Fox, Bronwyn

Summary

Bronwyn Fox is the Chief Scientist of CSIRO, and an internationally recognised expert on carbon fibre and composite materials. She was the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research and Enterprise at Swinburne University of Technology, 2020-2021, and the founding Director of the University's Manufacturing Futures Research Institute, 2016 - 2020. The Institute supports the transition of Australia's industries into Industry 4.0 - the fourth industrial revolution.

Prior to joining Swinburne, Fox was the founding Research Director of the internationally recognised Carbon Nexus facility at Deakin University, the centrepiece of a $100 million precinct focused on advanced fibre technology. Over a period of 15 years, she successfully drove the University's carbon fibre and composite strategic research vision. She joined Deakin at a time when resources and infrastructure were very limited and oversaw the growth of her team from one person into a vibrant multidisciplinary team of over 30 students, scientists and research engineers. Under her direction, the team established an excellent global reputation for conducting industrially relevant research. She has delivered over $14M of industry focussed projects relevant to carbon fibre and composite materials and developed relationships with many longstanding and returning industry partners from around the world.

Fox completed a PhD in Engineering at the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) at The University of Melbourne. She was Chair of the Victorian Division of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering; a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE); a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI), and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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Chronology

1992

Education - BSc (hons), University of Melbourne

1993 - 1996

Career position - Research Assistant, CRC for Polymer Blends, CSIRO

2000

Education - PhD, Australian National University

2000

Career position - Associate Lecturer, Australian National University

2001 - 2002

Career position - Graduate Research Fellow, Deakin University

2001 - 2014

Career position - Associate Professor, Deakin University

2002 - 2005

Career position - Lecturer, Deakin University

2006 - 2011

Career position - Senior Lecturer, Deakin University

2015

Career position - Professor and Research Director, Carbon Nexus facility, Deakin University

2015 - 2016

Career position - Professor and Director, Factory of the Future, Swinburne University of Technology

2016 - 2020

Career position - Professor and Director, Manufacturing Futures Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology

2017 -

Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)

2017 -

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)

2018 -

Career position - Board Member, Australian Graphene Industry Association

2019 - 2022

Career position - Chair, Victorian Division, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

2020

Award - Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research

2020 - 2021

Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise), Swinburne University of Technology

2021 -

Career position - Chief Scientist, CSIRO

2022 -

Career position - Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

2022

Award - Victorian nominee, Australian of the Year

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• '2022 VIC Australian of the Year Nominee', Australian of the Year Awards, National Australia Day Council, https://australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/professor-bronwyn-fox. Details