Transcript The Academy Lecture of John Barnett

The Academy Lecture of
John Barnett
“Understanding Cambial Behaviour”
“The Key To Wood Quality”
Introduction of the “Lecturer”
The Linnean Society/IAWS/IAWA annual meeting, London, 29th May 2008
John Barnett Milestones
Professor Emeritus in Structural Botany in the
School of Biological Sciences at the University of
Reading.
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BSc in Biological Chemistry at the University of
Manchester
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PhD in Biophysics under the supervision of
R.D.Preston FRS, FIAWS, at the University of
Leeds in 1969.
From 1969 to 1977, Scientist at the Forest Research
Institute of the New Zealand Forest Service.
 1977, Electron Microscopist then Director of
Structural Studies in the Plant Science at
 1996 Head of the Department of Botany.
 2002, Head of the School of Plant Sciences.
Research interests:
application of microscopy to the vascular cambium and
developing secondary xylem in softwoods and
hardwoods and to developing graft unions in woody
plants.
Records:
Supervised of 25 PhD students.
More than 100 refereed papers and reports
More than 50 oral conference presentations.
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1995
1999
2002
2005
Elected fellow of IAWS
Vice President
President
Past President
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Fellow of the Linnean Society
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2004 Elected a Trustee and Council Member of the
Society
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2005 awarded an Erskine Fellowship by the
University of Canterbury New Zealand.
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Editorial board of the Journal of the International
Association of Wood Anatomists
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Co-editor of Wood Science and Technology (Journal
of IAWS)
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Editorial boards of Annals of Botany, Holzforschung,
Sylva Fennica, and Chinese Forestry Science and
Technology.
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1966, Chair of the EC COST Action entitled Cell
Wall Macromolecules and Reaction Wood
2003 Cesis Latvia
2002 Beijing China
2002 Epinal France
2004 Montpellier France
2005 Concepcion Chili
2007 Kyoto Japan
Thanks a lot for the 9 years spent
at the Executive Committee John!