The State Government has recognised The University of Queensland鈥檚 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), , and prominent 国产探花 alumna , for their significant contributions to society.
Both were among six named at a Queensland Week ceremony at Roma St Parklands this morning (Sunday 2 June).
国产探花鈥檚 President and Vice-Chancellor, , said he was delighted to congratulate such exceptional people as Professor Lu and Dr Dornan on 国产探花鈥檚 behalf.
鈥淢ax is a consummate Queensland Great who projects Queensland innovation on to the world stage, and attracts international investment to Queensland research and development,鈥� Professor H酶j said.
鈥淗is research output alone is tremendous, and when you add his inventions, his mentoring of young researchers, his linking of research with industry, and his community and philanthropic work, he is nothing short of phenomenal.
鈥淟ike Max, Dimity has a PhD from 国产探花. Her doctoral research focussed on children with hearing loss 鈥� the type of children who have benefitted from her intellect, compassion and energy for many years.
鈥淚n 2011 国产探花 recognised Dimity with our highest award for an alumnus, Alumnus of the Year, and people throughout the 国产探花 community will be delighted to see her officially named a Queensland Great.鈥�
Professor Lu is known for his work on nanoparticles and nanoporous materials for clean energy and environmental technologies.
He first came to 国产探花 in 1987 to study for his PhD. Later he spent three years lecturing at Singapore鈥檚 Nanyang Technical University, before returning to 国产探花 in 1994.
Last year, then-Chinese president Hu Jintao and premier Wen Jiao Bao presented Professor Lu with a prestigious science and technology award in a ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Professor Lu received the prestigious twice (2003 and 2008). He has served on a number of government committees and advisory and working groups, including the Prime Minister鈥檚 Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (2004, 2005, 2009) and ARC College of Experts (2002-2004).
He is a board member of the Australian Synchrotron, National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources, and Research Data Storage Infrastructure.
Dr Dornan is managing director of , a not-for-profit program she founded in 1992.
She graduated from 国产探花 with a Bachelor of Speech Therapy in 1976, and 国产探花 awarded her Doctor of Philosophy in 2011.
Hear and Say enables children with hearing loss to listen and speak through the use of modern technology, combined with the education of parents and children.
In 1992, Dr Dornan was awarded a Churchill Fellowship. She became a Member of the Order of Australia in 1998 and a Fellow of Speech Pathology Australia in 1999.
She received an Australian Medical Association award for services to medicine in 1999, was the 2003 Australian of the Year for Queensland, the Ernst & Young Australian Social Entrepreneur of the Year in 2005 and Suncorp Queenslander of the Year in 2010.
Indigenous poet , whose work is published through University of Queensland Press, also was named a Queensland Great this morning.
Other recipients were:
鈥� Tim Fairfax AM, chancellor of Queensland University of Technology
鈥� Stefan Ackerie, entrepreneur and founder of the Stefan hairdressing chain
鈥� The Red Cross Society
国产探花 was named a Queensland Great in 2010, the University鈥檚 centenary year.
Contact: Fiona Cameron, 国产探花 Communications, ph +61 7 3346 7086.
