President of the Australian Academy of Science Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC has welcomed new office holders and members of the Academy’s Council.
Professor Margaret Sheil AO begins her role as the Academy’s Secretary for Science Policy, succeeding Professor Ian Chubb AC.
Professor Sheil has been Vice-Chancellor of QUT since February 2018 and is also Chair of the Queensland Museum Network and lead Vice-Chancellor for Research for Universities Australia. She was elected a Fellow of the Academy in 2021.
Professor Barbara Nowak begins her role as the Academy’s Treasurer, succeeding Professor Marilyn Anderson AO.
Professor Nowak is Professor Emeritus at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania and Honorary Professor at RMIT University. She was also elected a Fellow of the Academy in 2021.
“I would like to thank Ian and Marilyn for their significant contribution to the Council and continuing support of the Academy’s strategic objectives,” Professor Jagadish said.
“I also welcome the election of Professors Joanne Etheridge, Jennifer Martin AC and Jamie Rossjohn to the Academy’s Council, and thank outgoing members Professors Julian Gale, Colin Raston and David Bowtell.”
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