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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000911b.htm person Wood Joseph Garnet FAA FRACI AACR2 2 September 1900 8 December 1959 Place of Birth Mitcham, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Beaumont, South Australia, Australia Botanist Plant physiologist Joseph Wood was a plant physiologist who made significant contributions to the study of the biochemistry of native plants under water stress, particularly the effects of aridity and mineral nutrition. He was Professor of Botany at the University of Adelaide from 1935 to 1959. Wood was active in professional organisations, serving as President of the Royal Society of South Australia. The J. G. Wood Lecture has been presented biennially since 1962 to the Australian Society of Plant Physiologists, of which Wood was foundation President. 1922 1922 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Adelaide 1923 1959 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of South Australia 1925 1927 Award - 1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship, studied at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge 1928 1928 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Adelaide 1928 1935 Career position - Lecturer-in-Charge, Department of Botany, University of Adelaide 1932 1959 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Australian journal of experimental biology and medical science 1933 1933 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Adelaide 1933 1933 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1935 1959 Career position - Professor of Botany, University of Adelaide 1937 1940 Career position - Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Adelaide 1938 1948 Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of South Australia 1939 1939 Career position - President, Section M (Botany), Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1940 1959 Career position - Member, Flora and Fauna Board of South Australia 1942 1942 Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia 1944 1944 Award - Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia 1946 1948 Career position - Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Adelaide 1946 1953 Award - Fellow, Australian Chemical Institute 1950 1956 Career position - Member, Advisory Council, CSIRO 1952 1952 Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1952 1959 Career position - Member of Council, Australian National University 1952 1959 Career position - Member, UNESCO Advisory Committee on Arid-zone research 1953 1956 Career position - Member, South Australian Council, CSIRO 1953 1959 Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI) 1954 1959 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1956 1959 Career position - Chairman, Board of Research Studies, University of Adelaide 1957 1959 Career position - Chairman, Board of Standards, Australian Journals of Scientific Research, CSIRO 1958 1959 Career position - Foundation Member, Australian Society of Plant Physiologists 1958 1959 Career position - President, Australian Society of Plant Physiologists 1959 1959 Career position - Member, Advisory Council, CSIRO Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

President, Section M (Botany) 1939

 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) (1953 - )

Fellow 1953 - 1959

 Australian Society of Plant Physiologists (1958 - c. 2000)

President 1958 - 1959

 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Commonwealth of Australia (1949 - )

Member, Advisory Council 1950 - 1956 and 1959

 Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1878 - )

Awarded the Medal 1952

 The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Professor of Botany 1935 - 1959

 Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia (1928 - )

Awarded the Medal 1944

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1954 - 1959

 Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )

President 1942

 Australian Chemical Institute (ACI) (1917 - 1953)

Fellow 1946 - 1953

 Advisory Council - CSIRO, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - 1986)

Member CSIR Council 1949; Member 1950-1959

 1851 Exhibition Scholarship Awards, Australia (1891 - )

1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship: 1925-1927. [Studied at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge]

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 Wood, J G (1900-1959)

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 'Wood, Joseph Garnet', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Wood, Joseph Garnet Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Wood, Joseph Garnett (1900-1959), botanist Specht, Ray Wood, Joseph Garnett (1900-1959), botanist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2002 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z John Ritchie and Diane Langmore 578-579 Resource Section: Wood, Joseph Garnett - Ms 25 Wood, Joseph Garnett - Ms 25 Australian Academy of Science 1994 Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings Journal Article: Obituary: Joseph Garnett Wood Womersley, H. B. S. Obituary: Joseph Garnett Wood 1960 Australian Journal of Science 22 10 407-408 Journal Article: Presidential address: The plants in relation to water [Section M - Botany] Wood, J. G. Presidential address: The plants in relation to water [Section M - Botany] Sydney ANZAAS 1939 Report of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Canberra meeting, January, 1939 Margaret Walkom 281-289 Journal Article: Joseph Garnet Wood, DSc, FAA, Professor of Botany, University of Adelaide, 1900 - 1959 C. M. E. [ie Constance Eardley] Joseph Garnet Wood, DSc, FAA, Professor of Botany, University of Adelaide, 1900 - 1959 1961 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 84 1-9 Joseph Garnett Wood - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Joseph Garnett Wood - Records MS 025 1938 - 1959 Manuscript drafts of DSc thesis, and of various published books and papers; lectures on nitrogen metabolism, University of Adelaide; correspondence on scientific subjects; working files of notes and drafts; paper on plant metabolism, ecology and plant geography in Australia; drafts of a chapter on the vegetation of Australia with related correspondence; lecture notes on ecology, University of Adelaide; overall dates 1938-59 [56 cm, MS 25]. 0.56 m, 7 boxes Australian Society of Plant Physiologists - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Australian Society of Plant Physiologists - Records MS 097 1958 - 1999 Constitution and directory of members, 1975-1996; programmes and abstracts of general meetings, 1958-1985; material relating to Goldacre Awards; material relating to J. G. Wood, Sir R. Robertson, and Professor L. May; correspondence and other papers. 0.99 m, 9 boxes