Dr Steve Morton's expertise is in arid-zone ecology, resource management and sustainability.
Current activities
Dr Steve Morton took up the role of Group Executive, Manufacturing, Materials & Minerals Group on 3 March 2008, after returning from long service leave as a Visiting Scientist with CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystem, Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Background
After completing university, Dr Morton worked as a biologist for the Office of the Supervising Scientist at Jabiru in the Northern Territory.
He joined CSIRO in 1984 at our Alice Springs laboratory and transferred to Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, a decade later.
Prior to his appointment as Group Executive, Sustainable Energy and Environment, Dr Morton was Chief of CSIRO’s Division of Sustainable Ecosystems.
Dr Morton is one of the country's foremost thinkers on issues facing conservation, land management and ecological sustainability.
Dr Morton is one of the country's foremost thinkers on issues facing conservation, land management and ecological sustainability.
Academic qualifications
Dr Morton has been awarded a:
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Bachelor of Science with Honours from the University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Doctorate in animal ecology, also from the University of Melbourne.
He completed post-doctoral studies at:
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University of California, Irvine, United States of America
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The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Achievements
Dr Morton is Chair of the Steering Committee for CSIRO’s Indigenous Engagement Strategy.
He is also a Director of Bush Heritage Australia.
Find out more in the Biodiversity and ecology overview.
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