Denise Mary Allen
Denise Allen | |
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Born | 1954 Pinnaroo, South Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Awards | Australian Antarctic Medal |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Australian Antarctic Division |
Denise Allen AAM is a Meteorology Observer and Forecaster who worked with the Bureau of Meoeorology.
Early life[]
Born in Pinnaroo, South Australia 1954, Allen initially trained as a teacher at Adelaide University, but became more interested in other fields and moved to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) where she developed her interest in Antarctica.[1]
in 1986 she received her amateur radio licence and used the callsign VKOYL. She said she would rarely used her microphone after becoming too popular and was often flooded with calls from fellow DXers.[2]
Career and impact[]
Allen first arrived in Antarctica in 1985, working as an Observer for BOM at Macquarie Island.[2] Over the next several years, Allen worked in Antarctica as an Observer and Senior Observer, before returning in 2005 as Meteorology OIC, and finally as Senior Meteorological Observer in 2007. All together she took nine trips[3] to Antarctica spending six winters there between 1985 and 2007,[4] and was the first woman to winter at each of the four Australian Antarctic stations in 1992.[5][6]
After 29 years with BOM, Allen retired[1] and has worked with the ANARE Club as National Social Secretary and Information Technology co-ordinator. She continued to visit Antarctica in this capacity.[7]
Awards and honours[]
On June 21, 1989, Allen was awarded the Australian Antarctic Division’s Australian Antarctic Medal for outstanding service in Antarctic research (meteorology) and in support of general expedition duties and as a pioneer for women and Antarctica.[8] She is jointly one of the first two women to ever receive the award, alongside Medical Officer .[2]
Further reading[]
- Denise Allen on the Women's Museum of Australia
- Denise Allen on the Australian Antarctic Program website
- Audio interview with Denise Allen on her life and career (2011)
- Audio interview with Denise Allen (1987)
- Information on the AAM with photos of Denise Allen's award
- Weather News, Bureau of Meteorology (Dec 1989)
References[]
- ^ a b "Denise Allen interviewed by Bruce Watson in the Australian Antarctic culture oral history project [sound recording]". Trove. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ a b c "Women, radio and Antarctica - Denise Allen" (PDF). Amateur Radio (Australia): 28. July 2004.
- ^ "Women's Museum of Australia". wmoa.com.au. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ "Australian Antarctic Winterers". Anare Club. 2021. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Encyclopedia of the Antarctic, Volume 1. Beau Riffenburgh. CRC Press. 2007. p. 1095. ISBN 1-281-08220-1. OCLC 815536244.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "The weather women: how a group of pioneers brought equality to Australian meteorology - Social Media Blog - Bureau of Meteorology". media.bom.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ "Denise Allen - Voyage 2-3 to re-supply Casey station for the 2014 year". ANARE Club | Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ "Australian Antarctic Medal (AAM) entry for Denise Mary Allen". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 21 June 1989. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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- Australian women scientists
- Australian meteorologists
- Australian scientists
- Living people
- 1954 births
- Australian Antarctic scientists
- Women Antarctic scientists
- Women meteorologists