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NATIONAL COMMITTEES

The Academy has 21 National Committees which are widely representative of its disciplines. The broad aims of the committees are to foster a designated branch or theme of natural science in Australia and to serve as a link between Australian scientists and overseas scientists in the same field.

Antarctic Research Astronomy Biomedical Sciences Brain and Mind Chemistry Crystallography Data in Science

Earth Sciences Earth System Science Geography History and Philosophy of Science Mathematical Sciences Mechanical Sciences Medicine

Nutrition Physics Plant and Animal Sciences Quaternary Research Radio Science Space Science Spectroscopy

• Guidelines for National Committees
• Guidelines for international scientific meetings held in Australia at the invitation of the Australian Academy of Science
• Australians on International Union Executives
• Meeting of Chairs of National Committees – Summary of proceedings (22 March 2007)
• Meeting of Chairs of National Committees – Summary of proceedings (13 April 2006)
• Workshop for National Committee Chairs – Summary of proceedings (28 April 2004)
• Meetings of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany