Dr Bob Frater

Dr Bob FraterAO FAA FRSN Over more than 50 years, Dr Bob Frater has researched electronics, telecommunications, electroacoustics, radioastronomy instrumentation, electroacoustics and biomedical devices. In 1996, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for his contributions to science, including his work on the construction of the Australia Telescope at Narrabri in northern…

Professor Sue Richardson

Professor Sue RichardsonFASSA Professor Richardson is Principal Research Fellow and deputy Director of the National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University. The rest of the bio is in Paragraph, ensure that all published texts are in italics. Add spaces to separate the information, as these are generally quite brief. Her principal research interests are in…

Professor Nalini Joshi

Professor Nalini Joshi FAA Professor Nalini Joshi is Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Sydney. Nalini has taught mathematics at ANU, UNSW, the University of Adelaide and the University of Sydney. She has been a Visiting Professor at Kyoto University in Japan and the University of Leeds, UK. She was Head of the…

Mr David Hind

Mr David HindFTSE David Hind is Chair of Skills Tasmania, an angel investor and Chair of Barefoot Power Pty Ltd, a board member of the childhood cancer charity Redkite and is Director of External Relations at the University of Sydney’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He is a past President of the Business Higher…

Professor Stephen Gaukroger

Professor Stephen GaukrogerFAHA Professor Gaukroger is currently Professor of History of Philosophy and History of Science at the University of Sydney. He has served as President of the Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science; President of the Australasian Society for the History of Philosophy; Chair of the Australian Academy of…

Professor Russell Tytler

Professor Russell Tytler Professor Tytler is the Chair in Science Education at Deakin University, deputy director of the Centre for Research in Educational Futures and Innovation (CREFI) and heads the very productive Science, Technology, Environmental and Mathematics Education group. He is also ‘hub cap’ of the Victorian SiMERR rural and regional network. He has had…

Dr John Williams

Dr John WilliamsFTSE Dr Williams recently retired after nearly six years as Commissioner of the NSW Natural Resources Commission (NRC). He was former Chief Scientist, NSW Department of Natural Resources following his retirement from CSIRO as Chief of Land and Water in 2004. In 2005, he was awarded the prestigious Farrer Memorial Medal for achievement…

Mr John Toomey

Mr John Toomey FTSE Mr Toomey has wide professional experience spanning many decades in the planning and execution of major Development and Infrastructure Projects both in Australia and overseas, including mines, industrial complexes, rail and port facilities, and water storage and conservation works. He also has had deep involvement in the direction and management of…

Professor Hugh Possingham

Professor Hugh PossinghamFAA Professor Possingham is Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED) & the National Environment Research Program Environmental Decision Hub (NERP Decisions) . He holds a variety of additional roles including The Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists (founding member), Chief Editor of Conservation Letters (an international scientific journal), Council…

Professor Sandra Kentish

Professor Sandra Kentish Professor Kentish is Head of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The University of Melbourne. She is also an invited Professor at the Centre for Water, Earth and the Environment within the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) in Canada. Professor Kentish has broad interests in industrial separations, particularly…