Media releases
SCIENCE ACADEMY ELECTS NEW FELLOWS
25 March 2009
Sixteen of Australia's leading scientists were honoured on 24 March by election to the Australian Academy of Science.
Election to the Australian Academy of Science represents one of the highest honours for individual contributions to science that a scientist may be awarded. This year the Academy elects 16 new Fellows in a diverse range of sciences, including immunology, galaxy evolution, nanoengineering and evolutionary biology. Their exceptional contributions have shaped the direction of Australian and international science and contributed to the welfare of our nation. The new Fellows, elected in 2009 from Australian universities, CSIRO and medical research institutions, are:
Professor Marilyn Crowl Ball FAA
distinguished for her work on plant physiology: stress tolerance in plants and their ability to function in complex, highly variable environments.
Head, Ecosystem Dynamics, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200
Phone: 02 6215 5057; Fax: 02 6125 5095; Email: marilyn.ball@anu.edu.au
Professor John Philip Carter AM FAA FIEAust FTSE
distinguished for his work on computational and experimental geomechanics: prediction of the behaviour of geotechnical structures.
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NSW 2308
Phone: 02 4921 6025; Fax: 02 4921 7062; Email: john.carter@newcastle.edu.au
Professor Frank Caruso FAA
distinguished for his work on nanoengineering of surface structures through polymer self-assembly.
Director, Centre for Nano Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC 3010
Phone: 03 8344 3461; Fax: 03 8344 4153; Email: fcaruso@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Kong-Hong Andy Choo FAA
distinguished for his work on human molecular genetics: chromosome stability and replication in the development of vectors for gene therapy.
Professor, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville VIC 3052
Phone: 03 8341 6306; Fax: 03 9348 1391; Email: andy.choo@mcri.edu.au
Professor Warrick John Couch FAA
distinguished for his work on galaxy evolution and cosmology: discovery of the accelerating universe.
ARC Professorial Fellow, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, Hawthorn VIC 3122
Phone: 03 9214 4712; Fax: 03 9214 8797; Email: wcouch@swin.edu.au
Professor Hugh Francis Durrant-Whyte FAA FTSE
distinguished for his work on autonomous vehicle navigation and sensor data fusion.
Professor of Mechatronic Engineering, School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006
Phone: 02 9351 5583; Fax: 02 9351 7060; Email: hugh@acfr.usyd.edu.au
Professor Charles Reay Mackay FAA
distinguished for his work on immunology: chemoattractant receptors and inflammatory therapy.
Director, Immunology and Inflammation Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Phone: 02 9295 8405; Fax: 02 9295 8404; Email: c.mackay@garvan.org.au
Professor Paul Mulvaney FAA FRACI
distinguished for his work on nanoscience and plasmonics: surface plasmon spectroscopy enabling the optical detection of electrons in metal nanostructures.
ARC Federation Fellow, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, 30 Flemington Road, Parkville VIC 3010
Phone: 03 8344 2420; Fax: 03 8344 2420; Email: mulvaney@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Robert Glenn Parton FAA
distinguished for his work on molecular cell biology: characterisation of novel proteins involved in plasma membrane organisation of mammalian cells.
Professor of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, QLD 4072
Phone: 07 3346 2032; Fax: 07 3346 2339; Email: r.parton@imb.uq.edu.au
Professor George Paxinos AO FAA
distinguished for his work on neuroscience: construction of brain and spinal cord atlases.
Professor, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Barker Street, Randwick NSW 2031
Phone: 02 9382 7943; Fax: 02 9382 2722; Email: g.paxinos@unsw.edu.au
Dr Michael Robin Raupach FAA FTSE
distinguished for his work on atmospheric thermodynamics: turbulent flow, transport and energy balances over heterogeneous landscapes.
Research Scientist, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 3023, Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: 02 6246 5573; Fax: 02 6246 5988; Email: michael.raupach@csiro.au
Professor Leigh William Simmons FAA
distinguished for his work on evolutionary biology: theoretical models of sexual selection and life history evolution of vertebrates and invertebrates.
ARC Federation Fellow, Centre for Evolutionary Biology, School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley WA 6009
Phone: 08 6488 2221; Fax: 08 6488 1029; Email: lsimmons@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Professor Xu-Jia Wang FAA
distinguished for his work on non-linear partial differential equations and applications: including geometry and optimal transportation.
Professor of Mathematics, Centre for Mathematics and its Applications, Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200
Phone: 02 6125 8968; Fax: 02 6125 5549; Email: wang@maths.anu.edu.au
Professor Peter Michael Waterhouse FAA
distinguished for his work on plant molecular biology: gene silencing and virus resistance.
ARC Federation Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW 2006
Phone: 02 9114 0745; Fax: 02 9351 4771; Email: peter.waterhouse@usyd.edu.au
Professor Mark Westoby FAA
distinguished for his work on ecology and evolution: mapping and modelling of key ecological traits in plant species.
Professor, School of Biological Studies, Macquarie University, NSW 2109
Phone: 02 9850 8196; Fax: 02 9850 9354; Email: mark.westoby@mq.edu.au
Professor Raymond Leslie Withers FAA
distinguished for his work on solid state chemistry: application of electron microscopy to solving the statics and dynamics of complex structures.
Professor, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200
Phone: 02 6125 3714; Fax: 02 6125 0750; Email: withers@rsc.anu.edu.au
