Professor Adrian Egan FTSE, an agricultural and environmental scientist, is Emeritus Professor of the University of Melbourne and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia. He was Chair of ATSE WA Division from 2006 to 2008. Since retiring in 2003, he has continued to promote science and science education, with one focus on rural and regional educational settings. He was awarded a Centenary Medal for contributions to Environmental Science and is one of 20 outstanding agricultural scientists to receive a ?Centenary of Agricultural Science? Medal from the University of Melbourne.