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Dr Gwynneth Vaughan Buchanan

Gwynneth Buchanan became a Lecturer in 1921 and a Senior Lecturer in 1925 in Zoology at the University of Melbourne. Her much used text “Elements of Animal Morphology” was published in 1921.

Dawn Frith and her husband carried out long-term studies of bower birds and birds of paradise in northern Queensland and in New Guinea, from which they wrote the first – and often the only – accounts of the nesting biology and behaviour of these species.

Ellen McCulloch

Ellen McCulloch was a long-term member, Honorary Secretary (1975-1982) and Public Relations Officer of the Bird Observers Club of Australia (BOCA). She authored many books and lectured and ran tours for the CAE (Council for Adult Education, Melbourne) for over ten years.

Dr Pat Marks

Pat Marks was one of Australia’s leading entomologists and malaria experts.

Jeanette Covacevich

Jeanette Covacevich was a herpetologist whose research interests were mainly in the taxonomy, zoogeography and conservation of Australo-Papuan reptiles, especially those from rainforests, deserts and heaths. Her research also included Aboriginal history, envenomation, and documenting the range and status of the Queensland fauna, particularly endangered vertebrates.

Helen Isobel Aston

Botanist recognised as an authority on Australian vascular aquatic plants.

Daphne Elliott

Australian biochemist whose research included investigation of cyanide-resistant respiration in mitochondria of some plant species.

Martine Rothblatt

Her long list of accomplishments includes creating and commercializing satellite radio, founding a biotechnology company that seeks to provide an unlimited supply of transplantable organs, setting world records for electric flight and delving deep into the future of artificial intelligence with her work on digital immortality.