PROFILE
Emeritus Professor John Pate
Started at UWA: 1973
WA Science Hall of Fame Inductee for plant physiology
Science is like an ever-expanding horizon. What you’ve found last month is likely to be superseded by something else. That’s one of the beauties of science, you never see far, there’s always new challenges in front of you. Professor John Pate
Professor Pate’s findings has contributed to the understanding of plant adaptation to environmental stress, increased productivity of pastures and crops, and sustainable land use and management. The major thrust of his work concerned the carbon and nitrogen economies of plants, especially legumes, and contributed to applied research on productivity of pastures and crops.
He has contributed significantly to ecological and physiological studies of native flora of Western Australia, with his research informing our understanding of environmental stresses on the WA ecosystem. He has been published extensively in more than 500 publications, including books, monographs, reviews and refereed research articles.
WA Science Hall of Fame Inductee, 2017
Elected to the Royal Society, London, 1985
Elected to the Australian Academy of Science, 1980
Head of UWA botany department, 1974-86
500+ publications
News
Revered Plant scientist Professor John Pate inducted into WA Science Hall of Fame
Emeritus Professor John Pate has been officially inducted into the Western Australian Science Hall of Fame with a ceremony at Scitech.
Read moreUnravelling the extraordinary life of Professor John Pate
With over 500 publications under his belt, hundreds of students taught, lasting contributions to plant science and now a spot in the WA Science Hall of Fame, John’s life is worthy of celebration.
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