National Research Infrastructure Committee Announced
On 20 May 2009, Senator the Hon. Kim Carr announced that the Government will establish a National Research Infrastructure Committee (NRIC) to provide strategic advice on future research infrastructure investments, including those to be funded through the Super Science Initiative.
View the media release here.
Membership of the NRIC comprises:
Chair
• Mr John Ryan, former Deputy Secretary of the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism and the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
Ex-officio Members
• Professor Margaret Sheil, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Research Council
• Professor Penny Sackett, Chief Scientist of Australia
• Dr Megan Clark, Chief Executive Officer, CSIRO
• Professor Warwick Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, National Health and Medical Research Council
• Ms Patricia Kelly, Deputy Secretary, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Other Members
• Professor Thomas Cochrane, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Technology, Information and Learning Support) at Queensland University of Technology
• Professor Edwina Cornish, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Monash University
• Professor Peter Høj, Vice Chancellor of the University of South Australia.
• Dr Suzanne Miller, Director of the South Australian Museum
• Professor Margaret Seares, Former Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor at The University of Western Australia