Of the day
Peter Dean joins the United States Studies Centre as director of foreign policy and defence. He was previously chair of defence studies at UWA. The USSC is based at Uni Sydney.
Andrew Gissing is in-coming CEO of Natural Hazards Research, which is the Commonwealth funded successor to the two bushfire CRCS, of fond memory
Optica (the Optical Society of America as was) announces its 2022 senior members, who “have demonstrated exemplary professional accomplishments in optics and photonics,” ANZ additions include, * Andreas Boes (RMIT) *Bill Corcoran (Monash U) * Christopher Perrella, (Uni Adelaide) * David Ottaway (Uni Adelaide) * Cather Simpson (Uni Auckland) * Harold Schwefel (Uni Otago) * Withawat Withayachumnankul (Uni Adelaide).
Leisa Sargent will become dean of Uni Sydney’s Business School, in December. She will move from UNSW where she is senior deputy dean in its biz school.
Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (as in wheat) announces its 2022 Women in Triticum (also as in wheat) Early Career Award winners include, Charlotte Rambla (Uni Queensland), Jianping Zhang (CSIRO).
of the week
UK based Advance HE (“promoting excellence in higher education”) announces three appointments to its Australasian Strategic Advisory Board, Tracey Bunda (Uni Queensland), Helen Huntly (CQU) and Susan Page (Western Sydney U).
Sue Barrell (fellow, Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering) is laureate of the IMO Prize from the World Meteorological Organisation. Sbe is honoured for her leadership of the international weather, water and climate community.
Lise Barry is dean of the Macquarie U law school. She became interim dean when Marc De Vos left (CMM October 28 2021).
Michael Fay is appointed foundation chair and director of the Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research at Uni Newcastle. He continues what the university describes as “connections” with the Hunter MRI.
Anna Grocholsky joins the Heart Research Institute next month as inaugural director of commercialisation. She moves from a similar role at Macquarie U.
Alistair Hick is Monash U’s inaugural chief commercialisation officer. It is an internal appointment.
Andy Hogg (ANU) is inaugural director of the new Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator.
Kudzai Kanhutu is appointed dean of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Tara Murphy (Uni Sydney) becomes the Australia Telescope National Facility steering committee chair.
In January Janine O’Flynn will become director of ANU’s Crawford School of Public Policy. Sbe is now at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government
Kylie Readman will become DVC Education and Students at UTS in November. She moves from a similar role at Murdoch U.
Holly Seale (UNSW) receives an impact award from the NSW Public Health Association, for her COVID-19 “vaccination glossary and training program targeting people from diverse backgrounds.”
Penny Sweeting becomes Associate VC for Charles Darwin U’s Sydney campus. She moves from academic lead for the university’s NSW College of Nursing and Midwifery programme.
U Tas announces the short-list for the Dick and Joan Green history prize. * Alison Alexander, The Waking Dream of Art: Patricia Giles, Painter (Forty South) * Cassandra Pybus, Truganini: Journey through the apocalypse by (Allen and Unwin) * Jock Serong, The Burning Island (Text).