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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-03-06 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2024-05-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004992b.htm person Harris Graham FTSE AACR2 Biologist Botanist British-born biologist and ecologist Graham Harris came to Australia in 1984, after working as a Professor of Biology in Canada for 15 years. He worked at the CSIRO in various capacities for 20 years (1985-2005). From 1993-1996 Harris was the Director of the CSIRO's highly significant Port Phillip Bay Environmental Study, for which he received the CSIRO's Chairman's medal in 1996.

In 1996 Harris was awarded the CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence as leader of the Port Phillip Bay Environmental Study team (including team members Graeme Batley and David Fox), for their four-year Port Phillip Bay environmental study resulting in a model of the Bay system.

c. 1968 c. 1968 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Plant Ecology at Imperial College, London c. 1969 1984 Career position - Professor of Biology, McMaster University, Canada 1984 1984 Life event - Emigrated to Australia from Canada 1989 1993 Career position - Chief, CSIRO Office of Space Science and Applications 1993 1996 Career position - Director of the Port Phillip Bay Environmental Study, CSIRO 1996 1996 Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence as team leader 1997 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 1997 2000 Career position - Foundation Chief CSIRO Division of Land and Water c. 2000 2003 Career position - Chairman, CSIRO Flagship Programs 2002 2002 Award - Life Member of the International Water Academy, Oslo 2003 2005 Career position - Fellow of the CSIRO Fox, David Batley, Graeme (1941 - ) Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1997 -

 CSIRO Office of Space Science and Applications (COSSA), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1988 - 1996)

Chief 1989 - 1993

 CSIRO Division of Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1997 - 2014)

Foundation Chief of the CSIRO Division of Land and Water, 1997 - 2000

 CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1991 - )

Awarded the Medal in 1996 (with colleagues)

 Harris, Graham

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 'Harris, Graham', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Harris, Graham Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Graham Harris Ward, C. Graham Harris Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Resource: The Chair's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence Ward, Colin The Chair's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence CSIRO 2023 CSIROpedia