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Fellowship
Election to the Academy
Sectional Committees
Sectional Committees
SC1 - Mathematical Sciences
SC1 - Mathematics
Professor
Peter Forrester
FAA
Mathematics
Matrix Theory
Statistics
Statistical Mechanics
The University of Melbourne
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
Noel Cressie
FAA
Mathematics
Informatics
Statistical Modelling
Statistics
University of Wollongong
New South Wales, Australia
Member
Professor
Aurore Delaigle
FAA
Mathematics
Statistical Methods for Streaming Data
Statistical Modelling
Statistics
The University of Melbourne
Victoria, Australia
Chair
Professor
Kate Smith-Miles
AO FAA
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Machine Learning
Applied Statistics
The University of Melbourne
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
Jessica Purcell
FAA
Pure Mathematics
Combinatorial Mathematics
Mathematics
Monash University
Victoria, Australia
Member
SC2 - Physics and Astronomy
SC2 - Physics and Astronomy
Professor
Joss Bland-Hawthorn
FAA
Optics
Photonics
Physics
Astronomy
The University of Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
Chair
Professor
Christine Charles
FAA
Nanofabrication
Plasma Physics
Physics
Materials
The Australian National University
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Member
Professor
Igor Bray
AM FAA
Physics
Atomic Physics
Molecular Physics
Antiproton Scattering and Ionisation
Curtin University
Western Australia, Australia
Member
Professor
Naomi McClure-Griffiths
FAA
Radioastronomy
Physics
Astronomy
Astrophysics
The Australian National University
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Member
Professor
Mark Krumholz
FAA
Numerical Analysis
Numerical Integration
Computational Mathematics
Physics
The Australian National University
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Member
SC3 - Chemistry
SC3—Chemistry
Professor
Frank Caruso
FAA FTSE FRS
Nanomaterials
Polymer Self-assembly
Chemistry
Materials
The University of Melbourne
Victoria, Australia
Chair
Professor
Maria Forsyth
AM FAA FTSE
Solid State Ionics
Physical Chemistry
Chemistry
Electromaterials
Deakin University
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
Dmitri Golberg
FAA
Nanofabrication
Nanomaterials
Nanotechnology
Condensed Matter Physics
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland, Australia
Member
Emerita Professor
Mary Garson
AM FAA
Organic Chemistry
Natural Products
NMR Spectroscopy
Chemistry
The University of Queensland
Queensland, Australia
Member
Professor
Elaine Holmes
FAA
NMR Spectroscopy
Computational Chemistry
Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Murdoch University
Western Australia, Australia
Member
Professor
Rich Payne
FAA
Organic Chemistry
Peptide Chemisty
Peptides
Natural Products
The University of Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
Member
SC4 - Earth and Planetary Sciences
SC4—Earth and Planetary Sciences
Professor
Hugh O'Neill
FAA FRS
Petrology
Earth Sciences
Minerals
Geology
Monash University
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Chair
Professor
Nerilie Abram
FAA
Climate Change
Climate Science
Climate Variability
Earth Sciences
The Australian National University
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Member
Professor
Hrvoje Tkalčić
FAA
Seismology
Planetary Science
Earth Evolution
Earth Structure
The Australian National University
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Member
Professor
Craig Simmons
FAA FTSE
Earth Sciences
Modelling
Water
Water Management
The University of Newcastle
South Australia, Australia
Member
Emeritus Professor
Greg Houseman
FRS
Geophysics
University of Leeds
West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
External Member
Emeritus Professor
Zheng-Xiang Li
FAA
Paleomagnetism
Earth Sciences
Geochemistry
Geochronology
Curtin University
Western Australia, Australia
Member
SC5 - Engineering sciences
SC5—Engineering sciences
Professor
Liming Dai
FAA FTSE
Nanoparticles
Photovoltaics
Polymers
Catalysis
University of New South Wales
New South Wales, Australia
Chair
Professor
John Carter
AM FAA FTSE
Civil Engineering
Engineering
Geomechanical Structures
Geomechanics
The University of Newcastle
New South Wales, Australia
Member
Professor
Yuri Estrin
FAA
