Former Australian Ambassador to the United States Arthur Sinodinos has been appointed chair of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, succeeding Mark Baillie, who served as its longest-running chair for 10 years.
Mr Sinodinos brings a wealth of political and diplomatic experience to the role, having been closely involved in Australia’s negotiations related to AUKUS, the Quad and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, as well as a long-serving senator for NSW and former Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science.
He is currently partner and chair of Australia Practice at The Asia Group, where he leads conversations about Australia’s role and relationships across the Indo-Pacific region.
USSC chief executive officer Dr Mike Green said Mr Sinodinos “has long been a friend of the USSC” and that to have him join as chair is “a real coup because there are few people better placed to speak to the nature of the US-Australia relationship in this current era”.
Speaking at the USSC Sydney International Strategy Forum last year, Mr Sinodinos said the economic and security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region is vital to US interests, and that “if it’s America first, it can’t be America only”.
Australian quantum computing company Diraq has appointed Stephen Bartlett as senior advisor in Quantum Architectures, providing high-level strategic and technical direction in the crucial areas of quantum error correction and fault-tolerant architecture design.
A recognised leader in quantum error analysis, quantum error correction and quantum resource estimation, Professor Bartlett is currently the director of Sydney Nano and a board member of Quantum Australia. He has also served as a board member of the Sydney Quantum Academy since its establishment in 2018.
Tim Senden has been appointed as the new pro vice-chancellor, Research Infrastructure and Entities at The Australian National University. As Director of the Research School of Physics, Professor Senden brings deep expertise in experimental physical chemistry alongside a strong track record in research leadership.
As reported by InnovationAus.com earlier this week, Sally-Ann Williams will step down as the chief executive of deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations next month after six years at the helm.
Former senator Simon Birmingham will join the Australian Banking Association as chief executive officer, replacing Anna Bligh who is retiring. ABA chair and National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Irvine announced Mr Birmingham’s appointment on Friday.
The Australian National Fabrication Facility announced Associate Professor Steve Shu as director of its new ANFF-NSW USyd Hub. Professor Shu was also appointed academic director of the University of Sydney’s Research and Prototype Foundry.
Women’s health platform Ovum announced the formation of its Advisory Board on Wednesday which comprises 16 experts spanning medicine and research; nutrition and health; and business, technology and strategy specialisation.
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