Fact Sheet (PDF 412KB)To support the advancement of knowledge and contribute to national innovation, the ARC College of Experts plays a key role in identifying research excellence. Its members are experts of international standing drawn from the Australian research community which includes higher education, industry and public sector research organisations.The ARC seeks nominations from suitably qualified and experienced individuals, including senior academics and end-users across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, with peer review and research leadership experience.The ARC Board is responsible for appointing members to the ARC College of Experts. ARC College of Experts nominations are called for annually. The ARC appoints the College members for a term of three years.The College of Experts assists the ARC by:assigning external assessorsassessing and ranking ARC grant applications that have been submitted under the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP)moderating external assessmentsproviding recommendations for fundable applicationsassisting with recruiting through the nomination of new assessorsproviding advice for peer review reforms, andproviding strategic advice to the ARC on emerging disciplines and cross-disciplinary developments.The ARC is required to maintain a high standard of professionalism and ethical conduct in its operations. The ARC Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Policy is designed to ensure that all members of the ARC College of Experts are aware of the confidentiality obligations associated with activities and that conflicts of interest are identified and addressed in a rigorous and transparent way. The ARC requires members of the ARC College of Experts to provide assurances to the ARC that they will abide by the ARC's confidentiality requirements and will disclose to it any conflicts of interest related to their official duties as members.ARC College of Experts Nominations for 2026 are now openThe ARC is seeking nominations from suitably qualified and experienced individuals, including senior academics and end-users across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, with peer review and research leadership experience. Researchers with multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary expertise are strongly encouraged to apply. We especially welcome nominations from women, particularly those from the STEM disciplines, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Nominees should have strong institutional support to meet the commitment required of ARC College of Experts members. The ARC is committed to improving the diversity of membership on the ARC College of Experts and encourages qualified people from a broad range of groups to nominate. This includes but is not limited to:Gender diversityPeople of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander originAcademia, Industry and Public sector organisationsAreas of InterestThe ARC is calling for nominations for all discipline fields but has identified the discipline areas listed below as priorities for 2026. High priority discipline areas are shown in bold text in the below table.3004 Crop and pasture production4405 Gender studies3009 Veterinary sciences4406 Human geography3101 Biochemistry and cell biology4407 Policy and administration3102 Bioinformatics and computational biology4408 Political science3103 Ecology4410 Sociology3104 Evolutionary biology4501 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, language and history3105 Genetics4502 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education3107 Microbiology4504 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing3108 Plant biology4505 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, society and community3109 Zoology4507 Te ahurea, reo me te hitori o te Maori (Maori culture, language and history)3204 Immunology4508 Matauranga Maori (Maori education)3209 Neurosciences4510 Te hauora me te oranga o te Maori (Maori health and wellbeing)3301 Architecture4511 Nga tangata, te porihanga me nga hapori o te Maori (Maori peoples, society and community)3303 Design4513 Pacific Peoples culture, language and history3304 Urban and regional planning4514 Pacific Peoples education3402 Inorganic chemistry4516 Pacific Peoples health and wellbeing3403 Macromolecular and materials chemistry4518 Pacific Peoples society and community3406 Physical chemistry4519 Other Indigenous data, methodologies and global Indigenous studies3407 Theoretical and computational chemistry4599 Other indigenous studies 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour4602 Artificial intelligence3509 Transportation, logistics and supply chains4603 Computer vision and multimedia computation3603 Music 4604 Cybersecurity and privacy3703 Geochemistry4605 Data management and data science3704 Geoinformatics4608 Human-centred computing3705 Geology4611 Machine learning3706 Geophysics4701 Communication and media studies3709 Physical geography and environmental geoscience4704 Linguistics3801 Applied economics4705 Literary studies4003 Biomedical engineering4902 Mathematical physics4004 Chemical engineering4903 Numerical and computational mathematics4005 Civil engineering4904 Pure mathematics4006 Communications engineering4905 Statistics4008 Electrical engineering5001 Applied ethics4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware - new code5002 History and philosophy of specific fields4011 Environmental engineering5003 Philosophy4012 Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering5101 Astronomical sciences4014 Manufacturing engineering5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics4016 Materials engineering5104 Condensed matter physics4017 Mechanical engineering5107 Particle and high energy physics4018 Nanotechnology5108 Quantum physics4019 Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy5110 Synchrotrons and accelerators4106 Soil sciences5201 Applied and developmental psychology4203 Health services and systems5202 Biological psychology 4207 Sports science and exercise5203 Clinical and health psychology4402 Criminology5204 Cognitive and computational psychology4404 Development studies5205 Social and personality psychology 5299 Other psychologyImportant DatesActivityDateNominations OpenMonday 3 March 2025Nominations CloseThursday 17 April 2025ResourcesThe Nomination Form is available in RMSARC College of Experts 2026 Nomination Kit – Word Format (297KB) PDF