A Nobel Laureate, the creator of the cervical cancer vaccine, a Eureka prize winner and woman pioneer in mathematics are among the Australian Academy of Science’s new Council members.
“I’m extremely grateful to the retiring members for their dedication and commitment to the promotion of science,” said President of the Academy, Professor Suzanne Cory.
“We are delighted to have such high calibre new members of Council and look forward to welcoming them in May next year.”
Professor Chennupati Jagadish, nanotechnology and photonics expert from the Australian National University, currently a member of Council, will become the new Secretary for Physical Sciences.
He will be stepping into the role ably filled for the last three years by mathematics Professor Peter Hall of the University of Melbourne.
Professor Jagadish’s appointment gives rise to an additional vacancy on the Council for a member for physical sciences. This position will be filled by Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt.
Mathematics Professor Nalini Joshi of the University of Sydney and CSIRO climate specialist Professor Michael Raupach will become members for physical sciences when current members Professors Andy Gleadow and Michelle Simmons retire.
Representing biological sciences, cervical cancer vaccine specialist Professor Ian Frazer from Queensland University and ecologist Professor Richard Shine from the University of Sydney will become members of Council.
They will take over from current members for biological sciences, Professors Chris Goodnow and Hugh Possingham.
The new Councillors will assume their roles at the Australian Academy of Science Annual General Meeting at the Shine Dome on Thursday 4 May 2012.
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