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Coresearch (1977) 212##1977 A monthly pUblicationfor CSIRO staff January/February 1977 III New Chief Or IllN WllSH lOBEODME for Tropical Crops and INDUSTRY OONSUlTINJ Pastures Dr Alan Walsh-scientist, inventor and entrepreneur-retired from CSIRO on Dr E.F. (Ted) Henzell has been 5 January after 30 years of research, and 15 years as Assistant Chief, at the appointed the new Chief of the Division of Tropical Crops and Division of Chemical Physics. The Division has arranged a buffet dinner in his Pastures. honour at the Monash University Club on Saturday 26 February to which staff, Hew-ill take up his new duties on the retirement next month of their husbands/wives, and friends have been invited. the present Chief, Dr Mark 'I've been to so many farewell dinners recently that I'm beginning to acquire Hutton. a taste for wine,' Alan said, a little overwhelmed by the fuss being made of his Dr ... Henzcll. who has been the Division's Assistant Chief since departure. 1'970, . graduated B.Agr.Sc. from And Alan makes the point that he is not retiring from work. He intends the .. University of Queensland in taking a holiday for three months to recharge his batteries and then become a 1952. Dr Alan Walsh In the same year he was awarded private consultant to industry. a Rhodes Scholarship and under­ took research work at the De­ For unlike many other scientists ralia a head-start over the rest of Alan concedes that the research partment of Agriculture, Oxford A1an enjoys mixing with the cap· the world in the technique. conducted by most CSIRO Divis­ Honour University. This culminated in the The Chairman, Sir Robert tains of industry and talks their 'This was especially important ions is, of necessity, problem­ award of the degree of D.Phil. in Price, has been made an language. during the miner.aJs boom of the oriented. But he maintains that 1955. onc~a-t:op:cf~ss Hnnorary Member of the 'My family was steeped in the 1960s when the mining industry scientist is recog­ Before joining CSIRO in 1956 Royal Society of New South traditions of the Lancashire tex­ needed a method for rapidly nised as such, and given freedom he gained extensive farming ex­ Wales. tile industry. ·1 was brought up in analysing ores for metal content'. of work, practical benefits will perience in the Roma district of This brings him into a the real world...:...where one went Or LloydRees, Chief of the always flow from wha.t ll'e does. Queensland. very small and select group out to make a quid', he said. Division of Chemical Physics and As for CSIRO of the future, Or Henzclfs wide spheres of of distingUished people on This attitudeI and a need to a colleague of Alan for .30 years, Alan confessc$ ,to being worried interest in the Division have in­ ~ncreas_ing whom the honour has been show that his scientific theories also paid tribute: by the bureaucracy. cluded agronomy, physiology, soil conferred. were correct, led to CSIRO's 'Alan Walsh's contribution to 'Inquiries alldrearrangements fertility, plant nutrition, bio­ The number of honorary best-known money spinning in­ science, industry and human.wel­ seemto,gopri-forever. The chemistry and advanced mathe­ members never includes more vention-the atomic absorption fare has been considerable•. But, OrgaJ'iizution. is doomed if its matical techniques. scientists·feel .. ·obliged to justify than 20 people spectrometer. in spite of his great distinction, He is recognised both in AustR The instrument-described as he has never found it necessary to every stage of their research. Sir Robart' 5 membersh ip was ralia and overseas as an authority 'the most significant advance in develop eccentricities or affecta­ conferred on him 'for eminent on plant and soil aspects of the chemical analysis this century'­ tions~and he enjoys life. Continued on page 6 learned attainment'. nitrogen cycle. can measure minute traces of a 'He could be said to be the metal in substances as diverse as totally successful migrant, were it oil, soil and blood. not for the fact that after 30 Its accumulated benefit to the years he still supports England in Australian economy has been cricket'. estimated at more than $200 million at present day prices. Scientific freedom Its manufacture in this country provides employment to some Alan came to Australia in 1946 400 people. after gaining his degrees atMan­ But use of the spectrometer in chester University and .··spending hospitals throughout the world five years as a research -physicist has given Alan more satisfaction at the British Non-Ferrous Metals than all the dollars it has earned. Research Association. 