Ian Lowe

Ian Lowe AO is an emeritus professor at Brisbane's Griffith University, where he was previously Head of the School of Science. His research concerns the influence of policy decisions on use of science and technology, especially in the fields of energy and environment. He directed the Commission for the Future in 1988 and chaired the advisory council that produced the first national report on the state of the environment in 1996. In 2000 he received the Queensland Premier's Millennium Award for Excellence in Science and the Australian Prime Minster's Environmental Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement. He has written a weekly column for New Scientist for 12 years and received the 2002 Eureka Award for Promotion of Science.