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Akhurst, Raymond Joseph (1947 - )

Entomologist

Born: 9 March 1947

Raymond Joseph Akhurst has been at CSIRO Entomology since 1970. Early in his career he worked on a method of making female Sirex wasps sterile by infecting them with a parasitic nematode. His current interest is studying the mechanisms of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis, a project he has lead since 1999. Akhurst is the Deputy Program Leader of the Biotechnology section, and has full financial and personnel control of the Natural Biopesticides sub-program. He is also Chair of the Australian Society for Microbiology Foundation Committee and is a member of several editorial boards.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1970 Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the Unviersity of Sydney
1970 - 1983 Experimental Officer at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Entomology in Hobart
1974 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Tasmania
1982 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at University of Tasmania
1983 - 1985 Senior Research Scientist at the CSIRO Division of Entomology in Hobart
1985 - 1987 Senior Research Scientist at the CSIRO Division of Entomology in Canberra
1987 - 1995 Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO Division of Entomology in Canberra
1989 - 1993 Deputy Section Head of Molecular Biology at the CSIRO Division of Entomology, Canberra
1991 - Editorial Board member for Biological Control, Theory and Practice in Pest Management
1993 - Chair of the Australian Society for Microbiology Foundation Committee
1993 Deputy Section Head of Biotechnology at the CSIRO Division of Entomology, Canberra
1994 - Deputy Program Leader of Biotechnology at the CSIRO Division of Entomology, Canberra
1995 - Senior Principal Research Scientist at the CSIRO Division of Entomology in Canberra
1997 - Editorial Board member for Australian Journal of Entomology

Online Sources

See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003329. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 29 January 2007

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