'What does making money mean Equipment that he devised compared with helping to save Jife during this period foruse in emis­ and improving standards of sion spectroscopy instruments is health?' he asks. still in production and forms an integral part of many modern Tributes spectrographs. CSIRO's Chairman, Sir Robert Aian thought that he had gone Price-a colleague and friend of as far as he could with his line of Alan Walsh for many years­ work and opted for a change-to spoke in glowing terms about Australia and what was then the Alao's research work. Chemical Physics Section of the 'Alao's contribution to science, CSIR(O) Division iJf Industrial to the application of his dis­ Chemistry. Twenty five children from Waimea Heights School now know a lot more than most Australian children about coveries, and to CSIRO itself has He recalls that things were lively the productiOn of fish fi ngers. been enormous', Sir Robert said. in those days: The children visited the Tasmanian Regional Laboratory and while there were shown how experimental fish 'Despite the indifference and 'At 3D, I was the second oldest fingers are made, beginning with the mechanical separation of the fish Into minced flesh and bone. scepticism with which SO many bloke in Chemical Physics when I They were also told how the minced fish was frozen into blocks of a suitable size, later to be cut up and scientists greeted his ideas on arrived. We were allowed to made i I1to the fingers, atomic absorption, Alan's ability dev.elop research programs.in our After the mechanical separation demonstration, the children sampled some of the fingers which had been to persuade instrument makers in own way and had much more made up by the staff from two pieces of fish - ocean perch and frost fish. Melbourne of its worth gave Aust- freedom than scientists do today'. On hand to talk to the children and serve them their samples was Allan Bremner. Photo: A. Van CSIRO staffin honours list The services of a number of CSIRO staff have been recognised in the recent New Year Honours list and in the Australia Day Awards. They included: New Year Honours Member of the British Empire Knights Bachelor Kenneth John Prowsc, of Ainslie, William Joshua Vines CMG, of ACT, for public service. (Regional Darling Point, NSW, for dis~ Administrative Officer, Canberra) tinguishcd service to primary British Empire Medal industry. (Part-time member of Harold Kendall King, of Carling­ CSIRO Executive) ford, NSW, for public selVice. Companion of the British Empire (Senior Laboratory Craftsman, Victor Dudlcy Burgmann, of Division of Animal Production). Dealdn, ACT, for service to science. (Member of CSIRO Australia Day Award Executive) Member in the General Division Order of the British Empire Hector John Lee, of Fullartoo, Miss Helen Alma Newton Turner, SA, for services to science, of Roseville, NSW, for service to (particularly animal research), Dr Ken Myers has resigned f~om versity of Sydney for his pub­ up experiments on control of Hono~ primary industry. (CSIRO (Until January on the staff of his position as Chief Research lished works on the biology of the rabbits in arid areas, members of rary Research Fellow) the Division of Animrtl Nutrition.) Scientist with the Division of rabbit in Australia. the CSIRO rabbit research team Wildlife Research in Canberra to In his citation during the pre­ took time off to buy pastorallst take up a Professorship of Biolo­ sentation ceremony, the Dean of friends a drink and to thank them gical Sciences at the University of the Faculty of Science said: for their continued support: left Knight for aday Guelph, Ontario. 'All Or Myers' examiners agree to right: Ken Myers, Bill Price, As congratulations poured in for members of CSIRO's staff who abput the excellence of his work, Harold Bults, Greg Richards, Mal­ were named In the New Year Honours list, few people received Ken was leader of the Division's h is international repute and the calm Stanger, Bruce Parker with work on rabbits for 15 years. Mr and Mrs Alan White of Wona M more attention than did Mr Victor Burgmann, a member of the great contribution he has made to Just before his departure for Can­ Executive on whom the Queen bestowed the CBE. his subject. mint. Station ('Blue Hills') and ada he was awarded the degree of On a recent field trip to north­ John L1bke. Front: Oon Wood By becoming a Companion of the British Empire, Mr Burgmann Doctor of Science from the Uni M western New South Wales to set and N. Oay ICallndary Station). has joined a distinguished_ group of people but somehow the Canberra Times thought it also conferred upon him a knighthood. In a front page story on 1 January. it made references to CSIRO's new 'knight' with the result that 'Sir Victor' ,'.nr! 'Lady Burgmann' have come in for their share of additional con~ gratulations. ,Death of former librarian The new 'knight' and his IladY' were among friends and cQllea~ gues who dropped in to the home of Regional Admlnistrativa A littleover three years ago CSIRO of her own - she was one of those possible seJ;Vic~ to the research ~.aid: Officer Ken Prowse, on New Yearls morning to congratulate.Ken its official farewells to its special personalities that the Or­ staff.
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