Sharath Sriram (2023–2025) Chief Scientist of Western Australia, former Director of the Discovery to Device facility at RMIT University.
Mark Hutchinson (2021–2023) Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale (CNBP) and Professor at Adelaide Medical School
Jeremy Brownlie (2019–2021) Deputy Head of School and Molecular Geneticist at Griffith University
Emma Johnston (2017–2019), then Dean of Science and Professor of Marine Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of New South Wales
Jim Piper (2015–2017), then Research Leader at the Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Macquarie University
Ross Smith (2013–2015), then Director of environmental consulting company Hydrobiology.
Michael Holland (2011–2013), then Deputy Head of the School of Veterinary Science at the University of Queensland.
Cathy Foley (2009–2011), then Deputy and Science Director, CSIRO Manufacturing. Later became Chief Scientist of Australia.
Ken Baldwin (2007–2009), then Deputy Director, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Professor, Australian National University.
Tom Spurling (2005–2007), former CEO of the CRC for Wood Innovations; Professor, Swinburne University of Technology and member of the CSIRO Board.
Snow Barlow (2003–2005), Professor of Horticulture and Viticulture, University of Melbourne.
Chris Fell (2001–2003), former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of New South Wales.
Peter Cullen (March–November 2001) then Director, CRC for Freshwater Ecology, Canberra; Wentworth Group of Scientists.
Sue Serjeantson (1999–March 2001), then Deputy Vice-Chancellor – Australian National University.
Peter Cullen (1997–1999), then Director, CRC for Freshwater Ecology, Canberra.
Joe Baker (1995–1997), former ACT Commissioner for the Environment; Director of AIMS and Chief Scientist, Queensland.
Graham Johnston (1993–1995), then Professor of Pharmacology, University of Sydney.
Ditta Bartels (1991–93), then Counsellor for Science and Technology, Australian Embassy, Bonn.
Tony Wicken (1989–1991), then Professor of Microbiology, UNSW, formerly Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) UNSW.
Frank Larkins (1987–89), then Professor of Chemistry, University of Tasmania, and also a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) at the University of Melbourne.
Fred Smith (1985–87), then Professor of Physics, Monash University and a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) La Trobe University.
