Our talented women

The Faculty of Science and Engineering at Macquarie University celebrates its 'Women Making a Difference'.

Working in many different disciplines, women in our Faculty have wonderful opportunities to develop their careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, and to contribute their skills and expertise to improve our world.

Find out a little about our many talented women:

Heather Handley

Heather Handley

Vulcanologist and geochemist

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Jessica North

Jessica North

Director, (ARIES)

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Kira E Westaway

Kira E Westaway

Archaeologist and geochronologist

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Anniemarie Nadort

Anniemarie Nadort

Biophotonics scientist studying biomedical optical imaging

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Judith Dawes

Judith Dawes

Laser physicist

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Lesley Hughes

Lesley Hughes

Climate change ecologist

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Suzanne O'Reilly

Suzanne O'Reilly

Professor of Geology

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Tracy Rushmer

Tracy Rushmer

Geologist investigating the evolution of planetary bodies

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Catherine Ennis

Catherine Ennis

Manager, Macquarie University DVC Research office—secondment

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Deborah Richards

Deborah Richards

Computer scientist specialising in artificial intelligence

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Guozhen Liu

Guozhen Liu

Nanoparticles and nanofabrication scientist

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Belinda Fabian

Belinda Fabian

Biological scientist and plant biologist

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Irina Pollard

Irina Pollard

Biologist and geneticist

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Joanne Dawson

Joanne Dawson

Lecturer in astronomy and astrophysics

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Joni Pini-Fitzsimmons

Joni Pini-Fitzsimmons

Marine biologist researching stingrays

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Julia Riley

Julia Riley

Herpetologist specialising in lizards

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Dilshara Hill

Dilshara Hill

Mathematician specialising in maths education

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Kirstie Fryirs

Kirstie Fryirs

Fluvial geomorphologist, studying rivers & their management

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Lorranie Hardwick

Lorranie Hardwick

Environmental ecologist

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Vanessa Pirotta

Vanessa Pirotta

Marine biologist specialising in whale conservation

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Maria Vozzo

Maria Vozzo

Marine ecologist, specialising in marine habitats

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Kerstin Bilgmann

Kerstin Bilgmann

Marine biologist researching marine megafauna

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Kate Berry

Kate Berry

Evolutionary biologist

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Fleur Ponton

Fleur Ponton

Biomedical scientist

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