Bruce Arthur Stone AM (4 December 1928 – 29 June 2008) was an Australian biochemist and the foundation Professor of Biochemistry at La Trobe University.

[3] Nick Hoogenraad wrote of him: “Bruce built his department with a strong focus on research and from his staff demanded nothing but the best.

"[4] Stone's primary research interest was in the chemistry and biochemistry of plant polysaccharides, particularly in cereals and grasses.

His work had applications in agriculture, horticulture, cereal grain quality, and human and ruminant nutrition.

His special focus on the plant cell wall polysaccharide callose and related (1–3)-beta-D-glucans dates back to his Ph.D. studies and continued at the University of Melbourne under Victor Trikojus from around 1960.