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Chief scientist wants research to be ‘great enabler’
Wednesday March 17, 2021
Australia’s new chief scientist Cathy Foley wants to help researchers commercialise their academic research to get the full impact of innovation.
Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
Australia’s scientific research should not just end as academic writing but lay the groundwork for innovative products to benefit the nation.
That was Foley’s focus as she gave her first major address in the role.
Foley worked on indium nitride for her PhD, finding the chemical was responsive to the right spectrum for creating white…
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