Emeritus Faculty Events

The ANU Emeritus Faculty (ANUEF) periodically runs Conferences, Lectures, Excursions, Operatunities and other events of interest to Faculty Members and others. Events for which you may register your expression of interest are listed below

ANUEF events and lecture series

Unless otherwise noted, Lectures are held in The Molony Room, ANU Emeritus Faculty, Fellows Lane Cottage (Building 3T) at 4:00pm on the dates indicated.

Other events will be held at the venues and dates indicated.

Enquiries

Ian Buckley, ANUEF Events Officer
T: 02 6295 9543

E: ibuckley@cybermac.com.au

Emeritus Faculty
Building 3T, Fellows Lane Cottage
The Australian National University
ACT 0200 Australia

20 August 2008

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ABSTRACT:<\/b> Cassava (tapioca) is the third most important food "); in the tropics, the staple food of tropical Africa and its production "); is increasing to feed rapidly rising populations. Cassava produces a "); cyanide-compound and an enzyme that breaks it down producing poisonous "); hydrogen cyanide that is a health hazard. Cyanide intake causes dizziness, "); headache, diarrhoea and vomiting and sometimes death; it exacerbates "); goitre and cretinism, causes tropical ataxic neuropathy (TAN) and konzo, "); an irreversible paralysis of the legs that occurs particularly in children "); (see picture) and young women. There are 4000 cases of konzo in Mozambique "); and Tanzania and reportedly 100,000 cases in the Democratic Republic "); of Congo (DRC). <\/p>");

Since \"retirement\" Howard Bradbury has focused on cassava/cyanide research. "); He developed a simple kit to determine cyanide in cassava roots and "); products. Since 1996, nearly 400 kits, each allowing 100 analyses, have "); been given away to agricultural and health professionals in developing "); countries. He developed a simple method to remove cyanide from cassava "); flour that was successfully field-tested by coworkers in Mozambique. "); Used by rural women this method should prevent konzo and is being introduced "); in Mozambique and Tanzania funded by AusAID. Further funding is needed "); for konzo work in DRC . <\/p>");

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE:<\/i><\/b> Dr Howard Bradbury is an Emeritus Fellow "); in the School of Botany and Zoology. He studied at Melbourne Technical "); College and Melbourne University and completed his PhD at Birmingham "); University. After postdoctoral study at Harvard University he worked "); in CSIRO and then taught and researched in physical chemistry at ANU. "); He had sabbaticals at Cornell University and three times at Oxford University. "); He has DSc degrees from Melbourne and ANU. He has received three research "); prizes, a citation from the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies and "); the inaugural \"$2 a day award\" from the Institution of Chemical Engineers. "); He has published over 200 papers and one book. He was made a Member "); of the Order of Australia in 2007. <\/I><\/p>");

He and wife Ruth have lived in Campbell since 1961 and have three "); daughters and nine grandchildren. <\/i><\/p>");

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"Tapioca, Cyanide and Konzo Control in Tropical Africa"

By Howard Bradbury

Abstract: The use of wood in English Parish churches covers many aspects. Besides structural - roofs, there are functional applications such as screens, pulpits, font covers, seating, and lecterns. There are also the carved decorative elements - misericords, bench ends, armrests and poppyheads, which will be the subject of this talk. While most parish churches have some carvings the outstanding areas are in the eastern counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire and in the western counties of Devon and Cornwell and those adjoining. The illustrations will be mainly from the eastern section. Examples of medieval, Victorian and (relatively) modern carvings will be discussed with some emphasis on the social scenes and recurring themes that the wood carvers used for their motivation.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: John Armstrong is an electrical engineer/computer programmer who was born at Peterborough, England. He was interested in churches from schooldays, from the architectural point of view. An interest in woodcarving and a 9-month contract in the UK in 2007 gave him the opportunity to visit many of the significant sites in the Eastern counties.

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Future Lecture Series Dates - 2008

15 October

Adrian Gibbs

19 November

TBA

17 December

AGM and Christmas Party

(If you would like to give a talk please contact Ian Buckley)

Enquiries
Ian Buckley, ANUEF Events Officer
T: 02 6295 9543
E: ibuckley@cybermac.com.au

Emeritus Faculty
Building 3T, Fellows Lane Cottage
The Australian National University
ACT 0200 Australia