James Dale (scientist)

Professor James Langham Dale AC is an Australian agricultural scientist. He is a professor in the Faculty of Science School of Biology & Environmental Science at Queensland University of Technology.^[1]

Dale is best known for development of improved strains of bananas.^[2]

Awards and honours

Dale was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours for service as a leader in the field of agricultural biotechnology research and development, particularly plant virus resistance.^[3] This was increased to Companion of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Australia Day Honours for eminent service to agricultural science, particularly through biological and biotechnological research and development, leadership, and to gene technology.^[4]^[5]
He received a Queensland Greats Award in 2015.

^ "James Dale". Academic Profiles. Queensland University of Technology. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ Free, Georgia (30 May 2019). "Amazing People – Professor James Dale: The Banana Man". Hope 103.2.
^ "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) entry for Professor James Langham DALE". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 14 June 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2022. For service as a leader in the field of agricultural biotechnology research and development, particularly plant virus resistance.
^ "Australia Day 2022 Honours List". The Canberra Times. 25 January 2022.
^ "Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) entry for Distinguished Professor James Langham DALE AO". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022. For eminent service to agricultural science, particularly through biological and biotechnological research and development, leadership, and to gene technology.