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2019 Fulbright Scholars
2019 Monash Scholars
Australia Day Honours 2019
Dr Benjamin Sparkes
Dr William Mitchell
Dr Sparkes is a Discovery Early
Career Researcher Award fellow in
the Precision Measurement Group,
part of the Institute for Photonics and
Advanced Sensing (School of Physical
Sciences). His research has focused on
developing a quantum memory device
to boost the security of communications
for government, business and the
broader community.
As a Monash Scholar, alumnus
Dr Mitchell will undertake a Master
of Public Health at Harvard University.
He then plans to complete intensive
care training and return to work as an
intensivist in central Australia, focusing
on retrieval and pre-admission care of
critically ill patients in remote Australia,
and creating a strong Aboriginal
medical workforce.
Officer of the
Order of Australia (AO)
As a Fulbright Scholar, Dr Sparkes
is now working on a project with
researchers at Columbia University
titled Changing Colours in Optical
Fibres: The Key to Long-Distance
Quantum-Secured Communications.
Dr Sebastian Rositano
Through the scholarship, alumnus
Dr Rositano aims to build on previous
visiting and consulting roles at the
World Health Organization, the
Cochrane Collaboration and the
South Australian Health and Medical
Research Institute – where he is
exploring societal wellbeing, public
health ethics and governance.
Superstar of STEM
Dr Roberta De Bei
Dr De Bei, a Research Fellow within the
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine,
has been named among Australia's
latest superstars of science, technology,
engineering and mathematics.
Dr De Bei’s research focuses on
developing innovative tools to help
viticulturists apply information-driven
and sustainable vineyard management.
OPPOSITE PAGE
Dr Benjamin Sparkes (far left),
Dr Roberta De bei (top right),
Dr Sebastian Rositano (bottom right)
Alexander Makarowsky
As a Monash Scholar, alumnus
Mr Makarowsky will undertake a Master
of Philospohy in Energy Technologies
at the University of Cambridge. Upon
completion, he plans to return to work
in the Australian energy sector to help
create the next generation of reliable,
inexpensive and low-emissions energy
systems and to further the use of
scientific modelling in public policy.
2019 Distinguished
Alumni Awards
Vice-Chancellor's
Alumni Award
Dr Michael Llewellyn-Smith AM KStJ JP
Dr James Muecke AM
Emeritus Professor Denise Bradley AC
Tirkapena Alumni Award
Dr Claudia Paul
James McWha Rising
Star Award
Associate Professor
Kristin Carson-Chahhoud
Ms Hannah Wandel
Professor David Lee Ball AO
Dr Ronald David Ekers AO
Professor Bruce Ernest Kemp AO
Professor John James McNeil AO AM
Mrs Dawn Leonie Thorp AO
Professor Melanie Ann Wakefield AO
Mr Charles Garrard Woodard AO
Member of the
Order of Australia (AM)
Dr Bronte Francis Ayres AM
Professor John Francis Beltrame AM
Mr Peter Ernest Bicknell AM
Dr Penelope Anne Briscoe AM
Dr Alison Elizabeth Broinowski AM
Dr Rodney Dean Cooter AM
Dr Judith Margaret Dwyer AM
Ms Adele Ferguson AM
Ms Susan Jessica Giles AM
Mr David William Gray AM
Mr Brian Gordon Hagger AM
Mrs Elizabeth Anne Mason AM
Mr John Menzies McMurtrie AM
Mr Randall Paul Sach AM
Mr Ian Baker Wall AM OAM
Medal of the
Order of Australia (OAM)
Ms Adrienne Jane Clarke OAM AFSM
Mrs Mary Dorrington OAM
Mr Richard Eylward OAM
Mr Timothy Pellew OAM
Mr Edgar Reginald Pfeiffer OAM
Ms Ann Margaret Prescott OAM
Mr Leigh Radford OAM
Mrs Rita Mary Shepherd OAM
Mr Richard Alan Smith OAM
Mr Geoffrey Thomas OAM
Mr Malcolm Watson OAM
Dr Robert Wight OAM
Ambulance
Service Medal (ASM)
Mr Graeme James Rayson ASM
Public Service Medal (PSM)
Ms Andrea Collins PSM
Dr Clinton Bruce Foster PSM
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