speciality
Interviews by speciality
Some interviews will be listed under more than one specialty due to the cross-discipline nature of scientific research.
Biology
Chemistry
Environment
Health and medical
Mathematics
Physical sciences
Psychology
Technology and engineering
Women in science
Past Presidents of the Academy
*denotes Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
Biology
Agricultural science
Aitken, Dr Yvonne (1911–2004)
Biochemistry and molecular biology
Boardman*, Dr Keith (1926)
Gibson*, Professor Frank (1923–2008)
Hoogenraad, Professor Nick (1942)
Mackay, Dr Joel (1968)
Millar, Dr Harvey (1971)
Pogson, Dr Barry (1962)
Rathjen, Professor Peter (1964)
Rickard, Professor Pamela (1928–2002)
Rogers*, Professor George (1927)
Bioinformatics
Oshlack, Dr Alicia (1975)
Biophysics
Fraser*, Dr Bruce (1924)
Botany
Wardrop*, Professor Alan (1921–2003)
Weste, Dr Gretna (1917–2006)
Ecology
Birch*, Professor Charles (1918-2009)
Boyden*, Professor Stephen (1925)
Costin*, Dr Alec (1925)
Possingham*, Professor Hugh (1962)
Slatyer*, Professor Ralph (1929)
Epidemiology
Stanley*, Professor Fiona (1946)
Entomology
Waterhouse*, Dr Douglas (1916–2000)
Wright, Dr Jane (1954)
Fish technology
Olley, Dr June (1924)
Genetics
Baker, Dr Rohan (1962)
Graves*, Professor Jenny (1941)
Holloway*, Professor Bruce (1928)
Mayo*, Dr Oliver (1942)
Pittard*, Professor Jim (1935), Microbial geneticist
Immunology
Doherty*, Professor Peter (1940)
Frazer*, Professor Ian (1953)
Nossal*, Sir Gustav (1931)
Ogilvie*, Dame Bridget (1938)
Marine biology
Bennett, Dr Isobel (1909–2008)
Jeffrey*, Dr Shirley (1930)
Webster, Dr Nicole (1973)
Marsupial biology
Tyndale-Biscoe*, Dr Hugh (1929)
Medical science
Clark*, Professor Graeme (1935)
O'Bryan, Dr Moira (1966)
Piller, Dr Sabine (1970)
Short* Professor Roger (1930)
Stone*, Professor Jonathan (1942)
Woolcock*, Professor Ann (1937–2001)
Microbiology
Marshall*, Professor Barry (1951)
Ada*, Professor Gordon (1922)
Dick, Miss Margaret (1918–2008)
Fenner*, Professor Frank (1914–2010)
Millis*, Professor Nancy (1922)
Pittard*, Professor Jim (1935), Microbial geneticist
Webster, Dr Nicole (1973)
Nephrology
Kincaid-Smith, Professor Priscilla (1926)
Neuroscience
Bennett*, Professor Max (1939)
Bishop*, Professor Peter (1917)
Curtis*, Professor David (1927)
Horridge*, Professor Adrian (1927)
Lance*, Professor James (1926)
Rogers*, Professor Lesley (1943)
Suaning, Gregg (1963)
Parasitology
Ogilvie*, Dame Bridget (1938)
Pathology
Miller*, Professor Jacques (1931)
Physiology
Holman*, Professor Mollie (1930–2010)
McLachlan*, Professor Elspeth (1942)
Metcalf*, Professor Donald (1929)
Renfree*, Professor Marilyn (1947)
Plant science
Bergersen*, Dr Fraser (1929-2011)
Dennis*, Dr Liz (1943)
Evans*, Dr Lloyd (1927)
Frankel*, Sir Otto (1900–1998)
Peacock*, Dr Jim (1937)
Robertson*, Sir Rutherford (1913–2001)
Stewart-Wade, Dr Sally (1969)
Vascular biology
Campbell*, Professor Julie (1946)
Veterinary science
Sprent*, Professor John (1915–2010)
Short* Professor Roger (1930)
Virology
Fenner*, Professor Frank (1914–2010)
Zoology
Woolley, Dr Patricia (1932)
Chemistry
Carbohydrate chemistry
Angyal*, Professor Stephen (1914)
Chemical engineering
Bremmell, Dr Kristen (1970)
Nexhip, Dr Colin (1969)
