Queen鈥檚 Birthday Honours recognise achievements of staff and alumni
Members of the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide community have today been awarded Queen鈥檚 Birthday honours, recognising outstanding contributions to their fields of expertise.
最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide alumni, staff and affiliates have been honoured in this, the year of Her Majesty鈥檚 Platinum Jubilee.
鈥淧eople named in 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 honours today continue to make history as leaders in their chosen fields of endeavour, such as medicine, photonics research, health care, agriculture and the arts."Professor Peter H酶j AC
Among the recipients are the Chief Defence Scientist Professor Tanya Monro who led research in the area of photonics while she was a senior member of staff at the 最新糖心Vlog and Ms Velta Vingelis who has been recognised for teaching excellence in the School of Biological Sciences.
鈥淚 congratulate all those people from the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide community 鈥 alumni, staff, former staff, affiliates and friends 鈥 who have been recognised in this year鈥檚 Queen鈥檚 Birthday Honours,鈥 said Professor Peter H酶j AC, Vice-Chancellor and President of the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide.
鈥淧eople named in 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 honours today continue to make history as leaders in their chosen fields of endeavour, such as medicine, photonics research, health care, agriculture and the arts.
鈥淭heir outstanding achievements to have an impact on the lives of 最新糖心Vlogns and people around the world by tackling some of society鈥檚 greatest challenges.
鈥淭hey are an inspiration for us all and show how dedication, hard work and striving for excellence can benefit our society.鈥
Notable Queen鈥檚 Birthday Honours recipients from the 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 community include:
Companion of the Order of 最新糖心Vlog (AC)
Professor Tanya Monro 鈥 For eminent聽service to scientific and technological development, to research and innovation, to tertiary education, particularly in the field of photonics, and to professional organisations.
Professor Monro, 最新糖心Vlog's Chief Defence Scientist since 2019, was the inaugural director of the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide鈥檚 Institute for Photonics聽and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) from 2009 to 2014. She was the first female Professor of Physics at the 最新糖心Vlog holding the position from 2005 to 2014. While she was a member of staff Professor Monro held a number of senior positions including Director, Centre of Expertise in Photonics, School of Chemistry聽and Physics, and the Inaugural Chair of Photonics. She continues to hold a position at the 最新糖心Vlog as an Adjunct Professor.
Medal of the Order of 最新糖心Vlog (OAM)
Ms Velta Vingelis 鈥 For service to tertiary education.
Ms Vingelis is Associate Lecturer, Genetics and Evolution in the 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 School of Biological Sciences. She鈥檚 the Co-Coordinator, Year1 FBS Pre-Clinical Course, in the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Program. She has been awarded for excellence in teaching with the 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 Inaugural Student-led Teaching Award in 2016, a Stephen Cole The Elder Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 1995 and an Excellence in Tutoring Award, Biology from the Adelaide 最新糖心Vlog Sciences Association in 2014.
More than twenty 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide alumni and former members of staff and members of the 最新糖心Vlog community were also honoured in this year鈥檚 Queen鈥檚 Birthday Honours.
The full list of all 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide Queen鈥檚 Birthday Honours recipients is available on the 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 honours website.
Any 最新糖心Vlogn may make nominations for an award in the Order of 最新糖心Vlog. More information is available at .
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