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EnglishAACR2Anglo-American Cataloguing RulesPersoncreated2025-05-20humanHelen Cohnupdated2025-10-16humanhttps://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007710b.htmpersonJohnJacobAACR22024Place of BirthIndiaPlace of DeathPerth, Western Australia, AustraliaPhycologistTeacherJacob John was Australia's foremost expert on diatoms. After completing his studies in India in 1961 he taught there and in Ethiopia before coming to Western Australia in 1972. He joined the staff of the Western Australian Institute of Technology (from 1987 Curtin University of Technology) where he taught plant sciences, introductory biology, cell biology and human genetics. For many years at Curtin he was co-ordinator of honours and postgraduate programs. John became interested in the wetlands of the Swan river coastal plain, which resulted in his fascination with diatoms. His PhD studies were published as The diatom flora of the Swan River Estuary, Western Australia (1983), the first comprehensive work on Australian diatoms. He made many collecting trips pursuing this interest, including to Siberia, Mexico, Japan and all over Australia. After retiring in 2012 John became an Honorary Research Associate at the Western Australian Herbarium. Using a collection of over 55,000 diatom slides he worked to prepare a multi-volume diatom flora of Australia. Three volimes were completed by the time of his death. In all he produced nearly 300 publications, including 51 peer-reviewed papers, and 14 books.19591959Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Madras University, India19611961Education - Master of Science (MSc), Madras University19722012Career position - Tutor (later lecturer) in biology, Western Australian institute of Technology (later Curtin University)19831983Education - PhD, University of Western Australia19911991Award - Vice-Chancellor's award for excellence in research, Curtin University20122012Life event - Retired20122024Career position - Honorary Research Associate, Western Australian Herbarium20222022Award - Gerald W. Prescott Award for the best book on algae, Phycological Society of America, for Diatoms of arid Australia (2020)
Curtin University (1987 - )
Lecturer in biology 1987 - 2012
Western Australian Herbarium, Western Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (1929 - )
Honorary Research Associate 2012 - 2024
'John, Jacob', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of TechnologyJohn, JacobSwinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative InnovationEncyclopedia of Australian Science and InnovationBook: Diatoms from arid Australia: taxonomy and biogeographyJohn, JacobDiatoms from arid Australia: taxonomy and biogeographyOberreifenberg, GermanyKoeltz Botanical Books2020Journal Article: Assessment of river health in Australia by diatom assemblages - a reviewJohn, J.Assessment of river health in Australia by diatom assemblages - a review2004Oceanological and hydrobiological studies32295-104Journal Article: Cyanobcteria in benthic microbial communities in coastal salt lakes in Western AustraliaJohn, John, Hay, Melissa and Paton, JenniferCyanobcteria in benthic microbial communities in coastal salt lakes in Western Australia2009Algological studies: international journal of phycological studies130125-35Journal Article: Diatoms in the wetlands of the south-west of Western Australia: community structure in relation to pHThomas, E. J. and John, J.Diatoms in the wetlands of the south-west of Western Australia: community structure in relation to pH2010Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia9329-42Book: Diatoms from Tasmania: taxonomy and biogeographyJohn, JacobDiatoms from Tasmania: taxonomy and biogeography656Oberreifenberg, GermanyKoeltz Botanical Books2018Book: Diatom flora of the Swan River estuary, Western AustraliaJacob, JohnDiatom flora of the Swan River estuary, Western AustraliaVaduzJ. Cramer1983Journal Article: The use of diatoms in monitoring the development of created wetlands at a sandmining site in Western AustraliaJacob, JohnThe use of diatoms in monitoring the development of created wetlands at a sandmining site in Western Australia1993Hydrobiologia269/70427-36Book: A beginner's guide to diatomsJohn, JacobA beginner's guide to diatomsRuggell, LiechtensteinGantner Verlag2012Journal Article: Jacob John - in memoriamHelleren, StuartJacob John - in memoriam2024Australasian Systematic Botany Society newsletter20134-5