Background
Henry, Robert James was born on July 31, 1955 in Gympie, Queensland, Australia. Son of Stanley Thomas and Nancy Veronica (McVay) Henry.
Henry, Robert James was born on July 31, 1955 in Gympie, Queensland, Australia. Son of Stanley Thomas and Nancy Veronica (McVay) Henry.
Bachelor of Science with honours, U. Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 1976; Master of Science with honours, MacQuarie U., Sydney, Australia, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy, Latrobe U., Melbourne, Australia, 1982.
Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Griffith, Australia, 1977-1979; scientist, senior scientist, Department Prim. Indiana, Toowoomba, Australia, 1983-1989; research fellow, National Institute Agrobiological Research, Tkuba, Japan, 1990; senior principal scientist, D.P.I., Toowoomba, 1990-1991; research program leader, Queensland Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Brisbane, Australia, 1992-1995; professor, director Center for Plant Conservation Genetics, Southern Cross U., Lismore, Australia, since 1996. Member Grains Research and Development Corporation Coms., since 1992, Sugar Research and Development Corporation Working Party, since 1995.
Fellow Royal Australian Chemical Institute (chairman cereal division 1993-1995). Member Institute of Brewing, International Society for Plant Molecular Biology, American Association Cereal Chemists, Australian Biotechnology Association, Australian Society of Plant Physiologists, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Married Margot Therese Sheedy, March 12, 1994.