The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering has elected 25 new fellows

Ten women are among the 25 new fellows elected to the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.

The ANU’s Genevieve Bell is one of the new fellows of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering

In today’s Higher Ed Daily Brief: Academy elects new fellows

Jolly good fellows

Ten women are among the 25 new fellows elected to the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. Academy president Hugh Bradlow said the new fellows would strengthen the academies aim of ensuring that Australia remained a world leading technology economy.

The ten women elected ensure that the academy is exceeding its short-term target of electing a third of new fellows from female candidates. Professor Bradlow said the academy brought together the “brightest minds in technology, engineering and science to offer impartial, evidence-based, and practical advice.”

The women among the new candidates include the technologist Genevieve Bell from ANU whose work looks for solutions for humans to live successfully alongside artificial intelligence, University of New England vice-chancellor Annabelle Duncan, chief innovation officer at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Sarah Pearson, and the head of UNSW’s School of Optometry and Vision Science Fiona Stapleton.

Here’s the full list of new fellows:

● Genevieve Bell, distinguished professor, Australian National University.

● Leeanne Bond, non-executive director, Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd.

● Michael Brear, professor, University of Melbourne.

● Attila Brungs, vice-chancellor, University of Technology Sydney.

● Mark Burry, professor of urban futures and director of the Smart Cities Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology.

● Alan Bye, vice-president technology, BHP.

● Colin Campbell, CEO, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

● Wallace Cowling, professor, University of Western Australia.

● John Dixon, principal adviser, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

● Annabelle Duncan, vice-chancellor, University of New England.

● Gordon Frazer, Research Leader High Frequency Radar, Defence Science and Technology.

● Justin Gooding, ARC Australian Laureate Fellow, UNSW.

● Keith Hampson, CEO, Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre.

● Emily Hilder, director, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia.

● Anna Koltunow, team leader, CSIRO.

● Sue MacLeman, chair and non-executive director, MTP Connect Ltd.

● Eric May, professor, University of Western Australia.

● Christopher Moran, deputy vice-chancellor (research), Curtin University.

● Sarah Pearson, chief innovation officer, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

● Andrew Peele, director, Australian Synchrotron, ANSTO.

● Fiona Stapleton, head, School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW.

● Chun Wang, professor, UNSW.

● Phillip Watson, Shell chair in offshore engineering, University of Western Australia.

● Johanna Westbrook, director, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University.

● Dong Yang Wu, chief of aerospace division, Defence Science and Technology.