Education
He earned a Bachelor of Science from Australian National University in 1968, a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biophysics from University of Queensland in 1969, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Australian National University in 1973.
He earned a Bachelor of Science from Australian National University in 1968, a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biophysics from University of Queensland in 1969, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Australian National University in 1973.
He was appointed Professor of the Australian National University’s Research School of Biology and Chief Investigator of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis. His work to model plant biophysics has helped to understand how cells, whole plants and whole forests work, and to create new water-efficient wheat varieties. His latest project is attempting to determine which trees will grow faster in a high carbon dioxide atmosphere.
He was awarded the Prime Minister"s Prize for Science in 2015 for his modelling of photosynthesis.
Royal Society.
