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Nix, Henry Allan

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Agricultural scientist and Ornithologist
Henry Allan Nix was Director, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University 1986-99 and a professor there from 1999. He is interested in the development of explicit, computer-based methods for inventory, evaluation planning and management of land and water resources.

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NIX, Henry Allan
Educated Queensland Agricultural College (QDA 1956) and University of Queensland (BAgrSc 1960). Science writer, CSIRO Agricultural Research Liaison Section, Head office, Melbourne 1961-64, experimental officer, Division of Land Research and Regional Survey 1964-72, senior research scientist, Division of Land Use Research 1973-74, principal research scientist 1975-82, senior principal research scientist, Division of Water and Land Resources and leader of Resource Management Program 1983-86; professor and Director, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University 1986-99, professor from 1999. Chairman, UN Expert Committee on Climatic and Potential Physical Effects of Global Nuclear War 1988-90; chairman, National Greenhouse Advisory Committee 1989-93; chairman, Technical Advisory Committee, Commonwealth Climate Impact Assessment and Management Program 1989-94; chairman, Advisory Committee, Australian Network for Plant Conservation 1993 to date. Gold medal, Queensland Agriculture College Council 1988; Urrbrae Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to Australian agriculture 1988; Gold Medal, Ecological Society of Australia 1994; AURISA Eminent Individual Award 1995.
 

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Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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