The Royal Society of NSW is delighted to learn of the recognition of two of its Fellows, Professor Hala Zreiqat AM FRSN FTSE FAHMS and Adjunct Professor Trevor Danos AM FRSN FTSE, being elected to Fellowships in the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. They are amongst 25 new Fellows of the Academy in 2020 who are elected by their peers for outstanding contributions to advancing engineering, technology and applied science.

 Professor Hala Zreiqat, of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sydney, is a biochemical engineer who 3D-prints replacement body parts for people suffering from injury and disease.  She invented a type of ceramic biomaterial that can be used as a scaffold to regrow bone, and developed the technology to tailor these prosthetics for individual patients. She also leads research into the creation of other artificial human tissue, including tendons, ligaments and – eventually – organs.  Professor Zreiqat is the Drector of the ARC Centre for Innovative BioEngineering, Founder and Chair of the International Alliance for Design and Application in Tissue Engineering and of BIOTech Futures; and the 2018 NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year. 

Trevor Danos is a lawyer, company director and strategic advisor supporting science and technology across society. An effective science policy advocate, he has advanced STEM in industry, the government and the broader community. Mr Danos is helping to create the world’s largest radio telescope as a member of the Australia-New Zealand Coordination Committee for the Square Kilometre Array. He is a director of Endeavour Energy, NSW Circular and Summer Housing, a former director of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and TransGrid, and a former member of the Cooperative Research Centres Committee. Mr Danos was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2014 for his significant service to the community.