Skyllas-Kazacos, Professor Maria (1951)
Chemistry
Cole*, Professor Andrew (1924)
Compston*, Professor Bill (1931)
Lyons*, Professor Lawrence (1922-2010)
Taylor *, Professor Ross (1925)
Youatt, Dr Jean (1925)
Brown*, Professor Ron (1927-2008)
Stokes*, Professor Robin (1918)
Organic chemistry
Badger*, Sir Geoffrey (1916–2002)
Beckwith*, Professor Athel (1930–2010)
Swan*, Professor John (1924)
Physical chemistry and materials science
Caruso*, Professor Frank (1968)
Morrison*, Professor James (1924)
Physical and inorganic chemist
Martin*, Professor Ray (1926)
Theoretical chemistry
Craig*, Professor David (1919)
Hush*, Professor Noel (1924)
Environment
Antarctic research
Law*, Dr Phillip (1912–2010)
Ecology
Birch*, Professor Charles (1918-2009)
Dawes-Gromadzki, Dr Tracy (1972)
Day*, Dr Max (1915)
Slatyer*, Professor Ralph (1929)
Environmental science
Marsh, Professor Helene (1945)
Paltridge
*, Dr Garth (1940)
Webster, Dr Nicole (1973)
Environment and resources
Fenner*, Professor Frank (1914–2010)
Lovering*, Professor John (1930)
Human ecology
Boyden*, Professor Stephen (1925)
Land use ecology
Costin*, Dr Alec (1925)
Mathematical ecology
Possingham*, Professor Hugh (1962)
Health and medical
Epidemiology
Stanley*, Professor Fiona (1946)
Endocrinology
Burger*, Professor Henry (1933)
de Kretser*, Professor David (1939)
Food microbiology
Dick, Miss Margaret (1918–2008)
Gastroenterology
Marshall*, Professor Barry
(1951)
Medical science
Piller, Dr Sabine (1970)
O'Bryan, Dr Moira (1966)
Short* Professor Roger (1930)
Stone*, Professor Jonathan (1942)
Woolcock*, Professor Ann (1937–2001)
Nephrology
Kincaid-Smith, Professor Priscilla (1926)
Neurobiology
Bennett*, Professor Max (1939)
Rogers*, Professor Lesley (1943)
Neurology
Lance*, Professor James (1926)
Neurophysiology
Curtis*, Professor David (1927)
Neuroscience and medical engineering
Clark*, Professor Graeme (1935)
Suaning, Gregg (1963)
Pathology
Miller*, Professor Jacques (1931)
Warren*, Dr Robin (1937)
Physiology
Holman*, Professor Mollie (1930–2010)
Korner*, Professor Paul (1925)
Metcalf*, Professor Donald (1929)
McLachlan*, Professor Elspeth (1942)
Renfree*, Professor Marilyn (1947)
Plastic surgeon
Wood, Dr Fiona
(1958)
Vascular biology
Campbell*, Professor Julie (1946)
Visual neurophysiology
Bishop*, Professor Peter (1917)
World health
Fenner*, Professor Frank (1914–2010)
Nossal*, Sir Gustav (1931)
Mathematics
Bioinformatics
Oshlack, Dr Alicia (1975)
Mathematical ecology
Possingham*, Professor Hugh (1962)
Mathematical statistics
Heyde*, Professor Christopher (1939-2008)
Gani*, Professor Joe (1924)
Mayo*, Dr Oliver (1942)
Mathematics
Neumann*, Professor Bernhard (1909–2002)
Praeger*, Professor Cheryl (1948)
Szekeres*, Professor George (1911–2005)
Operations research
Boland, Dr Natashia (1967)
Theoretical physics
Professor Angas Hurst (1923)
Physical sciences
Applied physics
Blevin,
Dr William (1929)
Antarctic research
Law*, Dr Phillip (1912–2010)
Atmospheric science
Paltridge
*, Dr Garth (1940)
Astronomy
Gascoigne*, Professor Ben (1915–2010)
Schmidt*, Dr Brian (1967)
Geochemistry
Compston*, Professor Bill (1931)
Taylor*, Professor Ross (1925)
Geology
Carey*, Professor Sam (1911–2002)
Hill*, Dorothy (1907–1997)
Lovering*, Professor John (1930)
Nashar, Professor Beryl (1923)
