turner-Helen-Alma. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_t.html. Details
- McCann, D. A.; and Batterham, P., 'Australian Genetics: a Brief History', Genetica, 90 (2-3) (1993), 81-114. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01435033. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 June 2022
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