Innovator and research entrepreneur elected President of Science and Technology Australia

Professor Mark Hutchinson

Professor Mark Hutchinson

The 成人大片's innovative, industry-engaged research entrepreneur Professor Mark Hutchinson is Science Technology Australia鈥檚 (STA) new President-elect.

For seven years, 聽has been Director of the at the 成人大片. He will be the first South Australian to serve as STA President.

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鈥淚 see an exciting set of possibilities to identify challenges that government and industry want to solve 鈥 and bringing our best research brains to that task."Professor Mark Hutchinson

STA President-elect Professor Mark Hutchinson said he was honoured to have been entrusted by the STA members to lead the organisation as President from the end of 2021.

鈥淚 want to work with the STEM sector to help foster even deeper connections between the research community and those who need our research to transform lives, industries and policy,鈥 he said.

鈥淚 see an exciting set of possibilities to identify challenges that government and industry want to solve 鈥 and bringing our best research brains to that task.

鈥淚 want to support our STEM workforce, share entrepreneurial skills, foster diversity and equity, and propel even more Australian science and technology from the bookshelf to the boardroom.鈥

Professor Hutchinson is looking聽forward to working closely with current President Jeremy Brownlie and CEO Misha Schubert over the next year as President-elect.

鈥淛eremy has worked tirelessly to strengthen STA鈥檚 visibility as a respected policy and advocacy voice for the science, technology, engineering and mathematics sectors,鈥 said Professor Hutchinson.

鈥淚t will be an honour to work with him over the next year.鈥

Professor Hutchinson will join聽STA鈥檚 newly-elected executive members聽Secretary聽Jas Chambers,聽Policy Committee Chair聽Professor Sharath Sriram and聽Early Career Representative聽Dr Chloe Taylor.

STA President Associate Professor Jeremy Brownlie congratulated the newly-elected executive and said he looked forward to working with them all.

鈥淢ark will be outstanding as our next President," he said. 鈥淲e are blessed with a wealth of talented leaders across the STEM sector who want to contribute their energy, ideas and leadership to STA鈥檚 success.鈥

Professor Hutchinson will become President at the end of聽November 2021.

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