Stanton*, Professor Richard (1926)
Truswell*, Dr Liz (1941)
Woodall*, Dr Roy (1930)
Geophysics
McEwan*, Dr Angus (1937)
Hendrick, Natasha (1972)
Paterson*, Professor Mervyn (1925)
Turner*, Professor Stewart (1930)
Mathematical physics
Professor Angas Hurst (1923)
Metallurgy
Worner*, Professor Howard (1913–2006)
Nuclear physics
Newton*, Professor John (1924)
Palaeontology
Armand, Dr Leanne (1968)
Campbell*, Professor Ken (1927)
Physical chemistry and materials science
Caruso*, Professor Frank (1968)
Physics
White*, Dr Guy
Bilek, Professor Marcela (1968)
Carver*, Professor John (1926–2004)
Christiansen*, Professor Chris (1913–2007)
Davies*, Professor Louis (1923–2001)
Fletcher*, Professor Neville (1930)
Laby, Dr Jean (1915–2008)
Street*, Professor Robert (1920)
Blevin,
Dr William (1929)
Terrestrial and planetary science
Hales*, Professor Anton (1911–2006)
Theoretical physics
Barnard, Dr Amanda (1971)
Psychology
Experimental psychology
Day*, Professor Ross
Technology and engineering
Chemical engineering
Bremmell, Dr Kristen (1970)
Nexhip, Dr Colin (1969)
Skyllas-Kazacos, Professor Maria (1951)
Engineering
Anderson*, Professor Brian (1941)
Christiansen*, Professor Chris (1913)
Moody, James (1976)
Fish technology
Olley, Dr June (1924)
Information technology
Moody, James (1976)
Materials science
Caruso*, Professor Frank (1968)
Medical engineering
Suaning, Gregg (1963)
Metallurgy
Worner*, Professor Howard (1913–2006)
Neuroscience and medical engineering
Clark*, Professor Graeme (1935)
Operations research
Boland, Dr Natashia (1967)
Women in science
Aitken, Dr Yvonne (1911–2004)
Armand, Dr Leanne (1968)
Barnard, Dr Amanda (1971)
Bennett, Dr Isobel (1909–2008)
Bilek, Professor Marcela (1968)
Boland, Dr Natashia (1967)
Bremmell, Dr Kristen (1970)
Campbell*, Professor Julie (1946)
Dawes-Gromadzki, Dr Tracy (1972)
Dennis*, Dr Liz (1943)
Dick, Miss Margaret (1918–2008)
Graves*, Professor Jenny (1941)
Hendrick, Natasha (1972)
Hill*, Dorothy (1907–1997)
Holman*, Professor Mollie (1930–2010)
Jeffrey*, Dr Shirley (1930)
Kincaid-Smith, Professor Priscilla (1926)
Laby, Dr Jean (1915–2008)
Marsh, Professor Helene (1945)
McLachlan*, Professor Elspeth (1942)
Millis*, Professor Nancy (1922)
Nashar, Professor Beryl (1923)
O'Bryan, Dr Moira (1966)
Olley, Dr June (1924)
Oshlack, Dr Alicia (1975)
Piller, Dr Sabine (1970)
Praeger*, Professor Cheryl (1948)
Renfree*, Professor Marilyn (1947)
Rickard, Professor Pamela (1928–2002)
Rogers*, Professor Lesley (1943)
Skyllas-Kazacos, Professor Maria (1951)
Stanley*, Professor Fiona (1946)
Stewart-Wade, Dr Sally (1969)
Truswell*, Dr Liz (1941)
Webster, Dr Nicole (1973)
Wood, Dr Fiona
(1958)
Weste, Dr Gretna (1917–2006)
Woolcock*, Professor Ann (1937–2001)
Woolley, Dr Patricia (1932)
Wright, Dr Jane (1954)
Youatt, Dr Jean (1925)
Past Presidents of the Academy
(1954–1957) Oliphant, Mark
(1957–1961) Eccles, John
(1961–1965) Cherry, Thomas
(1965–1969) Burnet, Frank
(1969–1970) Martyn, David
(1970) Hill, Dorothy
(1970–1974) Robertson, Rutherford
(1974–1978) Badger, Geoffrey
(1978–1982) Evans, Lloyd
(1982–1986) Birch, Arthur
(1986–1990) Curtis, David
(1990–1994) Craig, David
(1994–1998) Nossal, Gustav
(1998–2002) Anderson, Brian
(2002–2006) Peacock, Jim
(2006–2010) Lambeck, Kurt