UNSW research scientist and a former podcast guest of Talking Architecture & Design Veena Sahajwalla has been named NSW’s Australian of the Year for 2022.
The government-funded program will provide undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships to help women in STEM re-enter the workforce, seek higher qualifications and develop senior leadership skills.
The 2022 awards see work with climate change being acknowledged and a wife and husband team making the list. COMPANION (AC) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA Dr Alan Simon FINKEL AO, South Yarra VIC 3141 For eminent service to science, to national energy innovation and research infrastructure capability, to climate change and COVID-19…