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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-03-31 human Ailie Smith and Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-08 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004461b.htm person Wallace Carden Crea AM AACR2 1946 Marine scientist Coral scientist Museum director Carden Wallace is widely recognised for her expertise in staghorn corals (genus Acropora), one of the principal groups of coral responsible for reef-building in the Indo-Pacific region. In her research she developed theories on the evolution, genetics and dispersal of staghorns over 20 million years. Wallace and her colleagues were the first to discover the environmental factors that induce mass coral spawning on the Great Barrier Reef: for this research they were awarded the Pol Eureka Prize for Environmental Research by the Australian Museum. In 1987 Wallace became the inaugural Curator (later Director) of the Museum of Tropical Queensland (initially the North Queensland Branch of the Queensland Museum). Her program in this role included the development of exhibits and outreach programs, especially for children, and collaboration with researchers at the Australian Institute of Marine Studies and the James Cook University. She also assembled a significant collection of coral specimens from Australian tropical and subtropical coasts, and from nearby waters. Wallace has played central roles in professional organisations, including as an office bearer of the Australian Museums and Galleries Association, the Australian Coral Reef Society, and the International Society for Reef Studies. 1970 1970 Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Queensland 1970 1976 Career position - Curator of Lower Vertebrates at the Queensland Museum 1975 Career position - Member, International Society for Fossil Corals and Sponges 1975 1990 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Coral Reef Society 1979 1979 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Queensland 1979 1980 Career position - Research Scientist, Australian Institute if Marine Science (AIMS) in Townsville, Queensland 1980 1985 Career position - Research Fellow in Marine Biology at James Cook University of North Queensland 1985 1987 Career position - Scientific Editor (molluscs), Australian Biological Resources Study 1987 2003 Career position - Inaugural Curator (later Director), Museum of Tropical Queensland 1988 1989 Career position - Secretary, Australian Coral Reef Society 1988 1992 Career position - President, Queensland Branch, Australian Museums and Galleries Association 1988 1992 Career position - National Councillor, Australian Museums and Galleries Association 1990 1993 Career position - Small Museums Grants Committee Member, Arts Queensland 1991 1996 Career position - Editorial Committee Member, Invertebrate taxonomy 1992 1992 Award - Pol Eureka Prize for Environmental Research, Australian Museum 1994 1995 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Marine Sciences Association 1994 1996 Career position - Council Member, Queensland Branch, Australian Museums and Galleries Association 1994 2002 Career position - Member, Senior Management Group, Queensland Museum 1995 2000 Career position - Advisory Committee Member, Australian Biological Resources Study 1999 2002 Career position - Member of Council, International Society for Reef Studies 2003 2014 Career position - Principal Scientist, Museum of Tropical Queensland 2007 Career position - Editorial Board member, Ocean Geographic Society 2009 2009 Award - Queensland Museum Medal 2012 2014 Career position - Adjunct Professorial Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, James Cook University 2014 Career position - Emeritus Principal Scientist, Queensland Museum 2021 2021 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for significant service to marine science, and to museums and galleries Queensland Museum

Member, Senior Management Group 1994 - 2002; Emeritus Principal Scientist 2014 -

 Australian Marine Sciences Association (1962 - )

Member of Council 1994 - 1995

 Australian Coral Reef Society (1983 - )

Member of Council 1975 - 1990

 Queensland Museum Medal (1987 - )

Awarded the Medal 2009

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 Wallace, Carden

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 'Wallace, Carden Crea', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Wallace, Carden Crea Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Women of Distinction in Marine Science: Carden Wallace Bowen, Margarita Women of Distinction in Marine Science: Carden Wallace 1994 Wisenet : Journal of the Women in Science Enquiry Network 34 12 Journal Article: Mass spawning in tropical reef corals Harrison, P. L.; Babcock, R. C.; Bull, G. D.; Oliver, J. K.; Wallace, C. C.; and Willis, B. L. Mass spawning in tropical reef corals 1984 Science 223 1186-9 Journal Article: Revision and catalogue of worldwide staghorn corals Acropora and Isopora (Scleractinia; Acroporidae) in the Museum of Tropical Queensland Wallace, Carden C.: Done, Barbara J.: and Muir, Paul R. Revision and catalogue of worldwide staghorn corals <span style="font-style:italic">Acropora</span> and <span style="font-style:italic">Isopora</span> (Scleractinia; Acroporidae) in the Museum of Tropical Queensland 2012 Memoirs of the Queensland Museum: Nature 57 1-255 Book: Acropora: staghorn corals: a "getting to know you": and identification guide, Indian Ocean, South East Asia, Pacific Ocean Wallace, Carden; and Aw, Michael Acropora: staghorn corals: a "getting to know you": and identification guide, Indian Ocean, South East Asia, Pacific Ocean Carlingford, N.S.W. OceanNEnvironment 2000 Book: Staghorn corals of the world: a revision of the coral genus Acropora (Scleractinia; Astrocoeniina; Acroporidae) worldwide, with emphasis on morphology, phylogeny and biogeography Wallace, Carden C. Staghorn corals of the world: a revision of the coral genus Acropora (Scleractinia; Astrocoeniina; Acroporidae) worldwide, with emphasis on morphology, phylogeny and biogeography Collingwood, Vic. CSIRO 1999 Journal Article: The remarkable contributions of ten outstanding women to Australian coral reef science Hutchings, Pat; Brown, Barbara E.; Byrne, Maria; Hamylton, Sarah; and Spencer, Tom The remarkable contributions of ten outstanding women to Australian coral reef science 2023 Historical Records of Australian Science 34 1 19-35 Journal Article: Women of the Great Barrier Reef: stories of gender and conservation Foxwell-Norton, Kerrie; Anderson, Deb; and Leitch, Anne M. Women of the Great Barrier Reef: stories of gender and conservation 2021 Queensland review 28 2 150-65