Emeritus Professor Susan (Sue) Mary Stocklmayer, , is a science communicator
who served as Director of the
Centre for the Public Awareness of Science
The Centre for the Public Awareness of Science is part of the Australian National University. In March 2000 it became an accredited Centre for the Australian National Commission for UNESCO.
Work of the Centre
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at the
Australian National University
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(ANU) from 1998 to 2015.
Early life and education
Born in Zambia, Stocklmayer completed her undergraduate education at the
University of London
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with a Bachelor of Science in physics and chemistry. With her family, she migrated to Australia in 1982 and settled in Western Australia. There she attended
Curtin University
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studying for a graduate diploma in applied science and masters of philosophy (MPhil). She was awarded a PhD in 1994, together with the Curtin University graduate medal.
Career
Stocklmayer began her career as a physics teacher, before moving into science communication. On graduating with her PhD, she joined the Australian National University in 1994 as lecturer in science communication. She became Director of the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science in 1998.
She has been editor-in-chief of ''The International Journal of Science Education (Part B): Communication and Public Engagement'' since 2010. In 2011 Stocklmayer became Australia's first chair in science communication.
Awards and recognition
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2004 Australia Day Honours
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The Austral ...
, named
Member of the Order of Australia
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(AM) "for service to science and to the community through the development of programs to raise public awareness of scientific ideas and issues and by encouraging young people, particularly girls, to enter the field."
* 2010 invited to the membership of the international
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2016 Australia Day Honours
The 2016 Australia Day Honours were announced on 26 January 2016 by the Governor General of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove.
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, named
Officer of the Order of Australia
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(AO) "For distinguished service to science communication and education through the development of academic outreach programs and public awareness initiatives, both nationally and internationally."
Sue Stocklmayer Prize for Science Communication Major
In 2013 the Sue Stocklmayer Prize for Science Communication Major was established in recognition of Stocklmayer's career achievements. It is awarded annually to the student, Australian or international, who receives the highest aggregate mark in their major in science communication.
;Winners
* 2013: Aneeta Nathan
* 2014: Caroline Faulder
* 2015: Adam Huttner-Koros
* 2016: Michaela Ripper
* 2018: Lamis Kazak
* 2019: Georgia Elliot
* 2020: Isabel Richards
* 2020: Rebeca Claire Ganon
* 2020: Andrew David Ray
* 2021: Ella Louise McCarthy
Publications
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References
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Curtin University alumni
Alumni of the University of London
Year of birth missing (living people)
Academic staff of the Australian National University
Australian science writers
Living people
Members of the Order of Australia
Officers of the Order of Australia