OBITUARY

Warren Hewertson died on 01/03/2022.

Dr Hewertson was known to be accomplished, caring and extremely knowledgeable by his family and peers. He made lasting contributions to everyone he worked with and held senior positions with ICI in England and CSIRO in Australia.

Dr Hewertson was born in Lancaster, England in 1937. He grew up helping his father’s building business working with wood and making ladders, this early experience was influential later in life and is reflected in his career path.

He had always been incredibly focused and commitment to his studies, and could often be found at home in a warm cosy place to study well away from the hustle and bustle.

Warren studied at Nottingham University completing a chemistry degree and later completed his PhD at London University.

In May 1961 he was invited to undertake postdoctoral research at Indiana University in the United States of America.

He was a great mentor to all he worked with and possessed a genuine desire to see others succeed. In 1983 he received an offer from CSIRO where he was appointed chief of the forestry division and worked with CSIRO for the next 16 years.

During his time there, Dr Hewertson was known for his outstanding managerial skills towards his division and played an important part in uniting forestry and forest products research in Australia, and served with distinction on many industry, government, and research committees.

Dr Hewertson was elected as a Fellow of our Academy in 1991, and during his time he was actively engaged with ATSE.

Retiring as a Chief of the CSIRO Division of Forestry and Forest Products, he has helped shape the work and made a lasting contribution to ATSE and Australia.