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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2026-02-17 human Barry Hart updated 2026-03-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007982b.htm person Hart Barry Thomas AM FRACI AACR2 5 August 1940 Place of Birth Rochester, Victoria, Australia Teacher Environmental chemist Water supply expert Barry Hart established an international reputation in the fields of natural resources decision-making (water quality and catchment management, environmental flows, water policy), ecological risk assessment and environmental chemistry, and has published widely. He is currently Director of environmental consulting company - Water Science Pty Ltd. Much of his professional life was as an academic and researcher at Caulfield Institute of Technology and Monash University, where he was Director of the Water Studies Centre and Deputy Director Research of the CRC for Freshwater Ecology. Upon his retirement in 1993, he was appointed an Emeritus Professor by Monash University. Hart has chaired or been a member of many scientific inquiries, reviews or advisory committees and also active in a number of independent expert reviews. In addition, he has had leadership roles in research (Chair, Goyder Instirute for Water Research), resource management (Board member of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority) and consulting organisations (Chair, Alluvium Holdings and Alluvium Consulting). For his research Hart has received several awards, including the Hilary Jolly Medal (1982) from the Australian Society for Limnology, the Environmental Chemistry Medal (1996) and Applied Chemistry Medal (1998) from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, and the Centenary Medal for services to water quality management and environmental protection (2001). He became a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2012. 1960 1960 Education - Diploma in Applied Chemistry, Bendigo School of Mines 1961 1962 Career position - Research Chemist, Unilever Australia, Port Melbourne 1962 1962 Education - Technical Teachers Certificate, Melbourne 1963 1963 Career position - Teacher, Stawell Technical School, Victoria 1964 1968 Career position - Teacher, Clayton Technical School, Victoria 1968 1990 Career position - Lecturer (later Reader), Caulfield Institute of Technology (CIT) (later Chisholm Institute of Technology) 1969 1969 Education - Bachelor of Science (hons), Monash University 1972 1972 Education - PhD (Chemistry), Monash University 1976 1982 Career position - Head, Chemistry and Biology Department, Caulfield Institute of Technology 1976 1982 Career position - Director, Water Studies Centre, Caulfield Institute of Technology 1977 Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1980 1983 Career position - Member, Research Advisory Committee, Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences (VIMS) 1981 1990 Career event - Established Centre for Stream Ecology, Chisholm Institute of Technology 1982 1982 Award - Hilary Jolly Medal, Australian Society for Limnology 1982 1986 Career position - Head, Chemistry and Biology Department, Chisholm Institute of Technology 1982 1990 Career position - Director, Water Studies Centre, Chisholm Institute of Technology 1985 1987 Career position - Member, Australian Water Resources Research Advisory Committee (AWRAC) 1990 2003 Career position - Director, Water Studies Centre, Caulfield Campus, Monash University 1993 2002 Career position - Deputy Director, CRC for Freshwater Ecology, Monash University 1994 2003 Career position - Professor of Environmental Chemistry (Personnel Chair), Monash University 1996 1996 Award - Environmental Chemistry Medal, Analytical Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Society 1998 1998 Award - Applied Chemistry Research and Innovation Award (Brian Bolto Medal), Royal Australian Chemical Institute 2001 2001 Award - Centenary Medal for service to the conservation of rivers and to water quality, in particular the Gippsland Lakes 2001 2005 Career position - Member, Gippsland Lakes and Catchment Task Force 2001 2005 Career position - Chair, Alligator Rivers Region Technical Advisory Committee 2002 2003 Award - Senior Gledden Fellowship, University of Western Australia 2002 2003 Career position - Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, Victorian River Health Strategy 2003 Career position - Emeritus Professor, Monash University 2003 2003 Life event - Retired 2003 2006 Career position - Member of the Board, Environment Protection Authority, Victoria 2004 2009 Career position - Member, Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) 2004 2009 Career position - Member, Porgera Environmental Advisory Committee (PEAK), Papua New Guinea 2005 2008 Career position - Chair, Science Advisory Panel, Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Partnership 2005 2011 Career position - Chair, Gippsland Lakes and Catchment Task Force 2005 2013 Career position - Chair, Technical Advisory Committee, Gippsland Water 2006 2009 Career position - Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, Victorian River Health Strategy 2006 2011 Career position - Chair, Yarra Coordinating Committee 2008 2013 Career position - Chair, Commonwealth Environmental Water Science Advisory Committee (EWSAC) 2008 2013 Career position - Chair, Greening Australia (Victoria) 2008 2013 Career position - Member of the Board, Greening Australia 2009 2013 Career position - Chair, Victorian Waterways Management Strategy 2009 2013 Career position - Chair, Waterways Advisory Committee, Melbourne Water 2009 2018 Career position - Board Member, Murray-Darling Basin Authority 2012 2012 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to conservation and the environment, particularly in the areas of water quality, aquatic ecology and catchment management, and to education as an academic and researcher 2015 2020 Career position - Non-Executive Director, Alluvium Holdings Pty Ltd and Alluvium Consulting Australia Pty Ltd 2017 2018 Career position - Deputy Chair, Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracking in the Northern Territory 2020 2023 Career position - Chair, Goyder Institute for Water Research, Adelaide 2021 Career position - Director, EcoFutures Consulting Pty Ltd 2021 Career position - Member, Independent Advisory Group (IAG) for the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder's Flow-MER2.0 project 2021 2024 Career position - Chairman of the Board, Alluvium Holdings Pty Ltd and Alluvium Consulting Australia Pty Ltd 2021 2025 Career position - Chair, Goulburn-Murray Trade Review Advisory Panel (SAP) 2025 Career position - Member, La Trobe Centre for Freshwater Ecology Advisory Committee CRC for Freshwater Ecology (1993 - 2005)