Chemical Engineering
Engineering
Metallurgy
Materials
Monash University
Western Australia, Australia
Member
Dr
Anita Hill
FAA FTSE
Polymer Chemistry
Condensed Matter Physics
Physics
Engineering
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
Tony Weiss
AM FAA FTSE FAHMS
Research Commercialisation
Biology
Biomaterials
Tissue Engineering
The University of Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
Member
Professor
Xiaojing Hao
FAA FTSE
Semiconductors
Photovoltaics
Electrical Engineering
Engineering
University of New South Wales
New South Wales, Australia
Member
SC6 - Information and communication sciences
SC6—Information and communication sciences
Professor
Albert Zomaya
FAA
Computational Methods
Computer Science
ICT
Data Science
The University of Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
Chair
Professor
Ian Petersen
FAA
Quantum Control
Quantum Physics
Physics
Control Systems
The Australian National University
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Member
Dr
Greg Clark
AC FAA FTSE
Nuclear Fusion
Optical Communications
Silicon and Germanium
Quantum Computing
The Australian National University
New South Wales, Australia
Member
Professor
Xinghuo Yu
FAA
Power Systems
Electrical Engineering
Control Systems
Artificial Intelligence
The University of Adelaide
Victoria, Australia
Member
Emeritus Professor
Rick Middleton
FAA
Robotics
Power Systems
ICT
Control Systems
The University of Newcastle
New South Wales, Australia
Member
Professor
Rob Evans
FAA FTSE
Signal Processing
Computer Science
ICT
Control Systems
The University of Melbourne
Victoria, Australia
Member
SC7 - Plant and animal sciences
SC7—Plant and animal sciences
Professor
Leslie Weston
FAA
Natural Products
Soil Biology
Plant Roots
Biology
Charles Sturt University
New South Wales, Australia
Chair
Dr
Jean Finnegan
FAA
Plant Biology
Cloning
Biology
Genomics
CSIRO Plant Industry
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Member
Dr
Anna Koltunow
FAA FTSE
Seed Biology
Plant Biology
Plant Reproduction
Biology
The University of Queensland
South Australia, Australia
Member
Professor
Robin Gasser
FAA
Population Genetics
Biology
Bioinformatics
Biotechnology
The University of Melbourne
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
Ute Roessner
AM FAA
Plant Biology
Plant Cell Biology
Biology
Analytical Chemistry
Australian Research Council
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Member
Professor
David Cook
FAA
Physiology
Medical Sciences
Membranes
Membrane Transport
The University of Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
Member
SC8 - Molecular and Cell Biology
SC8 - Ecology, environment and evolution
Professor
Hugh Possingham
FAA FRS
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Mathematics
Biology
The University of Queensland
Queensland, Australia
Chair
Professor
Mark Burgman
FAA
Plant Biology
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Biology
Imperial College London
United Kingdom
Member
Professor
Linda Blackall
FAA
Biology
Coral Reefs
Bacteria
Bacteriology
The University of Melbourne
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
David Keith
FAA
Biology
Botany
Applied Ecology
Community Ecology
University of New South Wales
New South Wales, Australia
Member
Professor
Belinda Medlyn
FAA
Photosynthesis
Plant Physiology
Carbon Dioxide
Ecosystems
Western Sydney University
New South Wales, Australia
Member
Professor
Nicole Webster
FAA
Climate Change
Biology
Antarctic Science
Marine Biology
University of Tasmania
Tasmania, Australia
Member
SC9 - Molecular and cell biology, and human genetics
SC9—Molecular and cell biology, and human genetics
Professor
Susan Clark
FAA FAHMS
Cancer Epigenetics
Medical Sciences
DNA Methylation
Biochemistry
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
New South Wales, Australia
Chair
Professor
Sharad Kumar
AM FAA FAHMS
Protein Regulation
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Cell Death
University of South Australia
South Australia, Australia
Member
Professor
Rob Parton
FAA
Cell Biology
Cell Membranes
Biology
Membrane Proteins
The University of Queensland
Queensland, Australia
Member
Professor
Chris Mitchell
AO FAA FAHMS
Muscle Cell Physiology
Medical Sciences
Breast Cancer
Signalling Pathways
Monash University
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
