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CANBERRA SCOOPS CSIRO AWARDS
By SIMON GROSE
A leading Canberra-based wild
life scientist, Dr Graeme Caugh-
ley, has been awarded the 1993
CSIRO Chairman's Medal for out-
standing scientific research.
Dr Caughley, who won $25,000
as part of the award, led a Can-
berra-based onslaught on the an-
nual CSIRO medal awards: three
of the five medals went to Canber-
rans.'
His work with CSIRO's Divi-
sion of Wildlife and Ecology has
earned Dr Caughley a pre-eminent
position among the world's wild
life ecologists. Presenting the
awards in Melbourne yesterday,
CSIRO Chairman Professor Ad-
rienne Clarke said Dr Caughley's
book on vertebrate ecology, An
Analysis of Vertebrate Popula-
tions, "is still unchallenged as a
seminal work in the field".
Dr Caughley's work provided
the basis for Australia's kangaroo
management programs.
Dr Clarke praised his work.
• Two researchers from the
CSIRO Division of Entomology at
Black Mountain won CSIRO
Medals at yesterday's presenta-
tion. Dr Robin Bedding won his
award for research into the use of
nematodes to control insect pests.
A control program which broke
the grip of the sirex wasp on Aus-
tralia's one million hectares of
pine forest was based on his work.
Dr Bob Winks's SIROFLO
technique for fumigation of large
grain storages provided a residue
free approach to grain handling.
This unique contribution, that has
given the Australian grain indus-
try a strong marketing and quality
control advantage in export mar-
kets, was the basis for Dr Winks's
award.
• Dr Dick Manchester of
CSIRO's Australia Telescope won
a CSIRO medal for work on pul-
sars which has been conducted by
an international team under his
leadership.
• Dr John Cannon of Sydney
University won the 1993 external
CSIRO medal for his world-lead-
ing work in computer algebra.
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