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Honouring his internationally recognised contributions to photonics both in university and industrial settings.
The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering is one of Australia’s four Learned Academies. On November 15th in Brisbane, Ben was one of 28 elected Fellows at the ATSE Annual General Meeting. University of Sydney News ATSE Media Release Full list of Elected Fellows
Professor Michael Barber FTSE, Vice Chancellor and President, Flinders University, Adelaide – honoured for his contribution to Australian science and technology as an applied mathematician and through senior leadership in universities.
Mr Anthony Barry FTSE, Chief Executive Asia Pacific, Aurecon – honoured for his innovative leadership in major infrastructure projects and industry associations; as well as his significant contributions in risk management and project delivery methods.
Professor Lyn Beazley FTSE, Chief Scientist of Western Australia – honoured for her research underpinning therapeutic approaches to brain repair and her promotion, as Chief Scientist in WA, of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Dr Jeremy Burdon FTSE, Chief, CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra – honoured for his major contributions, as a scientist and senior science manager, to plant-based agriculture and conservation in Australia.
Professor Ashley Bush FTSE, Head, Oxidation Biology Laboratory, Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria – honoured for his world-renowned research into advancing understanding and treatment of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Professor Mark Bush FTSE, Winthrop Professor Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Australia – honoured for his outstanding research in rheology and biomedical materials and his significant contributions to dental crown design.
Dr Ronald Cameron FTSE, Executive General Manager: Strategy, Government and International Relations, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Sydney – honoured for his international leadership in nuclear science and technology, risk engineering, international nuclear policy and public debate.
Professor David Cohen FTSE, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Accelerator Science Project, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Sydney – honoured for his identification of the serious health implications of fine particulates through his world-class expertise in ion beam technology.
Dr Frank de Hoog FTSE, Chief Scientist, CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences, Canberra – honoured for his exceptional insights and major impact on key industrial processes through mathematical research.
Professor Benjamin Eggleton FTSE, Federation Fellow and Research Director CUDOS (ARC Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems), University of Sydney – honoured for his internationally recognised contributions to photonics both in university and industrial settings.
Professor Simon Foote FTSE, Director of the Menzies Research Institute at the University of Tasmania – honoured as a leading medical researcher with an outstanding record in spinning out commercial opportunities from human health biotechnology research.
Professor James Galvin FTSE, Director Galvin and Associates, Sydney – honoured for his visionary achievements in mine research, mining education and mining safety and his international consulting leadership in mine health and safety.
Dr Rowan Gilmore FTSE, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Institute for Commercialisation, Brisbane – honoured for his seminal research into microwave circuit design tools and commercialisation and his achievements in developing public innovation and commercialisation services.
Ms Katherine Hirschfeld FTSE, Managing Director and Refinery Manager, BP Refinery, Bulwer Island, Brisbane – honoured for her energetic engineering leadership and passionate advocacy for women in technology.
Professor Sritawat Kitipornchai FTSE, Chair, Professor and Head, Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong – honoured for his outstanding research science and published work in structural engineering and mechanics.
Professor Peter Lee FTSE, Vice Chancellor, Southern Cross University, Lismore – honoured for his internationally recognised commercialised developments in process control innovation and his contributions to engineering education.
Professor Douglas MacFarlane FTSE, ARC Federation Fellow and Professor of Chemistry, Monash University, Melbourne – honoured for his discovery, development and application of advanced organic materials in electrochemical technology, chemical processing and biotechnology.
Professor Michael McLaughlin FTSE, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Land and Water and Professor, University of Adelaide – honoured for his internationally recognised contribution to the management of contaminants and nutrients in agricultural systems.
Professor Tanya Monro FTSE, Director, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS), University of Adelaide and ARC Federation Fellow – honoured for her world leadership in optical fibre research that underpins disruptive technologies for many industrial, health and defence applications.
Ms Susan Murphy FTSE, Chief Executive Officer, Water Corporation Western Australia – honoured for her leadership in desalinated water supply and her innovative approach to contracting strategies.
Professor Peter Newman FTSE, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University of Technology, Perth – honoured for his internationally recognised research, which has contributed to major change in sustainability planning across the world.
Professor John O’Connor FTSE, Professor of Physics and Head, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Newcastle – honoured for his outstanding leadership in science and engineering outreach through innovative schools programs.
Dr Adi Paterson FTSE, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Sydney – honoured for his contribution to leadership of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa, and in innovation and nuclear science.
Mr Michael Rayner FTSE, Partner, Cox Rayner Architects, Brisbane – honoured for his contribution to the application of design and architecture to planning for knowledge-based communities.
Professor Margaret Shiel FTSE, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Research Council, Canberra – honoured for her outstanding international reputation in the field of applied mass spectrometry and her strong contribution to Australia’s science and technology policies.
Dr Zhenrong Shi FTSE, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Suntech Power Holdings, Wuxi, China – honoured for his outstanding achievement in research and management in the large-scale commercialisation of photovoltaic panels.
Dr Meera Verma FTSE, Director, Site Operations Hospira, Adelaide – honoured for her exceptional achievement in biotechnology company management and successful operation of commercial biological manufacturing facilities.
And one Foreign Fellow
Mr Gordon Bell FTSE, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research Silicon Valley Research Group, California – honoured for his contribution to computer architecture, high-performance computing and leadership in the computer industry and US Government IT initiatives. |
