Background
Owens, Leigh was born on March 9, 1956 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Son of Arthur Francis and Francis Beryl Owens.
researcher microbiology educator
Owens, Leigh was born on March 9, 1956 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Son of Arthur Francis and Francis Beryl Owens.
Bachelor of Science with honors, University Queensland, Brisbane, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 1986.
Technical assistant, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia, 1978; research assistant, U. Queensland, 1979; research assistant, James Cook U., 1979-1986; research fellow, James Cook U., 1987-1990; lecturer, James Cook U., since 1991; consultant, U. Diponegoro, Indonesia, 1991. Consultant on disease CRIFI, Indonesia, 1994, U. Arizona, 1994.
President Bridge Society, Townsville, 1991-1992. Member Australian Society for Microbiology, Asian Fisheries Society, Australian Parasitology Society, Cootharinga Society (board directors 1995-1996).
Married Janice Rosslyn Edwards Smith. Children: Karen Maree Smith, Gregory Benjamin Smith, Kimberley Anne Owens.