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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-03-25 human Annette Alafaci updated 2026-03-12 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004441b.htm person Anderson Joan Mary FAA FRS AACR2 12 May 1932 28 August 2015 Place of Birth Dunedin, New Zealand Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Plant biochemist Jan Anderson was an international expert on photosynthesis research. Her roles included Adjunct Professor at the Research School of Biological Sciences at the Australian National University and Chief Research Scientist at CSIRO's Division of Plant Industry.

After completing her studies in New Zealand, Jane Anderson undertook a PhD in organic chemistry at the University of California. From there she moved to Australia to work for Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) at their Canberra Division of Plant industry. By 1982 Anderson had become Chief Research Scientist their, a position she held until her retirement. Anderson was an Adjunct Professor at the Australian National University from 1995 to 2015. Throughout her research career, Jan Anderson travelled to and collaborated with many Universities around the world (UK, USA, Sweden). Her research interests include the molecular organisation of thyakoid membranes, the molecular mechanisms of light regulation in higher plants, and the structural/functional dynamics of photosystem II.

1954 1954 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of New Zealand 1956 1956 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of New Zealand 1957 1959 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of California, USA 1960 1960 Career position - Research Scientist at the Ruakura Agricultural Station at DSIR in Hamilton, New Zealand 1961 1981 Career position - Research Scientist at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Plant Industry, Canberra 1965 1966 Career position - Carnegie Research Fellow in Plant Biology at Stanford, USA 1966 1966 Career position - C. F. Kettering Research Fellow at the Yellow Springs in Ohio, USA 1973 1974 Career position - Marie Cobot Fellow with the Biological Laboratories at Harvard University, USA 1973 1974 Career position - Ann Horton Research Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK 1982 Career position - Chief Research Scientist at the CSIRO Division of Plant Industry in Canberra 1982 1982 Career position - Visiting Professor in Molecular Plant Biology, University of California in Berkeley, USA 1983 1983 Award - Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Biochemical Society 1984 1985 Career position - President, Australian Society of Biophysics 1986 1986 Career position - Distinguished Professor, Swedish National Research Council, University of Lund, Sweden 1987 1987 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1989 1989 Award - Pacific Rim Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A. 1989 1989 Career position - Visiting Professor in Molecular Plant Biology, University of California in Berkeley, USA 1992 1993 Career position - President, Australian Society of Plant Physiology 1995 1995 Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Umea, Sweden 1996 1996 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1996 2015 Career position - Adjunct Professor at the Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University (ANU) 1998 1998 Award - Honorary Doctorate, University of Umea in Sweden 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in biological science 2003 2003 Award - Honorary Fellow, Newnham College, University of Cambridge 2007 2007 Award - Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Society of Photosynthesis Research to acknowledge a lifetime of outstanding contributions to understanding photosynthesis 2007 2015 Award - Life Member, Australian Society of Plant Scientists 2011 2011 Award - Certificate of Appreciation, Australian Society for Biochemical and Molecular Biology Australian Society of Biophysics (1975 - )

President 1984 - 1985

 Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1968 - )

Awarded the Medal by the Australian Biochemical Society 1983

 Australian Society of Plant Scientists (c. 2000 - )

Life Member 2007 - 2015

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

President 1992 - 1993

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

Research Scientist 1961 - 1981; Chief Research Scientist 1982

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1987 - 2015

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 Anderson, Joan Mary (19320512-)

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 'Anderson, Joan Mary (Jan)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Anderson, Joan Mary (Jan) 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 Journal Article: Obituaries: Professor John Swan; Professor Laurie Nichol; Professor David Craig; Professor Jan Mary Anderson; Professor Harry Messel Obituaries: Professor John Swan; Professor Laurie Nichol; Professor David Craig; Professor Jan Mary Anderson; Professor Harry Messel 2015 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 101 Journal Article: Remembering Joan (Jan) Mary Anderson (1932 - 2015) Chow, W. S.; Horton, P.; Barrett, M.; and Osmond, C. B. Remembering Joan (Jan) Mary Anderson (1932 - 2015) 2016 Photosynthesis research 129 129-46 Journal Article: Joan Mary Anderson 12 May 1932 - 28 August 2015 Horton, Peter; Chow, Wah Soon; and Barrett, Christopher Joan Mary Anderson 12 May 1932 - 28 August 2015 2018 Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 65 Journal Article: Joan Mary Anderson 1932 - 2015 Horton, Peter; Chow, Wah Soon; and Barrett, Christopher Joan Mary Anderson 1932 - 2015 2019 Historical Records of Australian Science 30 1 19-31 Book: Profiles, Australian women scientists Bhathal, Ragbir Profiles, Australian women scientists Canberra National Library of Australia 1999 Jan Anderson, Portrait National Library of Australia Pictures Collection Jan Anderson, Portrait PIC NL37974 9 August 1996 Black and white photograph. Part of a collection of photographs of Jan Anderson being interviewed by Ragbir Bhathal. Photograph Interview with Jan Anderson, plant biochemist and international expert in photosynthesis research, Chief Research Scientist, Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO (sound recording), interviewer: Ragbir Bhathal National Library of Australia Oral History Collection Interview with Jan Anderson, plant biochemist and international expert in photosynthesis research, Chief Research Scientist, Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO (sound recording), interviewer: Ragbir Bhathal TRC 3479 9 August 1996 2 compact discs (c. 110 minutes) and a 48 page transcript. Anderson discusses her early life in a middle class family in the mountainous district of Queenstown, N.Z., how she lived outdoors much of the time stimulating her interest in the natural world, her expectation of becoming a school teacher despite her father's wish that she become a doctor like him, the restrictive atmosphere of a girls school, how she obtained a bonded scholarship to University of Otago where her father had gone, how she completed a Bachelor of Science majoring in organic chemistry leading to a scholarship for a masters degree, how she was bonded to undertake teachers college which was interrupted by the offer of another scholarship to the University of California for a doctorate in biochemistry, how from 1956 she was supervised by Melvin Calvin an expert in photosynthesis.