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Academy examines researcher mobility at APEC workshop

Director of International Programs at the Academy, Nancy Pritchard, was recently invited by the Department of Education and Training to speak at the ‘Researcher mobility among APEC countries’ workshop in Jakarta.

Ms Pritchard spoke about mid- and late-career researcher mobility from the perspective of the Academy, which has been managing mobility and exchange programs on behalf of the Australian Government for many years.

Participants from 12 APEC economies attended the workshop, held in December.

Links with Japan

Australian delegation to attend HOPE meeting

The name ‘HOPE’ signifies the promise held for young scientists, and optimism for a bright science and technology future in the Asia–Pacific region and in Africa.

A delegation of researchers from Australia are travelling to Tokyo in March to attend the eighth HOPE Meeting.

Early-career scientist to visit United States

Breanne Hobden, winner of a scholarship to visit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US

Early-career researcher Breanne Hobden has been awarded a scholarship to visit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States later this year. Breanne is a PhD student at the University of Newcastle whose research focuses on depression management for people with comorbid alcohol dependence.

Research seminars in Malaysia foster collaboration

Australian experts will highlight Australia’s research expertise in disaster management, climate science and biodiversity in a series of seminars in Malaysia this year.

The series, organised by the Academy and the Department of Education and Training’s Counsellor Education and Science in Kuala Lumpur, aims to encourage collaboration between leading Australian and Malaysian experts.

American Nobel Laureate visits Academy

Nobel Laureates WE Moerner and Brian Schmidt at the Shine Dome

The Academy hosted a visit from American Nobel Laureate, Professor WE Moerner, in February.

Professor Moerner received the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy. He joined Academy Fellows, including Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt AC FAA FRS, as well as other Australian scientists, for lunch at the Academy.

Honours and awards to Fellows

From left: Joss Bland-Hawthorn, C Jagadish and Philip Kuchel CSL Florey Medal

Professor Perry Bartlett FAA—for his discoveries that have transformed our understanding of the brain, and for his leadership of neuroscience in Australia.

Fellows in the news

From left: Robyn Williams, Michelle Simmons, Max Day and Ingrid Scheffer

David Cooper is helping to lead a landmark trial of HIV prevention drugs in New South Wales.

World leader in chemistry admitted as Corresponding Member

Professor CNR Rao FRS has been formally admitted as a Corresponding Member of the Academy, signing the Academy’s Charter Book at a ceremony in December.

Professor Rao is one of the foremost world leaders in the area of solid state and materials chemistry. He played a leading role in establishing the Australia–India Strategic Research Fund, fostering a long-term scientific and technological partnership between the two countries. The fund is Australia’s single largest bilateral science and research fund.

Nanomaterials researcher receives Le Fèvre Prize

Chengzhong (Michael) Yu, recipient of the 2015 Le Fèvre Memorial Prize.

The Academy’s 2015 Le Fèvre Memorial Prize for research in basic chemistry was recently presented to Professor Chengzhong (Michael) Yu from the University of Queensland’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology.

90th birthdays

The Academy sends warm congratulations to the following Fellows who celebrated their 90th birthdays this quarter:

Professor Ray Martin AO FAA FTSE—born 3 February 1926.

Ray Martin

Professor Richard Stanton AO FAA—born 16 February 1926.

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