David Komander
FAA FRS
Neurodegenerative Disease
Proteins
Biology
Biochemistry
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Victoria, Australia
Member
SC10 - Immunology, microbiology and haematology
SC10—Immunology, microbiology and haematology
Professor
Stephen Nutt
FAA
Biology
Antibodies
Immunology
Molecular Genetics
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
Gabrielle Belz
FAA FAHMS
Cell Biology
Immunology
Lymphocytes
Molecular Biology
The University of Queensland
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
Mariapia Degli-Esposti
FAA FAHMS
Biology
Cytokines
Dendritic Cells
Autoimmune Disease
Monash University
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
Jian Li
FAA
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacology
Drug Design
Drug Mechanisms
Monash University
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
Jeff Errington
FAA FRS
Natural Products
Cell Biology
Antibiotic Resistance
Bacteria
The University of Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
Member
SC11 - Physiology and neuroscience
SC11—Physiology and neuroscience
Professor
Sam Berkovic
AC FAA FAHMS FRS
Clinical
Medical Sciences
Epilepsy
Genetics
The University of Melbourne
Victoria, Australia
Chair
Professor
David Gardner
AM FAA
Physiology
Medical Sciences
Biology
Embryo Development
The University of Melbourne
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
Lois Salamonsen
FAA
Medical Sciences
Contraception
Fertility
Extracellular Vesicles
Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
Matthew Kiernan
AM FAA FAHMS
Motor Neurone Disease
Neurodegenerative Disease
Neurophysiology
Clinical Neurology
Neuroscience Research Australia
New South Wales, Australia
Member
Professor
Pankaj Sah
FAA FAHMS
Nervous System
Neuroscience
Medical Sciences
Brain Function
The University of Queensland
Queensland, Australia
Member
SC12 - Medicine, dentistry and health sciences
SC12—Medicine, dentistry and health sciences
Professor
Arthur Christopoulos
FAA FAHMS
Pharmacology
Neuropharmacology
Drug Mechanisms
Medical Sciences
Monash University
Victoria, Australia
Chair
Professor
Patrick McGorry
AO FAA FAHMS
Psychiatry
Medical Sciences
Mental Health
The University of Melbourne
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
Michelle Haber
AM FAA FAHMS
Oncology
Cancer
Cancer Biology
Cancer Therapy
Children's Cancer Institute Australia
New South Wales, Australia
Member
Professor
Andrew Wilks
FAA FTSE FAHMS
Research Commercialisation
Drug Design
Biology
Corporate Leadership
SYNthesis med chem
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
Helen Christensen
AO FAA FAHMS FASSA
Medical Sciences
Mental Health
Technology
Public Health
University of New South Wales
New South Wales, Australia
Member
SC13 - Interdisciplinary
SC13—Interdisciplinary
Professor
Louis Moresi
FAA
Partial Differential Equations
Planetary Science
Computational Mathematics
Earth Sciences
The Australian National University
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Chair
Professor
Hans Lambers
FAA
Pasture Nutrition
Plant Nutrition
Plant Biology
Biology
The University of Western Australia
Western Australia, Australia
Member
Professor
Geoff McLachlan
FAA
Mathematics
Bioinformatics
Machine Learning
Statistics
The University of Queensland
Queensland, Australia
Member
Professor
David Burke
AC FAA FTSE
Neuroscience
Reflex Function
Physiology
Medical Sciences
The University of Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
Member
Corresponding Member and Special Election Committee
Corresponding Member and Special Election Committee
Professor
John Shine
AC FAA FAHMS(Hon) FRS
Neurobiology
Medical Sciences
Genomics
Stem Cells
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
New South Wales, Australia
Chair
Professor
Marilyn Anderson
AO FAA FTSE
Pathogens
Plant Biology
Plant Defence Molecules
Biology
La Trobe University
Victoria, Australia
Member
Professor
Helene Marsh
AO FAA FTSE
Conservation
Biology
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
James Cook University
Queensland, Australia
Member
Professor
Colin Raston
AO FAA
Nanotechnology
Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistry
Flow Chemistry
Flinders University
South Australia, Australia
Member
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