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Olley, June Norma (1924 - )

AM, FTSE

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Marine scientist

Born: 1924 London, United Kingdom

June Norma Olley worked for the Torry Research Station, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Aberdeen, Scotland 1950-67. In 1968 she moved to Tasmania to join the CSIRO Division of Food Preservation, Tasmanian Regional Laboratory, being placed in charge of the group which specialised in fish and shellfish in 1969. This group (later renamed the Seafood Technology Section) was led by Olley until her official retirement in 1989 as Senior Principal Research Scientist.

She considers her most important work to have been on temperature function integration, bacterial growth rates and rates of deteriorative change in stored foods. The work led to the development of a new approach which has come to be known as Predictive Microbiology.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1944 Degree in Chemistry completed at University College in London
1950 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at University College, London
1950 - 1967 Torry Research Station of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in Aberdeen, Scotland
1968 Doctor of Science (DSc) received from University College, London
1968 - 1989 Tasmanian Regional Laboratory at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Food Preservation
1976 - Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
1986 Award of Merit received from Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology
1988 Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

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Published Sources

Allen, Nessy, 'Interview with Dr June Olley', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 27 August 2001, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/jo.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 15 August 2002
Modified: 25 May 2006

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