Adrienne Clarke
Adrienne Elizabeth Clarke AC FAA FTSE (née Petty; born 6 January 1938) is professor emeritus of Botany at the University of Melbourne, where she ran the Plant Cell Biology Research Centre from 1982 to 1999. She is a former chairman of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO, 1991–1996), former Lieutenant Governor of Victoria (1997–2000) and former Chancellor of La Trobe University (2011–2017).
Adrienne Clarke AC FAA FTSE | |
|---|---|
| Chancellor of La Trobe University | |
| In office 26 February 2011 – 26 February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Sylvia Walton |
| Succeeded by | Richard Larkins |
| Lieutenant Governor of Victoria | |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Sir James Gobbo |
| Succeeded by | Lady Southey |
| Chair of the CSIRO | |
| In office 5 December 1991 – 4 December 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Neville Wran |
| Succeeded by | Charles Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adrienne Elizabeth Petty 6 January 1938 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Education | University of Melbourne; Baylor University; University of Michigan |
| Spouse | Charles Clarke |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Australia (1991) Companion of the Order of Australia (2004) Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science; Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, plant genetics |
| Institutions | University of Auckland; University of Melbourne; CSIRO Australia |
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