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STANDING COMMITTEES

Finance Committee
(Bye-laws Chapter III Section 13)

Treasurer (Chair)
Mr F Muir	Foreign Secretary
President	Secretary (Education and Public Awareness)
Secretary (Physical Sciences)	Mr N Ffrench
Professor L Mander (for Secretary, Biological Sciences)	Professor M Dopita, FAA
Secretary (Science Policy)

House Committee
To advise Council on the use, maintenance and improvement of the buildings, grounds, furnishings, fittings and equipment.

Professor S R Taylor, FAA (Chair)
Professor J M Anderson, FAA	Professor N H Fletcher, FAA
Professor D R Curtis, FAA	Professor W R Levick, FAA

Library Committee
To advise Council on the operation and development of the Adolph Basser Library.

Dr C H Tyndale-Biscoe, FAA (Chair)	Professor J M Gani, FAA
Dr M-L Ayres	Professor R W Home (Editor, Historical Records of Australian Science)
Dr D F Branagan	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 D R Curtis, FAA (Chair)	Professor R M Macleod
Professor R W Home (Editor)	Professor I D Rae
Professor D P Craig, FAA	Dr L Robin
Professor L T Evans, FAA	Dr C H Tyndale-Biscoe, FAA
Dr J G Jenkin	Dr G K White, FAA

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

President
Secretary (Science Policy)	One Vice-President

Mawson Lecture Committee
To advise Council on the award of the Lecture and Medal, in accordance with Standing Order XLI.

Professor A J W Gleadow, FAA (Chair)	Professor A Crawford *
Professor B W Chappell, FAA	Dr P L McFadden, FAA †

* President of the Geological Society of Australia
†     Chair, National Committee for Solid Earth Sciences

Maxwell Ralph Jacobs Fund Committee
To advise Council on the use of the Fund, in accordance with Standing Order XXIV.

Mr A Brown (Chair)
Dr I Bevege	Professor I Ferguson *
Dr M F C Day, FAA	Professor P Kanowski

* Representing the Institute of Foresters of Australia

Rudi Lemberg Travelling Fellowship Committee
To advise Council on the award of the Fellowship, in accordance with Standing Order XIX.

Professor J M Anderson, FAA (Chair)
Dr E S Dennis, FAA	Professor P W Kuchel, FAA
Professor G Hope	Professor J Wallace *

* Representing the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Graeme Caughley Travelling Fellowship Committee
To advise Council on the award of Fellowships, in accordance with Standing Order XXXVIII.

Dr C H Tyndale-Biscoe, FAA (Chair)
Dr P Shaughnessy *	Dr D Spratt †

* Representing the Australasian Wildlife Management Society
† Representing CSIRO Wildlife and Ecology

Wal Gentle Scholarship Fund Committee
To advise Council on the award of Scholarships, in accordance with Standing Order XXXV.

Mr F R Humphreys * (Chair)
Mr R Free †	Dr J Passioura, FAA
Mrs M J Lambert ‡	Dr J Turner *

* Representing State Forests of New South Wales
† Representing the Institute of Foresters
‡ Representing the University of Washington Alumni Association

Boden Research Conferences Selection Committee
To advise Council on the award of support for Boden Research Conferences, in accordance with Standing Order VIII.

Dr E S Dennis, FAA (Chair)	Professor N A Nicola, FAA
Professor T P Hughes, FAA	Professor R Shine, FAA

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 J J Burdon, FAA (Chair)
Professor J M Bowler	Professor H Marsh

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 B L N Kennett, FAA (Chair)
Professor R D Ekers, FAA	Dr A D McEwan, FAA

Postdoctoral Committee
A Joint Committee of the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering to advise the Councils of the two Academies on the award of grants.

Professor D V Boger, FAA (Chair)	Professor J M Gani, FAA
Professor R Evans	Dr S Walker

* and two representatives from the Australian Research Council

Asia Exchange Committee
A Joint Committee of the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering to advise the Councils of the two Academies on the award of grants.

Professor D V Boger, FAA (Chair)
Professor R W Bilger, FAA	Professor J M Gani, FAA
Dr R J Clements	Professor D J Hilton, FAA

North America Committee
A Joint Committee of the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering to advise the Councils of the two Academies on the award of grants.

Professor P L McFadden, FAA (Chair)
Professor A F Cowman, FAA	Professor Y Kivshar, FAA
Professor A R Egan	Dr R J Pace

Europe Committee
A Joint Committee of the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering to advise the Councils of the two Academies on the award of grants.

Professor R W Rickards, FAA	Professor E R Lumbers, FAA
Professor N H Fletcher, FAA	Professor A Robson
Professor P W Kuchel, FAA	Professor S R Taylor, FAA

Video Histories Advisory Committee
To advise Council on candidates for the Video Histories of Australian Science program.

Secretary (Education and Public Awareness)
Professor R W Crompton, FAA	Professor F J Fenner, FAA
Dr L T Evans, FAA	Professor C E Praeger, FAA