John Shine has commenced his term as president of the Australian Academy of Science. Professor Shine is chair of CSL and a researcher at the Garvan Institute.
Two Murdoch U emeritus professors are honoured by the Australian Veterinary Association. David Hampson wins the Gilruth Prize for distinguished service to science and research. John Edwards receives the Kesteven Award for vet disease research. A third MU emeritus professor, Richard Read, received a meritorious service award.
The CRC Association has named its young career researcher of the year. Chuhao Liu is based at the Rail Manufacturing CRC at the University of Wollongong.
Rachael Falk is CEO of the new CRC for Cyber Security, based at ECU.
Clare Collins (University of Newcastle) has won the president’s award from the Dietitians Association.
Philip Goad will hold the Fraser-Whitlam chair in Australian studies at Harvard U for 2019-2020. Professor Goad is chair of architecture at the University of Melbourne.
Monash U’s Rebekah Brown joins the board of the Environmental Protection Authority Victoria. Professor Brown is director of the university’s Sustainable Development Institute.
Emma Kowal (Deakin U) is appointed to the Genomics Health Futures Mission Steering Committee. The committee oversights the $500m project, which is funded by the Medical Research Future Fund. Professor Kowal is a medical doctor and anthropologist.
QUT’s Patsy Yates has received the 2018 distinguished researcher award from the (US) Oncology Nursing Society.
The new Australian Academy of Science fellows are:
ACT: Anne Kelso, National Health and Medical Research Council CEO
New South Wales: Richard Bryant, UNSW (medical scientist), Noel Cressie, UniWollongong (statistician), Christopher Dickman, UniSyd (ecologist), Jennie Brand-Miller, UniSydney (human nutrition), Veena Sahajwalla, UNSW (materials scientist), Martina Stenzel, UNSW (polymer chemist), Dacheng Tao, UniSyd (computer scientist) , Geordie Williamson, UniSyd (mathematician)
Northern Territory: Alan Andersen, Charles Darwin University (ecologist)
Queensland: Bostjan Kobe, UoQ (structural biologist), Kerrie Mengersen, QUT (statistician)
South Australia: Greg Goodall, Centre for Cancer Biology (medical researcher), Colin Raston, Flinders University (chemist)
Victoria: David Bowtell, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (medical researcher), Peter Cawood, Monash University (geologist), Lloyd Hollenberg, University of Melbourne (quantum physicist), Joseph Trapani, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (medical researcher), Rachel Webster, University of Melbourne (astrophysicist)
Western Australia: David Blair, UWA (experimental physicist), Kliti Grice, Curtin U (organic geochemist)
Emma Kowal (Deakin U) is appointed to the Genomics Health Futures Mission Steering Committee. The committee oversights the $500m project, which is funded by the Medical Research Future Fund. Professor Kowal is a medical doctor and anthropologist.
QUT’s Patsy Yates has received the 2018 distinguished researcher award from the (US) Oncology Nursing Society.