Acting PRIME MINISTER CANBERRA
SCIENCE COUNCIL
MEMBERSHIP
The Acting Prime Minister announced today membership
of the reconstituted Interim Australian Science and Technology
Council ( ASTEC). Membership is as follows:-
Sir Louis Matheson, KBE, CMG, ( Chairman)
Formerly Vice-Chancellor of Monash University.
Professor G. M. Badger, FAA,
Vice-Chancellor, University of Adelaide
and President, Australian Academy of Science.
Dr. L. W. Davies, FAA, FTS,
Chief Scientist, Amalgamated Wireless ( Australia)
Ltd. and Professor of Electrical Engineering,
University of New South Wales.
Mr. A. W. Hamer,
Managing Director, I. C. I. ( Australia) Ltd.
Mr. A. H. Parbo,
Managing Director, Western Mining Corporation Ltd.
Professor J. A. Passmore, FAHA, FASSA, FBA,
Professor of Philosophy, Institute of Advanced
Studies, Australian National University.
Sir Rutherford Robertson, CMG, FAA, FRS,
Director, Research School of Biological
Sciences, Australian National University.
Professor E. G. Saint, FRACP, FACP,
Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Queensland. Professor R. O. Slatyer, FAA, FRS,
Professor of Biology and Head Department of
Environmental Biology, Australian National
University. Mr. K. C. Stone,
Secretary, Victoria Trades Hall Council,
and Victorian Representative, A. C. T. U.
Professor R. Street, FAA,
Director, Research School of Physical Sciences,
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Sir Colin Syme,
Formerly Chairman of Broken Hill
Proprietary Co. Ltd.
Mr. W. J. Vines, CMG,
Chairman and Managing Director, Dalgety
Australia Ltd.
Mr. J. G. Wilson, CBE,
Managing Director, Australian Paper
Maufacturers Ltd.
Professor Saint is an alternate for Professor
G. J. V. Nossal, CBE, FAA, Director of the Walter and Eliza
Hall Institute of Medical Research, who is overseas for
twelve months. The reconstituted Council had its inaugural
meeting on 9 June. Its next meeting will be on 1 July.
Further information can be obtained from the
Secretary, Mr. H. C. Crozier on Canberra 73 3911.
22 June 1976