Byron B Lamont

Summary

BAgricSc, MSc, PhD, DSc (University of Western Australia)
Member Order of Australia 2010
Distinguished Medecos Fellow 2011
Clarke Medal (Royal Society NSW) 2011

Appointed lecturer in biology at Curtin University (then called WAIT) in 1974 and rose through the ranks to receive a personal chair in 1996. Retired (ie stopped being paid) in 2010 but still active in research, publishing 5-6 papers a year since retirement. Expert on the Australian flora with particular reference to the sclerophyll element as demonstrated by the family Proteaceae in particular. Pioneered research on root clusters, serotiny and leaf structure analysis. Concentrated on the role of fire in the evolution of plants in the perioid 2010 to 2022. Has published 350 papers that have been cited over 26,000 times by end of 2021 with an H factor of 74. Book: Groom, P.G. and Lamont, B.B. 2015. Plant Life of Southwestern Australia – Adaptations for Survival. De Gruyter Open, Warsaw, Poland. DOI: 10.1515/9783110370195 (can be downloaded free)

Biogeography Ecology Environmental Sciences Plant Science