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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-03-31 human Ailie Smith updated 2026-01-08 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004458b.htm person Beder Sharon AACR2 Civil engineer Environmental scientist Sharon Beder originally trained as a civil engineer in New Zealand. She held a variety of engineering positions in New Zealand and Australia before commencing a Masters of Science and Society degree at the University of New South Wales. This was followed by a PhD, during which she made discoveries about the contamination and sewerage pollution of Sydney's beaches. Beder passed the information to newspapers and also rewrote her thesis for publication, Toxic Fish and Sewer Surfing, Allen and Unwin, 1989. 1979 1979 Life event - Settled in Australia 1989 1989 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New South Wales c. 1989 1992 Career position - Environmental Education Co-ordinator, University of Sydney 1992 Career position - Professor of Science Technology and Society, University of Wollongong 2001 2001 Award - World Technology Award in Ethics Beder, Sharon

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 'Beder, Sharon', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Beder, Sharon Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Women in science : Dr Sharon Beder Women in science : Dr Sharon Beder 1990 Wisenet : Journal of the Women in Science Enquiry Network 24 21