Shirley Jeffrey
✓ Source-basedfallingAustralian marine biologist (1930-2014)
Shirley Winifred Jeffrey was an Australian marine biologist and naturalist, who researched biochemical separation techniques, specialising in micro-algal research; her discovery, isolation and purification of chlorophyll c allowed for the evaluation of oceanic microscopic plant biomass and photosynthesis.
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Ruth SagerAlso won Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal
John McConnell BlackAlso won Clarke Medal
Naomi McClure-GriffithsAlso won Fellow of the Australian Academy of ScienceLeonard RodwayAlso won Clarke Medal
Wilbur Norman ChristiansenAlso won Fellow of the Australian Academy of ScienceRichard C. StarrAlso won Gilbert Morgan Smith MedalAbout this person
Shirley Winifred Jeffrey was an Australian marine biologist and naturalist, who researched biochemical separation techniques, specialising in micro-algal research; her discovery, isolation and purification of chlorophyll c allowed for the evaluation of oceanic microscopic plant biomass and photosynthesis. She was christened The Mother of chlorophyll c by one of her early mentors, Professor Andrew Benson of the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego.
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