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Interviews by speciality

Some interviews will be listed under more than one specialty due to the cross-discipline nature of scientific research.

Biology
Chemistry
Environment
Health and medical
Mathematics
Physical sciences
Technology and engineering
Women in science

*denotes Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Biology

Agricultural science
Aitken, Dr Yvonne (1911–2004)

Biochemistry and molecular biology
Boardman*, Dr Keith (1926– )
Gibson*, Professor Frank (1923–2008)
Mackay, Dr Joel (1968– )
Millar, Dr Harvey (1971– )
Pogson, Dr Barry (1962– )
Rathjen, Professor Peter (1964– )
Rickard, Professor Pamela (1928–2002)

Botany
Wardrop*, Professor Alan (1921–2003)
Weste, Dr Gretna (1917–2006)

Ecology
Boyden*, Professor Stephen (1925– )
Costin*, Dr Alec (1925– )
Possingham*, Professor Hugh (1962– )
Slatyer*, Professor Ralph (1929– )

Epidemiology
Stanley*, Professor Fiona (1946– )

Entomology
Waterhouse*, Dr Douglas (1916–2000)
Wright, Dr Jane (1954– )

Fish technology
Olley, Dr June (1924– )

Genetics
Baker, Dr Rohan (1962– )
Graves*, Professor Jenny (1941– )
Holloway*, Professor Bruce (1928– )

Immunology
Doherty*, Professor Peter (1940– )
Frazer*, Professor Ian (1953– )
Nossal*, Sir Gustav (1931– )

Marine biology
Bennett, Dr Isobel (1909–2008)
Jeffrey*, Dr Shirley (1930– )

Marsupial biology
Tyndale-Biscoe*, Dr Hugh (1929– )

Medical science
O'Bryan, Dr Moira (1966– )
Piller, Dr Sabine (1970– )
Stone*, Professor Jonathan (1942– )
Woolcock*, Professor Ann (1937–2001)

Microbiology
Ada*, Professor Gordon (1922– )
Dick, Miss Margaret (1918–2008)
Fenner*, Professor Frank (1914– )
Millis*, Professor Nancy (1922– )

Nephrology
Kincaid-Smith, Professor Priscilla (1926– )

Neuroscience
Bennett*, Professor Max (1939– )
Bishop*, Professor Peter (1917– )
Curtis*, Professor David (1927– )
Horridge*, Professor Adrian (1927– )
Rogers*, Professor Lesley (1943– )
Suaning, Gregg (1963– )

Pathology
Miller*, Professor Jacques (1931– )

Physiology
Holman*, Professor Mollie (1930– )
McLachlan*, Professor Elspeth (1942– )
Metcalf*, Professor Donald (1929– )
Renfree*, Professor Marilyn (1947– )

Plant science
Bergersen*, Dr Fraser (1929– )
Dennis*, Dr Liz (1943– )
Evans*, Dr Lloyd (1927– )
Frankel*, Sir Otto (1900–1998)
Robertson*, Sir Rutherford (1913–2001)
Stewart-Wade, Dr Sally (1969– )

Vascular biology
Campbell*, Professor Julie (1946– )

Veterinary science
Sprent*, Professor John (1915– )

Virology
Fenner*, Professor Frank (1914– )

Zoology
Woolley, Dr Patricia (1932– )

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Chemistry

Carbohydrate chemistry
Angyal*, Professor Stephen (1914– )

Chemical engineering
Bremmell, Dr Kristen (1970– )
Nexhip, Dr Colin (1969– )
Skyllas-Kazacos, Professor Maria (1951– )

Chemistry
Compston*, Professor Bill (1931– )
Lyons*, Professor Lawrence (1922– )
Taylor *, Professor Ross (1925– )
Youatt, Dr Jean (1925– )
Brown, Professor Ron (1927-2009)

Organic chemistry
Badger*, Sir Geoffrey (1916–2002)
Beckwith*, Professor Athel (1930– )
Swan*, Professor John (1924– )

Physical chemistry and materials science
Caruso, Professor Frank (1968– )

Physical and inorganic chemist
Martin, Professor Ray (1926-)

Theoretical chemistry
Craig*, Professor David (1919– )

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Environment

Antarctic research
Law*, Dr Phillip (1912– )

Ecology
Dawes-Gromadzki, Dr Tracy (1972– )
Day*, Dr Max (1915– )
Slatyer*, Professor Ralph (1929– )

Environmental science
Marsh, Professor Helene (1945– )

Environment and resources
Fenner*, Professor Frank (1914– )

Human ecology
Boyden*, Professor Stephen (1925– )

Land use ecology
Costin*, Dr Alec (1925– )

Mathematical ecology
Possingham*, Professor Hugh (1962– )

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Health and medical

Epidemiology
Stanley*, Professor Fiona (1946– )

Food microbiology
Dick, Miss Margaret (1918–2008)

Medical science
Piller, Dr Sabine (1970– )
O'Bryan, Dr Moira (1966– )
Stone*, Professor Jonathan (1942– )
Woolcock*, Professor Ann (1937–2001)

