The University of Wollongong (UOW) is an Australian public research university located in the coastal city of Wollongong,New South Wales,approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Sydney. As of 2023,the university had an enrolment of more than 33,000 students,an alumni base of more than 176,000 [LC1] and over 2,400 staff members including 16 Distinguished professors.
The Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is a part of the Australian Department of Defence,which provides science and technology support to Defence and defence industry. The agency's name was changed from Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) on 1 July 2015. It is Australia's second largest government-funded science organisation after the CSIRO and its research outcomes have supported operations for over 100 years.
Hugh Francis Durrant-Whyte is a British-Australian engineer and academic. He is known for his pioneering work on probabilistic methods for robotics. The algorithms developed in his group since the early 1990s permit autonomous vehicles to deal with uncertainty and to localize themselves despite noisy sensor readings using simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM).
The Eureka Prizes are awarded annually by the Australian Museum,Sydney,to recognise individuals and organizations who have contributed to science and the understanding of science in Australia. They were founded in 1990 following a suggestion by science journalist Robyn Williams.
Willy Susilo is an Australian cybersecurity scientist and cryptographer. He is a Distinguished Professor at the School of Computing and Information Technology,Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences University of Wollongong,Australia.
Alan Simon Finkel is an Australian neuroscientist,inventor,researcher,entrepreneur,educator,policy advisor,and philanthropist. He was Australia’s Chief Scientist from 2016 to 2020. Prior to his appointment,his career included Chancellor of Monash University,President of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE),and CEO and founder of Axon Instruments,and CTO for the electric car start-up Better Place Australia.
Robin John Batterham AO FREng FAA FTSE is an Australian scientist specialising in chemical engineering. He was the Chief Scientist of Australia from 1999 to 2006.
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Gordon Wallace is a leading scientist in the field of electromaterials. His students and collaborators have pioneered the use of nanotechnology in conjunction with organic conductors to create new materials for energy conversion and storage as well as medical bionics. He has developed new approaches to fabrication that allow material properties discovered in the nano world to be translated into micro structures and macro scopic devices.
Michelle Yvonne Simmons is an Australian quantum physicist,recognised for her foundational contributions to the field of atomic electronics.
Nils Göran Arne Roos FTSE is a Swedish academic,technologist,author and businessman. He is a specialist in the field of intellectual capital and an expert in innovation management and strategy. He was appointed Thinker in Residence on industry development by the Government of South Australia in 2011,and subsequently moved to the state's Economic Development Board,where he serves as a member. Amongst a number of other positions,he is also a member of the Flinders University Council. Roos was named one of the 13 most influential thinkers for the 21st century by the Spanish business journal Direccion y Progreso.
Margaret Mary Sheil is an Australian academic and the Vice Chancellor of Queensland University of Technology.
David Abramson is an Australian computer scientist. He has been Director of the Research Computing Centre at the University of Queensland,Australia,since 2012. He has been involved in computer architecture and high performance computing research since 1979.
Xiaolin Wang is a Chinese-Australian scientist recognised for his work in advanced materials synthesis and characterisation and spintronics. He is director of the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials,University of Wollongong. Wang is a University of Wollongong senior professor,and an Australian Research Council future fellow.
The M. A. Sargent Medal is awarded by Engineers Australia for longstanding eminence in science or the practice of electrical engineering. It is named in honour of Michael Anthony (Mike) Sargent,an outstanding Australian electrical engineer. The medal is the highest award of the Electrical College board of Engineers Australia.
Judy Agnes Raper is an Australian chemical engineer and was previously Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Wollongong. She has served as a National Science Foundation Director and led the Atomic Energy Research Establishment. She has been Dean &CEO of TEDI-London,a new engineering higher education provider since its incorporation in June,2019.
Elaine Saunders is an associate professor at the Swinburne University of Technology and executive director of Blamey Saunders,as well as an inventor,entrepreneur. She was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science Technology and Engineering in 2019. She is one of only nine women out of 160 to win the Clunies Ross award for entrepreneurship,and has won many other awards,as well as given numerous keynote addresses on the value of entrepreneurship and innovation in STEMM.
Bronwyn Evans is an Australian engineer who was Chief Executive Officer of Engineers Australia from 2019 to 2022.
