Emeritus Professor Tim Roberts AM and Professor Peter Howley are national and international award-winning leaders, educators and practitioners in Statistics, Sustainability, Systems Thinking and STEM.
Emeritus Professor Tim Roberts AM
- Professor of Immunology, Microbiology, Environmental Science and Biology
- Founder of SuperNova (Australia’s first regional, and second nationally, hands-on science centre)
- $3 million in grants surrounding microbiology, sustainability and STEM
Leadership
- Patron, Hunter Region Botanic Gardens (2022 – current)
- Founding Director, InnovAAte Pty Ltd (Biotechnology Company) (2018 – current)
- President, Hunter Innovation & Science Hub Inc (2014 – current)
- Creator and Coordinator – Annual Hunter Valley Electric Vehicle Festival (2010 – current)
- Director, Tom Farrell Institute for the Environment (2010 – 2018)
- Inaugural Dean, UON Singapore Campus (2006 – 2009)
National and International Awards
- 2022 Member of the Order of Australia
- 2022 University of Newcastle Convocation Medal for Exceptional Contribution
- 2022 Bekantan Award for Research and Bekantan (Nasalis larvatus) Conservation
- 1998 First Recipient of Award of Excellence, Friends of Newcastle Regional Museum
- 1997 Convocation Medal, Flinders University
- 1987 Churchill Fellowship for assessing “hands-on science centres” in USA, Singapore & Europe
- 1982 Vice Chancellor’s New Initiatives Innovation Prize (University of Newcastle)
- 1979 Heinrich-Bechhold Medal (West Germany) for science communication
International and National Advisory Boards
- Science Advisor, Independent Council for Ecosystem Restoration (2020 – current)
- Science Advisor, Sahabat Bekantan Indonesia Foundation (2018 – current)
Professor Peter Howley
- Professor of Statistics and Systems Improvement
- Practitioner and consultant since 1994
- Over $3 million in Commonwealth grants surrounding improved higher education access and success, teacher professional development and holistic teaching practices, initiatives and resources
- Expert advisor to ACARA, NESA and ACT Education
National Leadership
- 2019-20 Director, National Science and Engineering Challenge
- 2019-20 Inaugural UON STEMM Ambassador
- 2018-19 Inaugural Science and Technology Australia STEM Ambassador
- Chair – Statistical Education, Statistical Society of Australia (2014 – current)
- Program Creator and Coordinator – National Schools Poster Competition (2014 – current)
National and International Awards
- 2018 Statistical Society of Australia Service Award
- 2017 International Statistical Institute’s Best Cooperative Project Award
- 2015 National Office of Learning and Teaching Citation – Contribution to Student Learning
International Advisory Boards
- Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistics and Data Science Education
- International Statistical Literacy Project
- Data Science in Schools