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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003673b.htm person Turner John Stewart FAA FRS AACR2 Turner, Stewart 11 January 1930 3 July 2022 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Kingston, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Geophysicist Stewart Turner was Foundation Professor of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University 1975-1995 and was an Emeritus Professor there from 1996. His research interests include dynamical processes in the atmosphere, the ocean and the earth. 1952 1952 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney 1953 1953 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney 1953 1954 Career position - Research Officer, Cloud Physics Group, CSIRO Division of Radiophysics 1957 1957 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1958 1959 Career position - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mechanics of Fluids, University of Manchester, United Kingdom 1958 2022 Award - Fellow, Royal Meteorological Society 1960 1962 Career position - Senior research Scientist, Cloud Physics Group, CSIRO Division of Radiophysics 1962 1966 Career position - Rossby Fellow (later Associate Scientist), Theoretical Oceanography Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 1966 1975 Career position - Assistant Director of Research (later Reader), Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge 1969 2022 Award - Fellow, Institute of Physics 1974 1974 Career position - Fellow, Darwin College, University of Cambridge 1975 1995 Career position - Foundation Professor of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University 1979 1983 Career position - Member, Australian Marine Sciences and Technologies Advisory Committee 1979 2022 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1980 2022 Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics 1982 2022 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1985 1985 Career position - Overseas Fellow, Churchill College, University of Cambridge 1990 1990 Award - Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science 1993 1993 Career position - Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, U.S.A. 1996 2022 Career position - Emeritus Professor, Australian National University 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and earth sciences 2010 2022 Award - Inaugural Fellow, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society Australian National University (1946 - )

Professor of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Research School of Earth Sciences 1975 - 1995

 Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science (1957 - )

Awarded the Medal 1990

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1979 - 2022

 CSIR/O Division of Radiophysics, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1940 - 1996)

Senior Research Scientist, Cloud Physics Group 1960 - 1962

 Australian Institute of Physics (1963 - )

Fellow 1980 - 2022

 Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society (1985? - )

Inaugural Fellow 2010 - 2022

 Turner, J S (1930-)

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 'Turner, John Stewart (Stewart)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Turner, John Stewart (Stewart) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2019 Resource Section: Turner, John Stewart - Ms 114 Turner, John Stewart - Ms 114 Australian Academy of Science 1994 Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings Resource: Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science 2025 Resource Section: Interview with Professor Stewart Turner, geophysicist McDougall, Trevor Interview with Professor Stewart Turner, geophysicist Australian Academy of Science 2004 Interviews with Australian scientists Resource Section: John Stewart (Stewart) Turner Ward, C. John Stewart (Stewart) Turner Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Journal Article: Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities Bolton, H. C. Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1990 Bright Sparcs Exhibition Papers