Person
Walker, Norman Alan (Alan) (1929 - 2013)
FAA
- Born
- 12 December 1929
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 27 October 2013
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Plant physiologist
Summary
Alan Walker was Associate Professor (Biology), University of Sydney 1967-1985 and Professor of Biology 1985-1993. His areas of interest included transport in plants including charophytes and flowering plants.
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Chronology
- 1953
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Queensland
- 1955 - 1964
- Career position - Research Officer, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry
- 1959
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Tasmania
- 1960 - 1962
- Career position - CSIRO Postgraduate Studentship, Physiological Laboratory, Cambridge, England
- 1964 - 1967
- Career position - Senior Research Associate, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, England
- 1967 - 1985
- Career position - Associate Professor (Biology), University of Sydney
- 1982
- Award - David Syme Research Prize (jointly with F. Andrew Smith), University of Melbourne
- 1982 - 2013
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1985 - 1991
- Career position - Professor of Biology, University of Sydney
- 1991 - 1993
- Career position - Challis Professor of Biology, University of Sydney
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Smith, F. Andrew and Beilby, Mary J., 'Norman Alan Walker 1929-2013', Historical Records of Australian Science, 26 (2) (2015), 192-205, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR15004. Details
- Smith, Sally and Smith, Andrew, 'Obituaries: Alan Walker', Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science, 94 (2013), 15-16. https://www.science.org.au/files/userfiles/events/documents/aas94.pdf. Details
Resources
- 'Walker, Norman Alan (1929-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475046. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 24 December 2013