Sheil, Margaret Mary (1961 - )

Summary

Margaret Sheil is a research chemist who has played key roles in the governance and promotion of research at senior levels at several Australian universities, the Australian Research Council and other organisations. She has also been a strong advocate for women as scientific researchers. In 2000 Sheil was appointed Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wollongong, the first woman to be appointed to such a role. In 2017 the Royal Australian Chemical Institute inaugurated the Margaret Sheil Leadership Award to recognise outstanding female leadership in a chemistry-related field.

Details

"Margaret Sheil is a distinguished chemist and has made significant contributions as a leader in the scientific and university sector. She is a trailblazer for women in science, including her appointments as Vice-Chancellor and President of Queensland University of Technology and Chair of the Queensland Museum Network. Throughout her career, Sheil has been a strong advocate for science and scientists, with a particular emphasis on supporting early career scientists, women researchers and outstanding scientific mentors. She has played a pivotal role in national science policy and has consistently sought to ensure that Australian scientists have access to world class scientific infrastructure and funding schemes." [from https://www.science.org.au/profile/margaret-sheil 5/12/2023]

Chronology

1988 - 1989

Career position - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Utah, U.S.A.

1988 - 2005

Career position - Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1989 - 1990

Career position - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian National University

1990 - 1998

Career position - Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Wollongong

1991 - 1992

Career position - Visiting Fellow, Australian National University

1994 - 1998

Career position - Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Wollongong

1995 - 2007

Career position - Member, Editorial Board, European Journal of Mass Spectrometry

1998 - 2007

Career position - Member, American Society for Mass Spectrometry

1998 - 2007

Career position - Member, American Chemical Society

2000 - 2007

Career position - Professor of Chemistry, University of Wollongong

2001 - 2002

Career position - Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Wollongong

2001 - 2002

Career position - Member, Expert Advisory Committee on Physics, Chemistry and Geosciences, Australian Research Council

2002 - 2004

Career position - President, Australian and New Zealand Society for Mass Spectrometry

2002 - 2005

Career position - Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Wollongong

2002 - 2006

Career position - Australian Representative, International Society for Mass Spectrometry

2002 - 2007

Career position - Board Member, CRC for Smart Internet Technology

2004 - 2007

Career position - Member, Advisory Board, Eskitis Research Institute, Griffith University

2005

Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)

2005 - 2007

Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) University of Wollongong

2006 - 2007

Career position - Editor, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

2007 -

Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Wollongong

2007 - 2012

Career position - Member, Prime Minister's Science Engineering and Innovation Council, Office of the Chief Scientist

2007 - 2012

Career position - Chief Executive Officer, Australian Research Council

2007 - 2012

Career position - Member, CRCs Committee

2008 -

Career position - Member, Advisory Council, Science Industry Endowment Fund, CSIRO

2008 - 2010

Career position - Member, International Advisory Board, National Research Foundation of Korea

2009

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

2010 - 2012

Career position - Member, Australia-India Council

2011

Award - Living Luminary of Australian Chemistry Award, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

2012 - 2015

Career position - Education Specialist, Board of the Australian National Selection Committee, UNESCO, Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

2012 - 2018

Career position - Provost/Chief Academic Officer/Standing Deputy to Vice-Chancellor, University of Melbourne

2013 -

Award - Morrison Medal, Australian and New Zealand Society for Mass Spectrometry

2014 -

Award - Inaugural Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Society for Mass Spectrometry

2014 -

Career position - Member, Clunies Ross Awards Committee, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

2014 -

Career position - Judging Panel Member, Eureka Prize for Innovation, Australian Museum

2014 - 2016

Career position - Chair, Rural Research and Development Profit Selection Committee, Commonwealth Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

2016 -

Career position - Member, National Research Infrastructure Council

2016 -

Career position - Director, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

2017

Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - For distinguished service to science and higher education as an academic and administrator, through significant contributions to the national research landscape and to performance standards

2018 -

Career position - Vice-Chancellor, Queensland Institute of Technology

2021 -

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

Related entries

Published resources

Book Sections

• Sheil, Margaret Mary, in Who's who in Australia 2012 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2012), p. 2028. Details

Resources

• 'Sheil, Margaret Mary (1961 - )', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/margaret-sheil. Details
• 'Sheil, Margaret Mary (19610809-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772592. Details