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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-05-04 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2025-03-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005097b.htm person Rovira Albert Delfin AM AACR2 4 March 1928 Soil expert Albert Rovira was a Chief Research scientist of the CSIRO Division of Soils. In 1987 he was awarded the Sir Ian McLennan Achievement for Industry Award for his work on cereal cyst nematode (CCN), a pest that costs wheat growers in southern Australia $80 million a year.

In 1987 Rovira was awarded CSIRO's Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Medal for his work on cereal cyst nematode (CCN), a pest that costs wheat growers in southern Australia $80 million a year.

1987 1987 Award - Sir Ian McLennan Achievement for Industry Award, CSIRO 1991 1991 Career event - Appointed Foundation Director, CRC for Soil and Land Management 1996 1996 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for ervice to agriculture and soil science through research into soil organisms and as Foundation Director of the Co-operative Research Centre for Soil and Land Management 1999 1999 Award - J. A. Prescott Medal, Australian Society of Soil Science 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in rural science and technology CSIR/O Division of Soils, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1929 - 1997)

Chief Research Scientist

 J. A. Prescott Medal, Australian Society of Soil Science (1972 - )

Awarded the Medal 1999

 CRC for Soil and Land Management (1991 - 1998)

Appointed Foundation Director 1991

 Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Award, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1985 - )

Received the Award 1987

 Rovira, A D.

Trove

 'Rovira, Albert Delfin', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Rovira, Albert Delfin Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Albert Rovira and a half-century of rhizosphere research Burns, Richard G. Albert Rovira and a half-century of rhizosphere research Canberra Crawford Fund 2010 The Rovira Rhizosphere Symposium: celebrating 50 years of rhizosphere research, a festschrift in honour of Albert Rovira AO FTSE Gupta, V. V. S. R., Ryder, Maarten and Radcliffe, John 1-10 Resource Section: Albert Rovira Ward, C. Albert Rovira Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Resource Section: Sir Ian McLennan Award Wolff, Helen Sir Ian McLennan Award Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2013 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Book: A history of the CSIRO Division of Soils: 1927- 1997 Lee, K. E. A history of the CSIRO Division of Soils: 1927- 1997 Canberra CSIRO 1998