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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2005-11-08 human Annette Alafaci updated 2026-02-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004644b.htm person Gleadow Andrew John Ward AO FAA AACR2 14 June 1948 Geologist Science administrator University Administrator Andy Gleadow specialised in the field of fission track analysis and developed dating techniques for a variety of geological applications. Gleadow completed both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at the University of Melbourne, graduating with a PhD in Geology in 1974. He subsequently held positions at the University of London, the University of Melbourne, and the University of Bern. From 1988 to 1998 he was Professor of Earth Sciences at La Trobe University, and from early 1999 was Professor and Head of the School of Earth Sciences at The University of Melbourne. He was also a Research Coordinator of the Australian Geodynamics Cooperative Research Centre. He has researched and published extensively on all aspects of the development and application of fission track dating in geology, especially in the areas of tectonics, thermochronology, sedimentary basin analysis and hydrocarbon exploration. He has worked extensively on the geology of Antarctica, Africa, and America, as well as Australia. He was awarded the Stillwell Medal of the Geological Society of Australia for 1989, the Research Medal of the Royal Society of Victoria for 1994 and the Gold Medal for Excellence in Research by the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering for 1996. In 1999 he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and awarded its Jaeger Medal for 2003. Taken from his homepage - see link below

While undertaking his doctor of philosophy, Andrew John Ward Gleadow co-developed fission track thermochronology - a new method for geological dating and thermal history analysis of rock samples. The method is based on counting tiny "fission tracks" in apatite crystals, which preserve the rocks thermal history. This dating method has been used widely throughout the geological sciences, including in mineral and oil exploration, and archaeology. Gleadow and his research group have established Australia at the forefront of this field internationally.

Using this fission track technology, Gleadow and colleagues have sampled over 3000 rock from across Australia. They then developed a computer model to show how the landscape has changed over time and how the island continent broke away from the supercontinent of Gondwana. - i.e. it shows the geological history of the entire Australian continent.

1967 1970 Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Melbourne 1971 1974 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne 1974 2004 Career position - Member of the Geological Society of Australia 1975 Career position - Member of the Geological Society of America 1975 1975 Career position - Research Fellow at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK 1976 1976 Career position - Tutor in Geology, University of Melbourne 1977 1978 Career position - Queen Elizabeth II Research Fellow in the Department of Geology, University of Melbourne 1979 1981 Career position - Research Fellow in Antarctic Geology, University of Melbourne 1980 Career position - Member of the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society 1982 1988 Career position - Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Fission Track Research Group in the Department of Geology, University of Melbourne 1983 2011 Career position - Member of the Petroleum Exploration Association of Australia 1984 1987 Career position - Managing Director of Geotrack International Pty. Ltd. 1985 1985 Career position - Visiting Research Scientist at Abteilung für Isotopengeologie, University of Bern in Switzerland (six months) 1987 1993 Career position - Director of Geotrack International Pty. Ltd. 1988 1991 Career position - Chair of the Geology Department at La Trobe University in Bundoora, Victoria 1988 1998 Career position - Professor of Geology / Earth Sciences at La Trobe University 1989 1989 Award - F. L. Stillwell Medal, Geological Society of Australia 1989 1990 Career position - Member, Minerals and Energy Working Group, Victorian Strategic Research Foundation 1990 Career position - Member of the American Geophysical Union 1990 1993 Career position - Member, Ocean Drilling Program, Australian National Science Committee, UNESCO 1990 1995 Career position - Member, National Committee for Solid Earth Sciences, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering 1992 1993 Career position - Dean of the School of Physical Sciences at La Trobe University 1993 1996 Career position - Director of the Victorian Institute of Earth and Planetary Sciences 1993 1997 Career position - Deputy Director of the Australian Geodynamics Cooperative Research Centre 1993 2000 Career position - Research Coordinator of the Australian Geodynamics Cooperative Research Centre 1994 1994 Award - Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research 1995 1998 Career position - Head of the School of Earth Sciences at La Trobe University 1995 1999 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering 1997 1997 Award - Gold Medal for Excellence in Research, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering 1999 Career position - Professor of the School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne 1999 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1999 2004 Career position - Head of the School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne 2000 2001 Career position - Assistant Dean (IT) of the Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne 2001 Career position - Member of the National Committee for Earth Sciences of the Australian Academy of Science 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in earth sciences 2001 2003 Career position - Interim Research Program Coordinator of the Predictive Mineral Discovery Cooperative Research Centre 2001 2004 Career position - Member, Specialist Committee, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering 2002 Career position - Honorary Professor at Northwest University in Xian, China 2002 2002 Award - Selwyn Medal, Victorian Branch of the Geological Society of Australia 2003 2003 Award - Jaeger Medal, Australian Academy of Science 2004 Career position - Member, Geochemical Society 2004 2006 Career position - Vice-President and President Elect of the Geological Society of Australia 2004 2008 Career position - Chair, National Committee for Earth Sciences, Australian Academy of Science 2005 Career position - Deputy-Head of the School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne 2005 2005 Career position - Member of the Environmental Subcommittee of the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, Dept Education, Science and Training, Australian Government 2006 2008 Career position - President, Geological Society of Australia 2007 2007 Award - David White Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Melbourne 2007 2007 Award - National Carrick Award for Teaching Excellence- Physical Sciences, Carrick Institute 2009 2009 Award - F. L. Stillwell Medal, Geological Society of Australia 2009 2012 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science 2009 2102 Career position - Chair, Discipline Nominating Group for Earth and Planetary Sciences, Australian Academy of Science 2010 2010 Career position - Chair, Review Committee, CSIRO Division of Earth Sciences and Resource Engineering 2012 2012 Award - Fellow, American Geophysical Union 2012 2012 Career position - Geochemistry Fellow, Geochemical Society and European Association of Geochemistry 2014 Career position - Director, Kimberley Foundation Australia 2014 2014 Award - Laslett Prize, International Thermochronology Community 2017 2017 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to the earth sciences, and to education, as an academic and researcher in the field of thermochronology and landscape evolution, and to professional geological and scientific societies The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Professor of Earth Sciences 1999 - ; Head of the School of Earth Sciences 1999 - 2004

 Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) (1958 - )

Member of Council 1995 - 1999; awarded Gold Medal 1997

 La Trobe University (1964 - )

Chair of the Geology Department 1988 - 1998; Professor of Geology / Earth Sciences 1988 - 1998

 Geological Society of Australia Inc (1952 - )

Awarded F. L. Stillwell Award 1989 and 2009; Fellow 2004 - ; President 2006 - 2008

 Jaeger Medal, Australian Academy of Science (1990 - )

Awarded the Medal 2003

 Australian Geodynamics CRC (1993 - 2000)

Deputy Director 1993 - 1997

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 1999; Chairman, National Committee for Earth Sciences 2004 - 2008

 Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research (1959 - )

Awarded the Medal 1994

 Selwyn Medal, Geological Society of Australia - Victorian Division (1996 - )

Awarded the Medal 2002

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 'Gleadow, Andrew John Ward', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Gleadow, Andrew John Ward Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Smart 100 Science Top 10 O'Neill, Graeme Smart 100 Science Top 10 2004 The Bulletin Journal Article: John Francis Lovering 27 March 1930 - 4 January 2023 Gleadow, Andy; and Birch, Bill John Francis Lovering 27 March 1930 - 4 January 2023 2023 TAG: the Australian geologist 206 43 Journal Article: Development of geochronology in Victoria Gleadow, A. J. W.; and Lovering, J. F. Development of geochronology in Victoria 2008 Australian journal of earth sciences 55 6/7 753-67 Book Section: Inspired Observations Hegarty, K. A. (coordinator); Birch, W. D.; Douglas, J. G.; Mccann, D.; Archbold, N. W.; Gleadow, A. J. W.; Vandenberg, A. H. M.; and Phillips, G.N. Inspired Observations Sydney Geological Society of Australia (Victoria Division) 2003 Geology of Victoria William D. Birch 687-702 Resource: Jaeger Medal Australian Academy of Science Jaeger Medal Australian Academy of Science 2025 Resource: Selwyn Medal GSA Victoria Selwyn Medal Geological Society of Australia, Victorian Division 2022