Professor Peter Ronald Andrews is an

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research scientist,

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and was the first appointed

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Chief Scientist. He held the position from 2003 to 2010. In 2004, Andrews was appointed an

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(AO) "for service to scientific research, particularly drug design, and to the development of an Australian research-based

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". He is a member of the governing council of the

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(Royal Institution of Australia), and was elected a

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(FTSE) in 1995. Andrews was named as a

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in 2024.

References

External links

Alchemia Ltd
www.bloomberg.com
Andrews, Peter Ronald (1943-)
trove.nla.gov.au

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