Executive Committee for JSPS Alumni Association elected

The Executive Committee for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Alumni Association in Australia has been elected.

Following the Association’s first meeting at the Shine Dome in Canberra, the following members have been elected:

• President, A/Professor Graziella Caprarelli, University of South Australia
• Vice-President, A/Professor Graeme Allinson, RMIT University
• Treasurer, Dr Chunlu Liu, Deakin University
• Secretary, Dr Ruth Eriksen, University of Tasmania
• Ordinary Members:
  • Dr Shokoofeh Shamsi, Charles Sturt University (NSW/ACT)
  • Dr Patricia Vickers-Rich, Monash University (VIC/TAS)
  • Professor Peter Koopman, University of Queensland (QLD/NT)
  • Dr Mandy Walker, CSIRO (SA/WA)

The Chair of the Association’s organising committee, Professor Peter Koopman FAA, said the geographical, gender and discipline diversity amongst the Executive Committee was reflective of the wide variety of alumni who have been part of JSPS programs over the years.

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