Thomas Cherry
President
Environmental Science
Australian Academy of Science
Australia
Biography
Returning from a very successful time in Trinity College, Oxford, where he was elected a Fellow, Cherry took on the role of Professor of Mathematics at Melbourne University, where he stayed from 1929 to 1952. Interested in science education, during this time, Cherry was Chairman of the mathematics standing committee of the University’s Schools Board (1929 – 1963) and was responsible for two major reforms of the mathematics syllabi of Victorian schools.
Research Interest
Environmental Science
