Keith Boardman
Australian biochemist
Norman Keith Boardman AO FAA FRS FTSE (born 16 August 1926) is an Australian biochemist who made contributions to the understanding of photosynthesis. He led Australia's main public research organisation, CSIRO, through a period of major change and restructure.
He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1972, a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1978 and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 1986. He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1993.
Early life and education
Keith Boardman was born in Geelong, Victoria on 16 August 1926. His father worked for the Victorian Railways and his mother was a dressmaker. His mother was a 'strong character' and 'helped him a lot with spelling and writing'. He attended Geelong High School where he won a Rushall Scholarship which enabled him to complete a final honours year at Melbourne Boy’s High School. He shared the science prize at Melbourne Boy’s High School and was awarded a Dafydd Lewis Trust scholarship to do a science degree at Melbourne University.
He graduated with a BSc from University of Melbourne in 1946 and later, after winning a Daffyd Lewis Trust Scholarship to continue his studies at Melbourne, he completed a Masters degree in physical chemistry on the thermodynamics of molten salts in 1949.
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