Adjunct Professor Roy Tasker

Wentworth Falls NSW Western Sydney University, Planet Ark Environmental Foundation Chemistry, PFAS, Immersive virtual reality in science education, bioinorganic chemistry, climate, harmful chemicals, BPA, plastics, coffee ground, green steel, food packaging

Professor Jago Dodson

Melbourne VIC RMIT University Urban planning, urban transport, housing, urban governance, urban policy, cities, urban economics, infrastructure

Dr Nicholas Blackburn

Hobart TAS University of Tasmania Human genetics, multiple sclerosis, genomics

Professor Culum Brown

Turramurra NSW Macquarie University Fish, intelligence, memory, learning, behaviour, sharks, ethics welfare.

Associate Professor Robyn Brown

Melbourne VIC The University of Melbourne Obesity, Eating behaviour, Disordered eating, Weight loss medication, Semaglutide, Binge eating, Emotional eating, Stress eating, Eating disorders, Addiction, Drug addiction, Food addiction, Mental Health, Bariatric surgery, Weight loss surgery

Dr Garron Dodd

Melbourne VIC The University of Melbourne Obesity, Brain, Food Intake, Diabetes, Type-2 Diabetes, Thermoregulation, Neuroscience, Body Fat, Metabolism, Metabolic Disease

Professor Mahnaz Shafiei

Melbourne VIC Swinburne University of Technology Sensor technologies, hydrogen detection, hydrogen safety and sensing; nanomaterials,

Dr Andrew Lensen

Wellington Victoria University of Wellington artificial intelligence, machine learning, explainable artificial intelligence, AI ethics, interpretability, technology risks, artificial intelligence ethics, ChatGPT, AI, generative artificial intelligence, GenAI

Mrs Amy Thompson

Brisbane & Sunshine Coast QLD University of the Sunshine Coast Childrens nutrition, healthy eating for kids, feeding therapy for kids, infant nutrition, disability nutrition, Clinical Education

Dr Simon Higham

Melbourne VIC The University of Melbourne Brain, Implant, Micro-electrodes, Neural, Biomedical Engineer, Carbon Fiber

Miss Alice Pidd

Sunshine Coast QLD University of the Sunshine Coast Climate change, marine ecosystems, biodiversity, climate impacts, ocean sustainability, marine ecology, marine heatwaves, ocean warming, ocean acidification, oxygen loss, future climate, projected impacts, climate velocity, marine connectivity, climate acceleration, IPCC, marine protected areas, marine reserves, marine parks, conservation

Dr Linda Gallo

Sunshine Coast QLD University of the Sunshine Coast Cardiometabolic health, nutrition, pregnancy nutrition, prenatal vitamins, maternal health, preterm birth, student health, university student wellbeing, digital health interventions, lifestyle and chronic disease, diet and physical activity, metabolic health in pregnancy, prenatal exposures, diabetes, kidney disease, COVID-19 lockdown impacts, women’s health, public health and nutrition

Professor Peter Anderson

Melbourne VIC Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Premature babies, preterm infants, brain injury, brain development, cognitive, motor, educational and behavioural outcomes in children born preterm, cognitive development, learning difficulties, very preterm, VIBeS.

Dr Shahroz Tariq

Sydney NSW CSIRO Artificial intelligence, Generative AI, Deepfake detection, Synthetic media, AI ethics, Misinformation, Content authenticity, AI safety, Digital identity, Responsible AI

Dr Jodie Pestana

Sydney NSW The University of New South Wales Women's mental health, perinatal mental health, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, intrusive thoughts, motherhood, menstrual cycle

Dr Jane Kaczmarek

Perth WA SKA Observatory Astronomy, telescopes, satellites, space

Dr Sue Haupt

Melbourne VIC George Institute for Global Health, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Health equity, sex and gender, cancer, health policy

Professor Joel Pearson

Sydney NSW The University of New South Wales AI readiness, psychology of AI, change, intuition, artificial intelligence

Professor Angela Morgan

Melbourne VIC Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Speech, childhood language delay, biochemical genetics, acquired brain injury, neuroimaging, speech and language neurobiology

Associate Professor Karen Livesey

Newcastle NSW University of Wollongong, University of Colorado Colorado Springs Nanotechnology, physics, magnets, nanomedicine, materials physics, mathematical physics, static electricity

Dr Daisy Coyle

Sydney NSW George Institute for Global Health, The University of New South Wales Salt reduction, Added sugar, Ultra-processed foods, Food policy, Eating well, Plant-based diets, Eating on a budget, Diet, Nutrition

Associate Professor Jo Kuys

Melbourne VIC Swinburne University of Technology Urban transport, Transportation design, Public transport, Transport infrastructure, Smart mobility, Road safety, Public transport safety, Human-centred design

Professor Jodie McVernon

Melbourne VIC The University of Melbourne, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Infectious diseases, vaccination, immunisation, influenza, pertussis, pandemics, emerging infectious diseases.

Dr Sonu Yadav

Darwin NT Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory Government Biosecurity, invasive species genomics, molecular diagnostics, remote, regional Australia, DNA workshops, science workshops, biomonitoring, metabarcoding, eDNA, molecular entomology, insect molecular