The Centre’s Governance Advisory Committee comprises prominent representatives from the Australian education, research, engineering and business sectors. The Governance Advisory Committee is responsible for advising on OzGrav's: research focus, strategic direction, structure and operating principles, and intellectual property and commercialisation management. The Committee is chaired by Prof Ian Young, who has previously held Vice Chancellor roles at both ANU and Swinburne.
|
Prof Ian Young AO
Chair, Governance Advisory Committee Prof Young is Kernot Professor of Engineering at the University of Melbourne, Chief Executive with Conviro Pty Ltd and President, Cloud Campus Pty Ltd. He was previously Vice-Chancellor at the ANU from 2011 to 2016 and Vice-Chancellor of Swinburne University of Technology from 2003 to 2011. |
|
Dr Gregory Clark
Visiting Fellow, the Australian National University Dr Clark has an outstanding career both in Australia and internationally. His experience ranges across a spectrum of industries from IT and communications to media, space and finance |
|
Prof Tamara Davis
Vice-Chancellor of Research and Teaching Fellow, University of Queensland Prof Davis studies dark energy, dark matter, and competing theories of gravity, involving string theory and quantum theories of gravity. |
|
Dr Elizabeth Finkel
Science writer and editor Elizabeth (Ella) is a one-time biochemist who moved into journalism. She cofounded Cosmos magazine and was Editor in Chief from 2013- 2018. |
|
Dr Tanya Hill
Senior Curator, Melbourne Planetarium, Museum Victoria Dr Hill develops new astronomy productions for the Melbourne Planetarium and creates opportunities for the general public to find out about astronomical events and learn of new discoveries about our Universe. |
|
Dr Chiara Mingarelli
Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics Dr Mingarelli is a gravitational wave astrophysicist whose core research is focused on using Pulsar Timing Arrays to detect low-frequency gravitational waves, with forays into electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational-wave events, such as fast radio bursts. |
|
Dr John O'Sullivan Dr O'Sullivan is a radio astronomer with expertise in electronics and image and signal processing, and he worked with the CSIRO team on the invention of WiFi. |
|
Prof Ian Smith
Vice-Provost, Research & Research Infrastructure, Monash University Prof Smith is an accomplished medical researcher resulting in over 250 publications and many patents. He has held and continues to hold, a variety of national and international senior government and non-government advisory board/committee memberships, many having a strong industry focus. |
|
Prof Aleks Subic
Ex-officio member of Governance Advisory Committee Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Development), Swinburne University Prof Subic is internationally recognised for his research in engineering design and advanced manufacturing, having led numerous global R&D projects in collaboration with industry leading to important translational research outcomes and impact. |
|
Prof Matthew Bailes
Ex-officio member of Governance Advisory Committee OzGrav Director |
|
Dr Yeshe Fenner
Ex-officio member of Governance Advisory Committee OzGrav Chief Operating Officer |
