Alan Finkel announced as patron of the Australian Science Media Centre

The Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC) is delighted to announce Dr Alan Finkel as the organisation’s Australian patron. Dr Finkel has a long history with science and the media through his own work in neuroscience and engineering and as co-founder of the science magazine COSMOS.

“Alan Finkel bridges many sectors in Australia with his background in research, business and media and is thus well positioned to help the centre in its mission to bring more evidence-based science to the public through the media,” said AusSMC CEO Dr Susannah Eliott.

Dr Finkel is also Chancellor at Monash University, President of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, CEO of Stile Education and Chairman of the Australian Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics.

AusSMC Chairman Peter Yates said, “I’m absolutely delighted and honoured that Dr Finkel has agreed to become the Australian patron of the Science Media Centre. We are very privileged to have two such distinguished people as patrons - Alan Finkel as our Australian patron and Professor Susan Greenfield as our international patron.”

Dr Finkel will be welcomed as patron by South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill at an event hosted by Flinders University in Adelaide today.