50 years in, ATSE is nationally recognised as a leader in advocating for applied science, technology and engineering.

ATSE knows that solving our biggest challenges requires supporting a new generation of the brightest minds from around the country and the world to collaborate, invent, disseminate and market the technologies of the future.

Read IMPACT #219 to read about the past and the future of the Academy.

Contents

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President's introduction

A message from the incoming President

Welcome from the CEO – It's hard to believe ATSE is 50 years old

2024-2025 highlights

50 years of ATSE achievements

Reflections from past ATSE Presidents

All Fellows 1975-2025 – 1,480 individuals

The Academy in pictures

Helping shape national tech and science policy

Memories from Fellows

Dr John Zillman AO FTSE FAA, Dr Carrie Hillyard AM FTSE FAICD, Dr Therese Flapper FTSE, Emeritus Professor Lindsay Falvey FTSE, Dr Joanne Daly PSM FTSE, Dr Liz Dennis AC FTSE FAA, Emeritus Professor Doreen Thomas AM FTSE, Emeritus Professor Annabelle Duncan PSM FTSE, Dr David Cook AO FTSE, Dr TJ Higgins AO FTSE FAA, Dr John Bell FTSE

ATSE's global impact reaching beyond Australia

Our reconciliation journey

Pathways back to industry
Professor Paul Wood AO FTSE, Dr Nicholas Liau, Dr Shadi Maghool, Amanda Goonathilaka

Rings of time: Growing community and understandings of ecology
Professor Bronwyn Gillanders FTSE, Louise Hocking, Dr Zoe Doubleday

Hear from future STEM leaders

• Bringing STEM education to rural Australia – Olivia Jessop
• Making genomics work for everyone – Dr Arinola Akinnibosun
• How gene editing technologies could help us fight viruses – Dr Emiliana Weiss
• Beyond the lab: Why STEM needs a broader audience – Dr Catriona Vi Nguyen-Robertson
• Vaccines: Critical public health tools that save humanity – Dr Winter Okoth
• Hydrogen technologies for a clean energy future – Sabarikrishnan Kirishwaran
• The role of AI in international STEM research collaboration – Dr Samantha Papavasiliou

Thank you for helping ATSE shape a better future – Impact of giving

Working in partnership to solve our greatest challenges

Partnering to build skills and confidence in STEM

2025 ATSE new Fellows