More than two dozen women and men with impressive track records in leadership and creating impact have been elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.

They include Professor Annabelle Duncan PSM, Vice-Chancellor of the University of New England.

The 25 experts will be formally welcomed into the Academy at its Annual Meeting in Melbourne on 23 November.

The Academy elected a Foreign Fellow and an Honorary Fellow.

Academy President, Professor Hugh Bradlow, welcomed their election, saying the new Fellows strengthened the Academy’s aim of ensuring that Australia remained a world-leading technology economy.

“We’re motivated by what’s best for our nation’s future,” he said. “And we do that by bringing together the brightest minds in technology, engineering and science to offer impartial, evidence-based, and practical advice.”

The 25 new Fellows include 10 women – exceeding the Academy’s short-term target of electing one-third of its new Fellows from female candidates.

2018 FELLOWS – for full citations, visit the Academy website

Professor Annabelle Duncan PSM
Vice-Chancellor, University of New England

Professor Annabelle Duncan is an outstanding educational leader with a very strong track record in the commercial application of biological and agricultural sciences. She has extensive successful experience in working in multilateral, multidisciplinary environments, developing scientifically sound, consensus documents which help to inform policy development on contentious topics. She has worked in CSIRO and the university sector, collaborating closely with industry and being responsible for spin-off technology companies. She has always placed emphasis on how her work can be of economic, environmental or societal benefit. Professor Duncan is an outstanding educator in science and technology.