Ian William Chubb (born 17 October 1943) is an Australian neuroscientist and academic, who was the
Chief Scientist of Australia from 23 May 2011 to 22 January 2016.
Career
Chubb has a Masters in Science, a
DPhil
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from the
University of Oxford
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, honorary doctorates from
Flinders University
Flinders University is a public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia, with a footprint extending across 11 locations in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of British navigator M ...
,
Charles Darwin University
Charles Darwin University (CDU) is an Australian public university with a main campus in Darwin and eight satellite campuses in some metropolitan and regional areas. It was established in 2003 after the merger of Northern Territory University ...
,
Australian National University
The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies an ...
,
Monash University
Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university has ...
,
Sunshine Coast University and
Melbourne University
The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb no ...
.
He was Deputy Vice Chancellor of the
University of Wollongong
The University of Wollongong (abbreviated as UOW) is an Australian public research university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney. As of 2017, the university had an enrolment of ...
(1986–1990), Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Monash University (1993–1995) and Vice Chancellor of Flinders University (1995–2000).
In 1999 he was appointed an Officer of the
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Go ...
"for service to the development of Higher Education policy & its implementation at state, national & international levels, as an administrator in the Tertiary Education sector, & to research, particularly in the field of neuroscience".
In 2001 he was awarded the
Centenary Medal
The Centenary Medal is an award which was created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the centenary of the Federation of Australia and to recognise "people who made a contribution to Australian society or g ...
"for service to Australian society through tertiary education and university administration".
In 2006 he was appointed a
Companion of the Order "for service to higher education, including research and development policy in the pursuit of advancing the national interest socially, economically, culturally and environmentally, and to the facilitation of a knowledge based global economy".
He was the Vice-Chancellor of the
Australian National University
The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies an ...
from 2001 to 2011.
He is a former president of the
Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee
Universities Australia (formerly the ''Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee'') is an organisation founded in Sydney in May 1920, which attempts to advance higher education through voluntary, cooperative and coordinated action. After being ba ...
, chairman of the
Group of Eight
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The forum originated ...
university lobby group, and president of the
International Alliance of Research Universities
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(2006–2009).
In April 2011, Chubb was announced as the Chief Scientist of Australia following the resignation of
Penny Sackett from that role.
Named ACT
Australian of the Year
The Australian of the Year is a national award conferred on an Australian citizen by the National Australia Day Council, a not-for-profit Australian Governmentowned social enterprise. Similar awards are also conferred at the State and Territo ...
2011, Chubb was recognised for three decades of service to tertiary education and university governance in Australia, and internationally.
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, ''ACT Australian of the Year'', 2011.
In 2012 he was appointed a member of the board of the Climate Change Authority
The Climate Change Authority (CCA) is an Australian Government statutory agency responsible for providing independent advice to government on climate change policy. It was established by and operates under the ''Climate Change Authority Act 201 ...
.
Chubb's term as Chief Scientist ended on 22 January 2016. Alan Finkel
Alan Simon Finkel (born 17 January 1953) is an Australian neuroscientist, inventor, researcher, entrepreneur, educator, policy advisor, and philanthropist. He was Australia’s Chief Scientist from 2016 to 2020. Prior to his appointment, his c ...
was appointed as his replacement.
References
External links
ANU: ''An enduring legacy: Ian Chubb’s leadership of ANU''
ACT Australian of the Year 2011
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*Chubb's doctoral thesis
"Studies on neuronal proteins"
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1943 births
Living people
Australian neuroscientists
Chief Scientists of Australia
Australian National University faculty
Companions of the Order of Australia
Recipients of the Centenary Medal
Alumni of St John's College, Oxford
Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
Vice Chancellors of Flinders University
Vice-Chancellors of the Australian National University
21st-century Australian public servants
21st-century Australian scientists
20th-century Australian scientists
Members of the International Alliance of Research Universities