Alumni stories

Pioneering Antarctic expeditioners reflect on what drew them to the frozen continent, what they learnt

The Mercury, Other, 21/08/2022, Rob Inglis As Australia's Antarctic program prepares to mark a significant milestone, three former expeditioners have […]

Vale Bill Blevin

Bill Blevin passed away last week at the age of 92. Bill was Chief of the Division of Applied Physics […]

Des Nelson – ‘CSIRO and me’

Des’s first encounter with CSIRO in the Northern Territory was as a young jackeroo on Elkedra Station in 1954. CSIRO […]

Dr Stephen Collocott – Meritorious Contribution Award 2022, Standards Australia

As a respected scientist specialising in condensed matter physics, Dr Collocott is being recognised for his contribution to Standards Australia […]

Canberra scientist Sergey Paramonov: from fly expert to Slavic historian

Australia was fortunate to obtain the services of one of the world's leading fly experts from January 1947. If you […]

Vale James Sydney Bates

James Sydney Bates, worked at CSIRO for about 30 years until he retired 16 years ago. He passed away on […]

Vale Bernie Bindon

Professor Bernard “Bernie” Michael Bindon (1940-2022) By Professor Heather Burrow, Bernie’s successor at the Beef CRC Friends and colleagues of […]

The seeds of success – Hazel MacTavish-West and Seedlab Tasmania

Credit: AMANDA LOVELL, Tasmanian Business Reporter One woman's passion, personality and drive has helped launch more than 100 Tassie […]

Vale Dr Trevor William Scott

Left us in his sleep on 25 March 2022 Dr Trevor William Scott was the Chief of the Commonwealth Scientific […]

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