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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-04-01 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002656b.htm person Costin Alec Baillie FAA AACR2 30 September 1925 2022 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ecologist Alec Costin was a Senior Research Scientist and Chief Research Scientist at the Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO from 1955-1974. He is an international authority on the ecology of high mountain and high latitude ecosystems.

Born 30 September 1925. Educated University of Sydney (BScAgr 1947, DScAgr 1964). Soil Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service of New South Wales 1942-50, Thomas Lawrance Pawlett Scholar, University of Sydney 1950-51, Australian Services Canteens Scholar, University of Sydney and overseas 1951-53, Principal Research Officer, Soil Conservation Authority of Victoria 1953-55, Senior Research Scientist - Chief Research Scientist, Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO 1955-74, Visiting Fellow, Department of Biogeography and Geomorphology, Australian National University 1973-74, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University 1976-77. Foundation member, Ecological Society of Australia and Australian Conservation Foundation, Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1980.

 CSIR/O Division of Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1929 - c. 2014)

Senior Research Scientist then Chief Research Scientist 1955 - 1974

 Costin, A B (1925-)

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 'Costin, Alec Baillie', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Costin, Alec Baillie Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Soils, agriculture and the engineer (Discussions and communications) Aitchison, G. D.; Prescott, J. A. (Bright, D. F. A.; Vasey, G. H.; Turner, A. K.; Costin, A. B.) Soils, agriculture and the engineer (Discussions and communications) 1956 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 28 10-11 295-296 Journal Article: Obituary for Alec B. Costin (1925 - 2022) Barrows, Timothy Obituary for Alec B. Costin (1925 - 2022) 2022 Quaternary Australasia 39 2 9-10 Journal Article: Archiving the scientific legacy of Alec Costin Wright, Genevieve T.; McDougall, Keith L.; and McCarthy, Gavan J. Archiving the scientific legacy of Alec Costin 2018 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 140 245-8 Resource Section: Interview with Dr Alec Costin (1925-2022), alpine ecologist Salt, David Interview with Dr Alec Costin (1925-2022), alpine ecologist Australian Academy of Science 2006 Interviews with Australian scientists Book: The moth hunters: Aboriginal prehistory of the Australian Alps Flood, Josephine M. The moth hunters: Aboriginal prehistory of the Australian Alps Canberra Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 1980 Journal Article: John Stewart Turner 1908-1991 Ashton, D. H.; Ducker, S. C. John Stewart Turner 1908-1991 1993 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 3 278-290