Credits

Research, Curation, Editing and Production

• Associate Professor Gavan McCarthy, Editor-in-Chief
• Helen Cohn, Researcher, Content Curator and Bibliographer
• Ken McInnes, Researcher, Content Curator and Engineering heritage specialist
• Helen Wolff, Curatorial Manager and CSIROpedia Liaison 2021-2023

The first three members of the curatorial team were honorary research fellows of the Centre for Transformative Innovation at Swinburne University of Technology until its closure in 2024. Their positions then transferred to the Office of the Swinburne Chief Scientist in early 2025.

We would also like to thank the many people who give us feedback and suggest amendments and additions, especially Annie Reynolds, a Wikipedian who keeps a close eye on many entries. For a more complete list of people who have contributed see the Acknowledgements page.

Governance

A new govenance committee was established in 2025 under the leadership of the Office of the Swinburne Chief Scientist. It comprised:

• Professor Kilborn, Virginia A., Swinburne Chief Scientist
• Professor Tom Spurling, AM FTSE, CSIRO History Project
• Professor Terry Healy, CSIRO History Project
• Associate Professor Gavan McCarthy, Editor-in-Chief

This replaced the Management Committee established in the Centre for Transformative Innovation in 2021 to guide the development of The Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. It comprised:

• Professor Beth Webster, Director, Centre for Transformative Innovation [Chair, 2021-June 2024]
• Professor Tom Spurling, AM FTSE, CSIRO History Project
• Professor Terry Healy, CSIRO History Project
• Helen Wolff, CSIRO History Project (2021-2023)
• Associate Professor Gavan McCarthy, Editor-in-Chief

Editorial Advisory Committee

An Editorial Advisory Committee, with both local, national and international representation was established in 2021 to assist the Management Committee and the editing team in the development of the next generation of the encyclopedia. In addition to the Management Committee as ex-officio members, it comprises:

• Emeritus Professor Rod Home, AM FAHA, History and Philosophy of Science, University of Melbourne [Chair]
• Professor Bronwyn Fox, FTSE, CSIRO Chief Scientist [manfacturing and innovation]
• Associate Professor Stephen Weldon, Head, History of Science, University of Oklahoma
• Dr Sara Maroske , Co-Editor, Historical Records of Australian Science
• Professor Joan Leach, Director, Austraian National Centre for the Public Undersanding of Science, Australian National University
• Professor Michael Barber, AO FAA FTSE, [mathematics]
• Professor Andrew Holmes, AC FAA FTSE FRS, University of Melbourne, Laureate Professor Emeritus [chemistry]
• Associate Professor Melissa Davis, Joint Head Bioinformatics, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Funding

The Advancement team at the Swinburne University of Technology is actively seeking project funding to support the existing team and enable the emergence of the next generation of the encyclopedia. See: Giving to Swinburne. Over the years a number of individuals, groups and organisations have provided financial support to help develop content and fill gaps.

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