Bruce Roger MaslinAM (born 3 May 1946) is an Australianbotanist, known for his work onAcacia taxonomy.
Born inBridgetown, Western Australia, he obtained an honours degree in botany from theUniversity of Western Australia in 1967, then took up an appointment as a botanist with theWestern Australian Herbarium. The following year he wasconscripted to serve in theVietnam War; he gave three years in National Service, serving in Vietnam in 1969. In 1970 he returned to his position at the Western Australian Herbarium, serving in that institution until 1987. During this time he wasAustralian Botanical Liaison Officer in 1977 and 1978; editor ofNuytsia from 1981 to 1983; and acting curator in 1986 and 1987. In 1987, Maslin was appointed a senior research scientist, still within theDepartment of Environment and Conservation.
A specialist in the genusAcacia, he has published around 250Acacia taxa.
He retired from his position at the Western Australian Herbarium in 2017, after 48 years of service and more than 180 scientific papers and articles. He has continued hisAcacia work as an Honorary Research Associate at the Herbarium and has conducted research in south, south-east and east Asia, dealing with the region'sAcacia sens. lat taxonomy and nomenclature.[1]
Bruce was awarded Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2017.[2]
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