Appointments, achievements

At Edith Cowan U, Beth Armstrong becomes director of the university’s Department of Public Health, for the state’s southwest.

Christopher Barner Kowollik (QUT) receives the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Centenary Prize, “in recognition of brilliance in research and innovation.”

Sonya Stanford is now PVC of Uni Tasmania’s Cradle Coast campus. She was previously an associate dean for learning and teaching performance in the College of Arts, Law and Education.