Adrienne Clarke | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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).