Norman Boardman

Norman Boardman
AO FAA FRS
Chief Executive of the CSIRO
In office
5 December 1986 – 4 March 1990
Preceded byStewart Bastow
Succeeded byJohn Stocker
Chairman of the CSIRO
In office
25 September 1985 – 4 December 1986
Preceded byPaul Wild
Succeeded byNeville Wran
Personal details
Born (1926-08-16) 16 August 1926 (age 98)
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
University of Cambridge
OccupationChemist

Norman "Keith" Boardman AO FAA FRS (born 16 August 1926) is an Australian biochemist.[1] He was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1972.[2]

Life and career

Boardman earned a MSC from University of Melbourne and PhD, and ScD from University of Cambridge. He was Research Scientist at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation from 1956 to 1968 and was Chief Research Scientist from 1968 to 1977.

He studied the biochemistry, development and molecular architecture of chloroplasts and pioneered the physical separation of the two photochemical systems of photosynthesis.

He was awarded the David Syme Research Prize in 1967 and the Lemberg Medal in 1969.[3] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1978.[4] He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1993.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Boardman, Norman Keith (Keith)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Dr Keith Boardman, biochemist". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Lemberg Medal Winners". Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Keith Boardman-Biography". Royal Society. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Dr Norman Keith Boardman". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 9 July 2020.