Deputy Director 1993 - 2002

 Hilary Jolly Medal, Australian Freshwater Sciences Society (1974 - )

Awarded the Medal 1982

 RACI - Analytical Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1969 - )

Awarded the Environmental Chemistry Medal 1996

 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) (1953 - )

Fellow 1977 - ; received the Applied Chemistry Research and Innovation Award (Brian Bolto Medal) 1998

 Monash University (1958 - )

Professor of Environmental Chemistry (Personnel Chair) 1994 - 2003; Director, Water Studies Centre, Caulfield Campus 1999 - 2003

 Caulfield Institute of Technology (1922 - 1990)

Lecturer (later Reader) 1968 - 1990; Head, Chemistry and Biology Department 1976 - 1986; Director, Water Studies Centre 1976 - 1990

 Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences (1978 - 1996)

Member, Research Advisory Committee 1980 - 1983

 Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (2002 - )

Member 2004 - 2009

 Murray-Darling Basin Authority (2007 - )

Board Member 2009 2018

 'Hart, Barry Thomas', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hart, Barry Thomas Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: A review of the salt sensitivity of Australia freshwater biota Hart, BarryT. [and others] A review of the salt sensitivity of Australia freshwater biota 1991 Hydrobiologia 210 105-44 Journal Article: Geochemistry of Cu, Zn and Fe in the Tambo River, Australia, I: oxidation of Fe(II)-rich water entering the river Hart, BarryT. and Hines, Tina Geochemistry of Cu, Zn and Fe in the Tambo River, Australia, I: oxidation of Fe(II)-rich water entering the river 2008 Marine and freshwater research 59 1 72-9 Journal Article: Parameterisation and evaluation of a Bayesian network for use in an ecological risk assessment Pollino, Carmel A., Woodberry, Owen, Nicholson, Ann, Korb, Kevin, and Hart, BarryT. Parameterisation and evaluation of a Bayesian network for use in an ecological risk assessment 2006 Environmental modelling & software 22 8 1140-52 Journal Article: The Australian Murray-Darling Basin plan: challenges in its implementation (part 2) Hart, BarryT. The Australian Murray-Darling Basin plan: challenges in its implementation (part 2) 2016 International journal of water resources development 32 6 836-57 Journal Article: The Australian Murray-Darling Basin plan: challenges in its implementation (part 1) Hart, BarryT. The Australian Murray-Darling Basin plan: challenges in its implementation (part 1) 2016 International journal of water resources development 32 6 819-34 Edited Book: Decision making in water resources policy and management: the Australian experience Hart, Barry T. and Doolan, Jane Decision making in water resources policy and management: the Australian experience New York Elsevier Publishing 2017 Journal Article: Management of urban waterways in Melbourne, Australia, 1: current status Hart, BarryT., Francey, Matt and Chesterfield, Chris Management of urban waterways in Melbourne, Australia, 1: current status 2021 Australasian journal of water resources 25 2 183-201 Book: The Murray-Darling Basin, Australia: its future management Hart, BarryT., Bond, Nick R., Byron, Neil, Pollino, C.A. and Stewardson, Michael J. The Murray-Darling Basin, Australia: its future management London Elsevier Publishing Co, 2021