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Faculty Board in Science

The Faculty of Science is governed by the Faculty Board in Science which consists of ex officio members, nominated members, elected staff members and elected student members. The faculty board is the formal decision-making body of the faculty. 

The board is led by Associate Professor Valery Combes as chair and Dr Chantal Donovan as deputy chair.

The full membership of the board is listed below.

Ex-officio members

Professor James Wallman, Dean, Faculty of Science

Vacant, Deputy Dean of Science

Distinguished Professor Alaina Ammit, Associate Dean (Research)

Associate Professor Scott Chadwick, Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning)

Professor Ian Menz, Head of School, School of Life Sciences

Professor Steven Langford, Head of School, Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Liz Soilemezidis, Faculty General Manager

Nominated members

Associate Professor Rosalie Goldsmith, Associate Professor, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Unit 

Ana Shah Hosseani, Team Leader, Education and Research Services, UTS Library

Professor Ian Kneebone, Head of Discipline, Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health

Dr Mun Yee Lai, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Dr Chris Wong, Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Engineering and ITS

Elected academic members

Associate Professor Valery Combes, Associate Head of School (Education and Students), School of Life Sciences

Dr Chantal Donovan, Senior Lecturer, School of Life Sciences

Professor Murray Elder, Professor, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Dr Ardalan Eslami, Lecturer, School of Life Sciences

Dr James Hitchcock, Senior Lecturer, School of Life Sciences

Dr Mehran Kianinia, Senior Research Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Dr Gang Liu, Senior Lecturer, School of Life Sciences

Dr Jen Matthews, Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Climate Change Cluster

Associate Professor Najah Nassif, Senior Lecturer, School of Life Sciences

Associate Professor Matt Padula, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences

Dr Bill Soderstrom, Future Fellow, Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection

Dr Jinni Yan, Lecturer, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Elected professional staff

Camila Cremonese, School Manager, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Vacant

Elected student representatives

Divvya Balasubramanian, undergraduate student

Anushka Koppuravuri, undergraduate student

Jinx Moore, postgraduate student

 

Read the Faculty Board terms of reference.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.

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