Former Australian of the year and mental health advocate Professor Patrick McGorry and Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel were among 21 leading scientists to be elected to the Academy in May.
The six women and 15 men have made outstanding contributions to a range of scientific areas including agriculture, advanced communications and cancer research.
Academy President, Professor Andrew Holmes AM PresAA FRS FTSE, congratulated all of the new Fellows elected this year for making significant and lasting impacts in their scientific disciplines.
New Fellows were admitted to the Academy in a formal ceremony in Canberra, and made presentations about their work at the Academy’s annual flagship event, Science at the Shine Dome.
The 2016 Fellows are:
Dr Ian Allison AO FAA, University of Tasmania
Professor David Bellwood FAA, James Cook University
Professor Benjamin Eggleton FAA FTSE, University of Sydney
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Fincher FAA FTSE, University of Adelaide
Dr Alan Finkel AO FAA FTSE, Office of the Chief Scientist
Professor Simon Foote FAA FTSE, Australian National University
Professor J. Justin Gooding FAA, UNSW
Dr John Kirkegaard FAA, CSIRO
Dr Anna Koltunow FAA, CSIRO
Professor Geoffrey Lindeman FAA, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Professor Alexander McBratney FAA, University of Sydney
Professor Patrick McGorry AO FAA, Orygen: The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne
Professor Neville Nicholls FAA, Monash University
Professor Stephen Nutt FAA, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Professor Sarah Robertson FAA, University of Adelaide
Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop FAA, University of Queensland
Professor Susan Scott FAA, Australian National University
Dr Daniela Stock FAA, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Professor Fedor Sukochev FAA, UNSW
Professor Toby Walsh FAA, UNSW
Professor Naomi Wray FAA, University of Queensland
The Academy also admitted two new Corresponding Members:
Professor John H Spence FAA, Arizona State University, United States
Professor Matthias Hentze FAA, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany
