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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-07-16 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007426b.htm person Lill Charles Alan AACR2 1940 14 June 2023 Place of Birth Cleckheaton near Leeds, United Kingdom Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Ornithologist Evolutionary biologist Alan Lill was an ornithologist whose research into the ecology and evolution of birds covered a wide range of species including lyrebirds, crimson rosellas, bowerbirds, short-tailed shearwaters, toucans and domestic fowl. His interests extended to marsupials, including the sugar glider, brush-tailed phascogale, and Leadbeater's possum. Between 1996 and 2009 Lill was Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Psychology and Monash University. During the 36 years he taught at Monash he developed the University's first behavioural ecology course. Lill was an active member of ornithological organisations, servicing two terms as Vice-President of the Australian Bird Study Association, and Editing the Association's journal Corella. The Alan Lill Award has been presented in alternate years by the Association for the best student poster at the Australasian Ornithological Conference. 1962 1962 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc (hons)), University of Bristol, United Kingdom 1966 1966 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Edinburgh 1967 1971 Career position - Research Fellow, Institute for Animal Behaviour, Trinidad 1971 1973 Career position - Research Fellow and Assistant Professor, Rockefeller University, New York, U.S.A. 1973 1996 Career position - Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Monash University 1974 1996 Career position - Lecturer in Psychology, Monash University 1987 1987 Career position - Visiting Fellow, Edward Percival Field Station, University of Canterbury, Kaikoura, New Zealand 1996 2009 Career position - Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Psychology, Monash University 2009 2009 Life event - Retired 2009 2015 Career position - Honorary Senior Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences and Psychology, Monash University 2013 2015 Career position - Vice-President, Australian Bird Study Association 2015 2023 Career position - Editor, Corella 2015 2023? Career position - Honorary Associate, Department of Environment and Genetics, La Trobe University 2016 2019 Career position - Member, Animal Ethics Committee, La Trobe University 2017 2023 Career position - Vice-President, Australian Bird Study Association Corella: journal of the Australian Bird Study Association (1977 - )

Editor 2015 - 2023

 Australian Bird Study Association (1977 - )

Vice-President 2013 - 2015 and 2017 - 2023

 La Trobe University (1964 - )

Honorary Associate, Department of Environment and Genetics 2015 - ?2023; Member, Animal Ethics Committee 2016 - 2019

 Monash University (1958 - )

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Psychology 1996 - 2009

 'Lill, Charles Alan (Alan)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Lill, Charles Alan (Alan) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: D. L. Serventy Medal 2015: citation - Stephen J. S. Debus Fitzsimons, James, Lill, Alan and Ford, Hugh D. L. Serventy Medal 2015: citation - Stephen J. S. Debus 2015 Australian field ornithology 32 167-8 Journal Article: Obituary - Ken Simpson 1938 - 2014 Lill, Alan Obituary - Ken Simpson 1938 - 2014 2014 Australian field ornithology 31 213-4 Journal Article: Charles Alan (Alan) Lill (1940 - 2023) Lill, Francis Charles Alan (Alan) Lill (1940 - 2023) 2023 Corella 47 100