Of the day
Frank Dunshea (Uni Melbourne) receives the 2022 American Feed Industry Association award for ruminant nutrition research from the American Society of Animal Science.
“Distinctive and renowned” fashion designer Akira Isogawa joins UTS as a research supervisor.
At RMIT Claire Macken moves from interim ED Academic and Students to PVC Vietnam, effective October.
Natalie Moltschaniwskyj becomes chief scientist for the NSW Department of Primary Industries. She steps up from head of fishery research, prior to which she was at Uni Newcastle.
Of the week
At the Australian Law Awards Mitchell Adams (Swinburne U) is named academic of the year. Teela Reid (Uni Sydney) is Indigenous Leader.
The Australian Teacher Education Association announces its 2022 awards and grants. Research awards go to, Sharon McDonough (Federation U) and Mark Selkrig (Uni Melbourne). ECR grants go to, Sun Yee Yip (La Trobe U) and Haoran Zheng (Monash U).
Judy Bailie (Uni Sydney) receives the Australia Council Don Banks Music Award. Pianist and composer Dr Bailie is a giant of jazz (CMM is a fan, she once played Bernstein’s “Some other time” when he asked.
As of October, Paul Bonnington will be PVC (Research Infrastructure) at Uni Queensland. He moves from Monash U, where he is director of eResearch.
Andrew Clark (Charles Sturt U) is elected president of the “preeminent scientific forum for wine science,” the Vino Analytica Science.
Belinda Ferrari is appointed Associate Dean, Research at UNSW Science.
Peter Jones joins Macleay College as GM. He was previously at Study Group, for seven years.
Rounak Manoharan (Electro Optic Systems company) wins the People’s Choice Award at the National Measurement Institute’s 2022 Metrology Awards.
David Martinez Martin steps up to deputy director at Uni Sydney’s Sydney Microscopy and Microanalysis.
Ron Maxwell is appointed deputy chair, VET at Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia. He is CEO of not for profit jobs and skills agency VERTO.
Monash U appoints six new Arts professors, * Sharon Bong (Monash Malaysia, Arts and Social Sciences) * Jacqui Broad (Philosophical, Historical and International Studies) * Kate Fitz-Gibbon (Social Sciences) * Katrina Lee-Kho (Social Sciences) * Marie Seagrave (Social Sciences) * Belinda Small (Media, Film, Journalism).
MS Australia announces “incubator” grants for multiple sclerosis research by * Alistair Govier-Cole (Monash U) * Vivien Li (Royal Melbourne Hospital) * Belinda Kaskow (Murdoch U) * Bruce Taylor (Uni Tas).
Michelle Muchatuta joins Independent Higher Education Australia as policy director. She previously led a corporate risk team at the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
The National Measurement Institute reports Oliver Jones (RMIT) wins its Barry Inglis Medal and Neil Robinson (UWA) wins the NMI Prize.
Anaemia researcher Sant-Rayn Pasricha, from the MRI formerly known as Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, wins the Jian Zhou Medal, for mid-career researchers working on research translation. The medal, from the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, is named for the late Dr Zhou, who worked with Ian Frazer on the Gardasil and Cervarix vaccines.
Peter Radoll (Victoria U) becomes an executive council member at the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
At Southern Cross U, David Heilpern becomes dean of law. He was previously a magistrate. Richard Dunford starts a six-month appointment as interim ED of Business, Law and Arts.
University of the Sunshine Coast announces appointments * Richard Constantine is COO as of October, he relocates from Victoria U * Alex Elibank Murray moves up to PVC Global and Engagement from USC’s head of international * Anthony Perkins will be foundation dean of the School of Health, starting October. He moves from Griffith U. * Omer Yezdani has started as Chief Data Officer (as previously reported in CMM).