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Australia's top scientists elected as Fellows of the Academy | |
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2020-05-25 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 澳大利亚 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
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An Australian scientist who identified the cause of mass frog extinctions across the globe is among a group of scientists being acknowledged today for their outstanding contributions to science. Associate Professor Lee Berger’s research into the frog chytrid fungus, described as the worst disease ever to impact global biodiversity, has changed wildlife conservation practices around the world. Associate Professor Berger is one of 24 scientists elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. The new Fellows also include Professor Lidia Morawska, whose work on airborne particulate matter has aided air quality research around the world, and Professor Justin Marshall, whose pioneering research into the colour vision of animals has improved the performance of digital cameras. Other new Fellows’ contributions include being the first to commercialise quantum communication, describing how climate change impacts the frequency of El Niño events and developing new treatments for antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’. Australian Academy of Science President, Professor John Shine AC, congratulated the new Fellows for making significant and lasting impacts in their scientific disciplines. “These scientists were elected by their Academy peers following a rigorous evaluation process,” said Professor Shine. Women make up 42% of this year’s new Fellows. “The number of women in this year’s elected Fellows reflects the Academy’s work to apply best practice in our nomination and election processes. “We encourage the STEM sector to continue to nurture diversity in all its forms, so that the STEM workforce reflects the composition of our society,” Professor Shine said. Over the past five years, 34% of the Fellows elected have been women. Following this year’s election, the Fellowship stands at 559 Fellows, 90 of whom are women. The new Fellows for 2020 are: ACT
WA
QLD
VIC
NSW
More informationFellows of the Australian Academy of Science are among the nation’s most distinguished scientists, elected by their peers for ground-breaking research and contributions that have had clear impact. The Australian Academy of Science was founded on 16 February 1954 by Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London, with the distinguished physicist Sir Mark Oliphant as founding President. The first woman elected to the Academy was Dorothy Hill in 1956. Information about criteria for ordinary and special election to the Academy can be found at science.org.au/fellowship/election-academy. |
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来源平台 | Australian Academy of Science |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/270517 |
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