Judy Raper

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Judy Raper
Born
Judy Agnes Raper

1954 (age 69–70)
Alma mater University of New South Wales
Scientific career
Institutions University of Cambridge
University of Wollongong
University of Sydney
National Science Foundation
Thesis Hydrodynamic mechanisms on industrial sieve trays [1]  (1979)
Website Judy Raper

Judy Agnes Raper AM FTSE FRSN (born 1954) 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.

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Early life and education

Raper was born in Budapest. [2] She settled in Australia in 1957. [2] She earned her undergraduate and PhD degrees at the University of New South Wales in 1976 and 1980 respectively. [3] She worked on distillation columns. [4] She was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge, where she worked at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment. [5]

Research and career

Raper was appointed lecturer at the University of Newcastle in 1982. She joined the University of New South Wales in 1986, where she was Head of Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales, where she transformed the undergraduate engineering programme. [2] In 1997 Raper was the first woman to be appointed Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sydney. [6] Raper left the University of Sydney to join the University of Missouri as the chair of the Chemical and Biological engineering department in 2003. [7] [8] She spent 2006 on secondment at the National Science Foundation. [9] [10] [11] Her research considers the characterisation of particulates and their impact on pollution control. [12] She has focussed on pharmaceutical and medicinal applications of aerosol powders. [12] [13] [14]

Raper was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research and Innovation at the University of Wollongong in July 2008, a position she held until December 2018. [15] [16] She has led bids for federal government capital grants worth $135 million. [17] In 2017 Raper was the second woman to win the Australian and New Zealand Federation of Chemical Engineers Chemeca medal, and used her keynote acceptance speak to talk about the need for diversity in engineering. [18] Raper has spoken about the need for gender equality and increased diversity at the University of Wollongong. [19] She appointed Valerie Linton as the Dean of Engineering and Information Sciences in 2018. [20]

Raper is one of the Founding Deans of the PLuS Alliance, a collaboration between the University of New South Wales, Arizona State University and King's College London. [21]

Awards and honours

Her awards and honours include;

The University of New South Wales hold a Judy Raper Award for Leadership in her honour. [28]

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References

  1. ↑ Raper, Judy Agnes, Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UNSW (1979), Hydrodynamic mechanisms on industrial sieve trays, University of New South Wales. Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, retrieved 2 October 2019{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 Centre, The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research. "Raper, Judy - Biographical entry - Encyclopedia of Australian Science". www.eoas.info. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Technology, Missouri University of Science and (8 September 2003). "Judy Raper named chair of chemical and biological engineering". News and Events. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Looking beyond the stereotypes with Australia's top female engineer". Create. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 InspiringSTEM (8 March 2019). "Professor Judy Raper". InspiringSTEM. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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  7. ↑ Technology, Missouri University of Science and (8 September 2003). "Judy Raper named chair of chemical and biological engineering". News and Events. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "PEOPLE". Chemical & Engineering News Archive. 81 (51): 60–61. 22 December 2003. doi: 10.1021/cen-v081n051.p060 . ISSN   0009-2347.
  9. ↑ Council, National Research; Studies, Division on Earth and Life; Technology, Board on Chemical Sciences and; Roundtable, Chemical Sciences (7 April 2008). Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy: A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable. National Academies Press. ISBN   9780309178631.
  10. ↑ Council, National Research; Studies, Division on Earth and Life; Technology, Board on Chemical Sciences and; Roundtable, Chemical Sciences (7 May 2008). Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy: A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable. National Academies Press. ISBN   9780309114875.
  11. ↑ Technology, Missouri University of Science and (28 December 2005). "UMR chair to spend 2006 with National Science Foundation". News and Events. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  12. 1 2 "Raper, Judy A." scholars.uow.edu.au. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  13. ↑ Chew, N.Y.K Tang, P Chan, H-K Raper, Judy A (1 January 2005). "How Much Particle Surface Corrugation is Sufficient to Improve Aerosol Performance of Powders". Pharmaceutical Research. 22 (1). Research Online: 148–52. doi:10.1007/s11095-004-9020-4. OCLC   809527965. PMID   15771241. S2CID   8740390.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ Coates, M S Fletcher, D F Chan, H-K Raper, Judy A (1 January 2005). Influence of Air Flow on the Performance of a Dry Powder Inhaler using Computational and Experimental Analyses. Research Online. OCLC   1066719656.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  21. ↑ "UNSW | PLuS Alliance". www.plusalliance.org. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
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  26. ↑ Latifi, Agron (25 January 2019). "Australia Day honours for inspiring University of Wollongong women". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  27. ↑ "Fellows of The Royal Society of NSW". The Royal Society of NSW. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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