Person
Benkendorff, Kirsten (1973 - )
- Born
- 26 May 1973
- Occupation
- Marine biologist
Summary
Kirsten Benkendorff work saw her discover more than triple the number of mollusc species previously recorded in the Illawarra/South Coast region of New South Wales. She also discovered a powerful antibiotic in the eggs of a sea snail. Benkendorff was Young Australian of the Year for Science and Technology in 2000.
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Chronology
- 1994
- Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at Macquarie University in New South Wales
- 1994
- Award - Bill Cantwell Prize awarded for honours in biological sciences by Macquarie University in New South Wales
- 1995 - 1999
- Career position - Demonstrator and Tutor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Wollongong, New South Wales
- 1997 - 1999
- Career position - Casual Research Assistant in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Wollongong in New South Wales
- 1999
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on 'Bioactive molluscan resources and their conservation: Chemical and biological studies on the egg masses of marine molluscs' completed at the University of Wollongong
- 1999
- Career position - Marine Consultant for the Shellharbour Council in New South Wales
- 1999 - 2000
- Career position - Casual Lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Wollongong in New South Wales
- 2000 -
- Career position - Co-ordinator of the Marine Bioprospecting Initiative at the University of Wollongong
- 2000
- Award - Young Australian of the Year for Science and Technology award received
- 2001
- Award - New South Wales Young Australian of the Year Environment Category
- 2003 -
- Career position - Lecturer in Marine Biology at Flinders University of South Australia
Related entries
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Biographical cuttings on Kirsten Benkendorff, scientist, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript 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
Articles
- 'Dr. Kirsten Benkendorff: Young Australian of the Year for Science and Technology', WISENET Journal, 53 (April) (2000), https://web.archive.org/web/20130509004127/http://www.wisenet-australia.org/issue53/kirstenb.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q66539648. Details
- 'Benkendorff, Kirsten (19730526-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476355. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 31 March 2003, Last modified: 18 February 2010