Ian Chubb
Ian William Chubb, AC (born 17 October 1943) is the Chief Scientist of Australia. He has held this post since 2011. He was also the Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University from 2001 to 2011, and president of the International Alliance of Research Universities from 2006 to 2009. Professor Chubb has a Masters in Science, a DPhil from the University of Oxford and is an honorary doctor of science from Flinders University. He was made an Officer in the general division of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 1999, and was made a Companion of the Order in 2006 for service to higher education.
Chubb has also been Vice Chancellor of Flinders University (1995–2000), Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Monash University (1993–1995), Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Wollongong (1986–1990), the president of the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee and chairman of the Group of Eight university lobby group.
In April 2011, it was announced that Chubb would become the Chief Scientist of Australia on 23 May, following the resignation of Penny Sackett from the role.[1]
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- ^ Australia gets a new Chief Scientist, Life Scientist, 19 April 2011.
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