| Birth Date: | 1939 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Cooranbong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Plant biologist |
Charles Barry Osmond (born 20 September 1939) is an Australian plant biologist.[1]
Barry Osmond was born in Cooranbong, New South Wales in 1939. He studied at the University of New England, earning a BSc(Hons) in 1961 and MSc in 1963, followed by a PhD from the University of Adelaide in 1965. In 1967 he joined the Australian National University as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. He was Professor of Environmental Biology 1978–1987, Director, Research School of Biological Sciences 1991-1998 and Professor, Photo Bioenergetics Group 1998–2001.