Nephrology
Kincaid-Smith, Professor Priscilla (1926– )

Neurobiology
Bennett*, Professor Max (1939– )
Rogers*, Professor Lesley (1943– )

Neurophysiology
Curtis*, Professor David (1927– )

Neuroscience and medical engineering
Suaning, Gregg (1963– )

Pathology
Miller*, Professor Jacques (1931– )

Physiology
Holman*, Professor Mollie (1930– )
Metcalf*, Professor Donald (1929– )
McLachlan*, Professor Elspeth (1942– )
Renfree*, Professor Marilyn (1947– )

Vascular biology
Campbell*, Professor Julie (1946– )

Visual neurophysiology
Bishop*, Professor Peter (1917– )

World health
Fenner*, Professor Frank (1914– )
Nossal*, Sir Gustav (1931– )

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Mathematics

Mathematical ecology
Possingham*, Professor Hugh (1962– )

Mathematical statistics
Gani*, Professor Joe (1924– )

Mathematics
Neumann*, Professor Bernhard (1909–2002)
Praeger*, Professor Cheryl (1948– )
Szekeres, George (1911–2005)

Operations research
Boland, Dr Natashia (1967– )

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Physical sciences

Antarctic research
Law*, Dr Phillip (1912– )

Astronomy
Gascoigne*, Professor Ben (1915– )
Schmidt*, Dr Brian (1967– )

Geochemistry
Compston*, Professor Bill (1931– )
Taylor*, Professor Ross (1925– )

Geology
Carey*, Professor Sam (1911–2002)
Hill*, Dorothy (1907–1997)
Nashar, Professor Beryl (1923– )
Stanton*, Professor Richard (1926– )
Truswell*, Dr Liz (1941– )

Geophysics
Hendrick, Natasha (1972– )
Paterson*, Professor Mervyn (1925– )
Turner*, Professor Stewart (1930– )

Metallurgy
Worner*, Professor Howard (1913–2006)

Palaeontology
Armand, Dr Leanne (1968– )
Campbell*, Professor Ken (1927– )

Physical chemistry and materials science
Caruso, Professor Frank (1968– )

Physics
Bilek, Professor Marcela (1968– )
Carver*, Professor John (1926–2004)
Christiansen*, Professor Chris (1913–2007)
Davies*, Professor Louis (1923–2001)
Fletcher*, Professor Neville (1930– )
Laby, Dr Jean (1915– )
Street*, Professor Robert (1920– )

Terrestrial and planetary science
Hales*, Anton (1911–2006)

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Technology and engineering

Chemical engineering
Bremmell, Dr Kristen (1970– )
Nexhip, Dr Colin (1969– )
Skyllas-Kazacos, Professor Maria (1951– )

Engineering
Anderson*, Professor Brian (1941– )
Christiansen*, Professor Chris (1913– )
Moody, James (1976– )

Fish technology
Olley, Dr June (1924– )

Information technology
Moody, James (1976– )

Materials science
Caruso, Professor Frank (1968– )

Medical engineering
Suaning, Gregg (1963– )

Metallurgy
Worner*, Professor Howard (1913–2006)

Operations research
Boland, Dr Natashia (1967– )

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Women in science

Aitken, Dr Yvonne (1911–2004)
Armand, Dr Leanne (1968– )
Bennett, Dr Isobel (1909–2008)
Bilek, Professor Marcela (1968– )
Boland, Dr Natashia (1967– )
Bremmell, Dr Kristen (1970– )
Campbell*, Professor Julie (1946– )
Dawes-Gromadzki, Dr Tracy (1972– )
Dennis*, Dr Liz (1943– )
Dick, Miss Margaret (1918–2008)
Graves*, Professor Jenny (1941– )
Hendrick, Natasha (1972– )
Hill*, Dorothy (1907–1997)
Holman*, Professor Mollie (1930– )
Jeffrey*, Dr Shirley (1930– )
Kincaid-Smith, Professor Priscilla (1926– )
Laby, Dr Jean (1915– )
Marsh, Professor Helene (1945– )
McLachlan*, Professor Elspeth (1942– )
Millis*, Professor Nancy (1922– )
Nashar, Professor Beryl (1923– )
O'Bryan, Dr Moira (1966– )
Olley, Dr June (1924– )
Piller, Dr Sabine (1970– )
Praeger*, Professor Cheryl (1948– )
Renfree*, Professor Marilyn (1947– )
Rickard, Professor Pamela (1928–2002)
Rogers*, Professor Lesley (1943– )
Skyllas-Kazacos, Professor Maria (1951– )
Stanley*, Professor Fiona (1946– )
Stewart-Wade, Dr Sally (1969– )
Truswell*, Dr Liz (1941– )
Weste, Dr Gretna (1917–2006)
Woolcock*, Professor Ann (1937–2001)
Woolley, Dr Patricia (1932– )
Wright, Dr Jane (1954– )
Youatt, Dr Jean (1925– )

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