Standing Committees
Overview
Committees comprised of Fellows and non-Fellows established to provide continuing advice to Council on one or more defined aspects of the Academy's activities.
Finance Committee
(Bye-laws Chapter III Section 13)
Treasurer (Chair)
Mr F Muir
President
Foreign Secretary
Secretary (Physical Sciences)
Secretary (Biological Sciences)
Secretary (Science Policy)
Secretary (Education and Public Awareness)
Professor T D Lamb, FAA
Mr M Waldron
Library Committee
To advise Council on the operation and development of the Adolph Basser Library.
Dr C H Tyndale-Biscoe, FAA (Chair)
Dr M-L Ayres
Dr D F Branagan
Professor J M Gani, FAA
Professor R W Home (Editor, Historical Records of Australian Science)
Dr J Passioura, FAA
Editorial Board, Historical Records of Australian Science
To set and maintain the editorial standards for the Records and to advise Council on matters of policy.
Professor R M Macleod
Professor I D Rae
Dr L Robin
Dr C H Tyndale-Biscoe, FAA
Dr G K White, FAA
Dr J Passioura , FAA (Chair)
Professor D Craig, FAA
Dr L T Evans, FAA
Professor R W Home (Editor)
Dr J G Jenkin
National Academies Forum
To consider matters of mutual interest to the four learned academies in Australia and to report to the four governing bodies.
Representing the Australian Academy of Science
Vice-Presidents
President
Secretary (Science Policy)
Mawson Lecture Committee
To advise Council on the award of the Lecture and Medal, in accordance with Standing Order XLI.
Professor S Y O'Reilly, FAA
Professor B L N Kennett, FAA (Chair) †
Professor P A Cawood
† Chair, National Committee for Earth Sciences
Graeme Caughley Travelling Fellowship Committee
To advise Council on the award of Fellowships, in accordance with Standing Order XXXVIII.
Dr D Spratt †
Dr C H Tyndale-Biscoe, FAA (Chair)
Professor J Hone *
* Representing the Australasian Wildlife Management Society
† Representing CSIRO Wildlife and Ecology
Rudi Lemberg Travelling Fellowship Committee
To advise Council on the award of the Fellowship, in accordance with Standing Order XIX.
Professor A Bacic, FAA
Dr T J Higgins, FAA (Chair)
Associate Professor D I Crane *
* Representing the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Boden Research Conferences Selection Committee
To advise Council on the award of support for Boden Research Conferences, in accordance with Standing Order VIII.
Professor P A Koopman, FAA
Professor H P Possingham, FAA
Professor D R Smyth, FAA (Chair)
Dr L A Hinds
Fenner Conferences on the Environment Selection Committee
To advise Council on the award of support for Fenner Conferences, in accordance with Standing Order XXIX.
Professor A Lynch
Professor A Cockburn, FAA (Chair)
Professor M Hutchison
Elizabeth And Frederick White Research Conferences Selection Committee
To advise Council on the award of support for Elizabeth and Frederick White Research Conferences, in accordance with Standing Order XXVIII.
Professor S O'Reilly, FAA
Professor T J McDougall, FAA (Chair)
Professor H O'Neill, FAA
Video Histories Advisory Committee
To advise Council on candidates for the Video Histories of Australian Science program.
Professor A R Hardham, FAA
Professor S Y O'Reilly, FAA
Professor R Williams, FAA
Professor R Dewar, FAA
Secretary (Education and Public Awareness) (Chair)
Professor J S Turner, FAA (Acting Chair)
Professor G B Cox, FAA
Professor G D Farquhar, FAA
