The Advisory Board’s role is to advise and assist Centre management by guiding the development of strategies and vision for the future; and by serving as a vehicle for creating linkages between stakeholders including in academia, industry and government.
Mary O’Kane
Chairperson
About Mary:
Mary is a computer engineer who is pioneering research in artificial intelligence. She is a former university vice-chancellor, a member or chair of many Government and private sector boards and committees, an active consultant and public speaker, a former Chief Scientist and Engineer for the State of New South Wales (NSW), and current Chair of the NSW Independent Planning Commission.
Jo Whittaker
Director of ACEAS
About Jo:
Jo is Director of the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, an ARC Future Fellow, and a Professor at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Science based at the University of Tasmania. Jo's research interests are predominantly in plate tectonics, marine geophysics and geodynamics.
Nicole Webster
Deputy Vice Chancellor University of Tasmania
About Nicole:
Professor Nicole Webster is the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) at the University of Tasmania.
She was previously IMAS Executive Director. As a marine microbial ecologist, she has moved from the tropics to the poles, studying how microorganisms contribute to the health of the Great Barrier Reef, and the utility of microbes as biomarkers for environmental stress in the Ross Sea of Antarctica.
Early Career Researcher Representative
Vacant
About:
Sue Barrell
About Sue:
Dr Sue Barrell AO FTSE is a science leader and former Chief Scientist at the Bureau of Meteorology. Her expertise spans climate science, earth observation and polar research, with significant contributions to national and international scientific initiatives. She continues to serve in board and advisory roles and is a strong advocate for women in science.