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Honorary Award Recipients 2005 - 2012

The Title 'John Curtin Distinguished Professor' is awarded for 5 years, or until the retirement or resignation of the Professor from the University, whichever comes first. The title may be awarded for consecutive periods.

2012 John Curtin Distinguished Professors

Professor John Hartley
Professor John Hartley
AM BA(Hons) PhD DLitt FAHA FRSA FICA
Professor John Hartley from Curtin’s School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts is recognised for his exceptional scholarly achievement and has a national and international reputation as a leader in the field of  communication and cultural science. He is an author or editor of 30 scholarly books and more than 200 research papers.
 Professor Syed Islam
Professor Syed Islam
PhD FIEE FIEAust SMIEEE
Professor Syed Islam is Director of Curtin’s Centre for Smart Grid and Sustainable Power Systems. He is known for his outstanding contribution to Curtin’s research and research training effort in electrical power engineering. Professor Islam’s research leadership, including his position as chair of several pivotal national and international committees, has seen him oversee the  transformation of the curriculum to ensure Curtin offers one of the best electrical power engineering courses in the country.
 Professor Richard Oliver
Professor Richard Oliver
BSc PhD(Bristol) FRSB
Professor Richard Oliver, Chief Scientist at Curtin’s Centre for Crop and Disease Management, is recognised for his academic leadership in Australia in crop management, in areas including genetic control of major foliar fungal diseases of crop plants and in the science of fungicide use. Professor Oliver commenced at Curtin in 2009 and has since secured more than 25 research grants with a combined value of more than $114 million and has published more than 80 papers.

2011 John Curtin Distinguished Professors

  • Professor Anne Haebich
  • Professor Moses Tade
  • Professor David Treagust

2010 John Curtin Distinguished Professors

  • Professor Colin Binns
  • Professor Harry Bloch
  • Professor Igor Bray
  • Professor Barry Fraser
  • Professor Julian Gale
  • Professor Chun-Zhu Li
  • Professor Peter Love
  • Professor Peter Newman
  • Professor Kok Lay Teo
  • Professor Charles Watson
  • Professor Simon Wilde

2007 John Curtin Distinguished Professors

  • Professor Dong-ke Zhang

2005 John Curtin Distinguished Professors

  • Professor Michael Alpers AO
  • Professor Svetha Venkatesh