Person
Garnett, Helen Margaret (1946 - )
PSM FTSE
- Born
- 23 September 1946
Belmore, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Company director and Microbiologist
Summary
Helen Garnett was appointed Executive Director of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) in 1995. She previously held teaching positions at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, and the University of Wollongong.
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Chronology
- 1969
- Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)), University of Sydney
- 1972 - 1974
- Career position - Research Officer at the Poliomyelitis Research Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1974
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of London and University of Wales, UK
- 1974 - 1979
- Career position - Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1979 - 1986
- Career position - Professor and Head of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1987 - 1992
- Career position - Professor and Head of the Department of Biology at the University of Wollongong, New South Wales
- 1992 - 1993
- Career position - Deputy Executive Director of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
- 1994 - 1995
- Career position - Acting Executive Director of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
- 1995 -
- Career position - Executive Director of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
- 1996
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 2005
- Award - Public Service Medal (PSM) - For outstanding public service as the Executive Director, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, particularly the planning and construction of the replacement research reactor at Lucas Heights.
Related entries
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Oral History Collection
- Interview with Professor Helen Garnett, scientist and Executive Director of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (sound recording), interviewer: Ragbir Bhathal, 29 April 1998, TRC 3708; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details
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
Resources
- 'Garnett, Helen M (1946-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-579410. Details
See also
Ailie Smith
Created: 13 February 2003, Last modified: 26 May 2022