List of University of Wollongong people
This is a list of University of Wollongong people including notable alumni and staff.
Administration[]
The Chancellor of the University of Wollongong serves as the nominal head of the university. As with most other university chancellors, the role is now largely ceremonial.
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The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wollongong serves as the chief executive officer of the university, and oversees most of the university's day-to-day operations.
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Staff[]
- — winner of 2011 Australian Museum Eureka Prize[1]
- Noel Cressie - Distinguished Professor of Spatial Statistics [2]
- Beverly Derewianka - Emeritus Professor of linguistics
- Andrew Ford - English-born Australian composer, writer and radio presenter
- Kristine French – plant biologist and conservationist
- Richard Harland - author
- Christian Heim – composer, psychiatrist[3]
- Rob Hood - author
- Nadirsyah Hosen - known for expertise on Sharia law and Indonesian law [4]
- Natalie Matosin
- Cecilia Nembou, educator, women's rights activist, and first female vice-chancellor for a university in Papua New Guinea
- — Australian Laureate Fellow; discoverer of 'Hobbit'[5]
- Sharon Robinson — Antarctic researcher and plant physiologist
- Willy Susilo - cryptographer, IEEE Fellow
- Gordon Wallace - electromaterials scientist
- Alan Wearne - poet
Alumni[]
In 2012, in a survey of over 5,000 employers, the QS World University Rankings placed UOW at 99th in the world for graduate employability.[6] As of 2014, the University has turned out more than a hundred thousand graduates, and also has members all over the world in 143 countries. Although a large number of alumni live in Wollongong and Sydney, and a significant number also live in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, London, New York and Washington, D.C..[7][8]
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See also[]
- University of Wollongong
- University of Wollongong alumni
- University of Wollongong faculty
References[]
- ^ "Media Centre - University of Wollongong – UOW".
- ^ "Professor Noel Cressie". University of Wollongong.
- ^ Lane, Terry (11 July 2004). "Baroque Dementia". The National Interest. Radio National. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2015-01-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Media Centre - University of Wollongong – UOW".
- ^ "University of Wollongong Rankings". Quacquarelli Symonds Limited.
- ^ "Global Connections at UOW". University of Wollongong.
- ^ "Alumni at UOW". University of Wollongong.
- ^ "Roller Coasters". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 May 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
- ^ Doherty, Megan (28 August 2013). "From the 'bush capital' to 'The Capitol'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (2008-04-25). "Peacock dares to dream". BBC. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ - Omowunmi Sadik, Faculty Spotlight, research.binghamton.edu
- ^ Board of Directors Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, Seeing Machines Limited.
- ^ UOW Council Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, www.uow.edu.au
External links[]
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