Research Committee
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Membership
| Position on committee | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair A nominee of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Research | Distinguished Professor Shane Thomas (Term end 31/12/2026) |
| Deputy Chair | Distinguished Professor Helen Thompson (Term end 31/12/2025) |
| Ex officio members | |
| Chair, Academic Board, or nominee | Professor Bernadine Van Gramberg (Term end 31/12/2026) |
| Dean, Graduate Research School | Professor Wendy Wright |
| Director, Research Innovation and Enterprise | Dr Mark Potter |
| Director, CeRDI (Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation) | Distinguished Professor Helen Thompson |
| Director, HITC (Health Innovation and Transformation Centre) | Professor Fadi Charchar |
| Director, FRRC (Future Regions Research Centre) | Professor Thomas Baumgartl |
| Director, CSA (Centre for Smart Analytics) | Professor Joarder Kamruzzaman |
| Director, Centre for New Energy Transition Research (CfNETR) | Professor Nima Amjady |
| Director, Collaborative Evaluation and Research Centre (CERC) | Professor Joanne Porter |
| Research Adviser Institute of Education, Arts and Community | Associate Professor Jeremy Smith |
| Research Adviser Institute of Health and Wellbeing | Professor Aziz Rahman |
| Research Adviser Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability | Professor Peter Vamplew |
| Associate DVC Reconciliation, or nominee | Professor Andrew Gunstone |
| Executive Director, Global, or nominee | Barbara Jones |
| Director, University Library or nominee | Dr Kay Steel (nominee) |
| Early Career Researcher (ECR) nominated by the Pro Vice-Chancellor Research | Ashley Olson (term end 31/12/2025) |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Executive Dean, Institute of Health and Wellbeing | Professor Remco Polman |
| Elected Members | |
| Higher Education Academic (Level A-E) | Dr Threasa Meads (term end 31/12/25) |
| Member of the Professoriate | Professor Madhu Chetty (term end 31/12/25) |
| Member of TAFE (optional) | vacant |
| Member of the General / Professional Staff | Rebekah Bailey (term end 30/09/2026) |
| Higher Degree Research (HDR) Student | Samuel Crane (term end 30/09/2025) |
| Co-opted Members | |
| Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International Research Partnerships) and Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor, New Energy | Distinguished Professor Syed Islam |
| Senior Learning Skills Advisor | Dr Martin Davies |
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