Format (363KB)Instructions to Applicants – Word Format (192KB) PDF Format (377KB)Frequently Asked Questions – Word Format (83KB) PDF Format (159KB)Sample Form – PDF Format (523KB)SubmissionNominations must be certified by the nominee’s primary employer (for a list of approved nominators or delegates, see the table below) and submitted in RMS no later than 5pm (AEST), Thursday 17 April 2025. Nominations will not be accepted directly from nominees, except those submitting as self-employed. Nominees who hold an honorary or adjunct appointment with a higher education institution are eligible to apply through that institution.Approved nominators:Primary EmployerApproved NominatorsHigher education institutionVice-Chancellor/Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) or equivalent Industry or business Chief Executive Officer or equivalent GovernmentAgency Head / Deputy Secretary or equivalent Self-employed Self-nominatePlease contact the ARC at college@arc.gov.au with any queries.It is anticipated that outcomes will be announced in September/October 2025. ARC College of Experts 2025A complete list of the ARC College of Experts membership can be found below.There are currently 373 members on the ARC College of Experts.Selection meeting panels will be drawn from the ARC College of Experts as necessary.ARC College of Experts members(*indicates a new member in 2025)Professor Amin Abbosh The University of QueenslandProfessor Igor Aharonovich University of Technology SydneyAssociate Professor Emma Aisbett The Australian National UniversityAssociate Professor Morten Andersen Macquarie University*Professor Barton Anderson The University of SydneyProfessor Peter Anderson Griffith University*Professor Gunther Andersson Flinders UniversityProfessor Mats Andersson Flinders UniversityProfessor Nigel Andrew Southern Cross UniversityProfessor Benjamin Andrews The Australian National University*Professor Mikhail Anufriev University of TechnologyProfessor Jayashree Arcot The University of New South WalesProfessor Maziar Arjomandi The University of AdelaideDr John Atack Griffith University*Associate Professor Brett Baker The University of Melbourne*Professor Sarah Baker Griffith UniversityProfessor Jie Bao The University of New South WalesProfessor Katie Barclay The University of AdelaideProfessor Colin Barrow Deakin UniversityProfessor Georgina Barton University of Southern Queensland*Professor Andrew Bassom University of TasmaniaProfessor Saba Bebawi Western Sydney UniversityProfessor Travis Beddoe La Trobe UniversityProfessor Alison Behie The Australian National University*Professor Nicole Bell The University of Melbourne*Professor Sarah Bell The University of MelbourneProfessor Gabrielle Belz The University of QueenslandProfessor Bindi Bennett Federation University AustraliaProfessor Christopher Berndt Swinburne University of TechnologyAssociate Professor Jonathon Beves The University of New South Wales*Professor Michael Bird James Cook UniversityProfessor David Bishop Victoria UniversityProfessor Colette Boskovic The University of Melbourne*Professor Cyrille Boyer The University of New South WalesProfessor David Bright Deakin UniversityProfessor Alexander Broom The University of SydneyProfessor Lisa Brophy La Trobe University*Professor Paula Brough Griffith UniversityProfessor Scott Brown The University of Newcastle*Professor Katherine Buchanan Deakin UniversityEmeritus Professor Deborah Bunker The University of Sydney*Professor Paulomi (Polly) Burey University of Southern QueenslandProfessor Mark Byron The University of SydneyProfessor Graziella Caprarelli University of Southern QueenslandAssociate Professor Nicholas Carah The University of QueenslandProfessor Michael Champion Australian Catholic University*Professor Tommy Chan Queensland University of TechnologyProfessor Rona Chandrawati The University of New South WalesProfessor Millicent Chang University of WollongongProfessor David Chapple Monash University*Professor Ling Chen University of Technology SydneyProfessor Zhong-Hua Chen The University of AdelaideProfessor Kapil Chousalkar The University of Adelaide*Dr Christofer Clemente University of the Sunshine CoastProfessor Rachel Codd The University of Sydney*Professor Catharine Coleborne The University of NewcastleProfessor Alex Collie Monash UniversityProfessor Iain Collings Macquarie University*Professor Alan Collins The University of AdelaideProfessor Kyllie Cripps Monash UniversityProfessor Brenda Croft The Australian National UniversityProfessor Scott Croom The University of Sydney*Professor Darren Croton Swinburne University of TechnologyProfessor Scott Cummins University of the Sunshine CoastAssociate Professor Elisabete da Cunha The University of Western AustraliaProfessor Bruno David Monash UniversityProfessor Jan de Gier The University of MelbourneDr Michael de Percy University of CanberraProfessor Paulo de Souza Junior Edith Cowan UniversityProfessor Timothy Denham The Australian National UniversityProfessor Maggie Chuoyan Dong The University of New South Wales*Professor Mirella Dottori University of WollongongProfessor Mark Dras Macquarie University*Associate Professor Georgina Drew The University of Adelaide*Professor Robin Drogemuller Queensland University of TechnologyProfessor Christopher Drovandi Queensland University of Technology*Professor Aijun Du Queensland University of TechnologyProfessor Haping Du University of WollongongProfessor Uwe Dulleck University of CanberraProfessor Xuan Thinh Duong Macquarie UniversityProfessor Jason Dutton La Trobe UniversityProfessor Ullrich Ecker The University of Western AustraliaProfessor David Edwards The University of Western Australia*Professor Robert Edwards Flinders UniversityProfessor Mark Elgar The University of MelbourneProfessor Nisvan Erkal The University of MelbourneProfessor Paola Escudero Western Sydney University*Professor Nir Eynon Monash UniversityProfessor Eduardo Eyras The Australian National UniversityProfessor Simon Farrell The University of Western Australia*Professor Tanya Fitzgerald The University of Western Australia*Professor Matthew Fitzpatrick Flinders UniversityDr James Flexner The University of Sydney*Professor Stephen Foley Macquarie UniversityAssociate Professor Damien Fordham The University of Adelaide*Professor Marcus Foth Queensland University of TechnologyProfessor Adrian FranklinProfessor Bronwyn Fredericks The University of QueenslandProfessor Marylène Gagné Curtin University*Professor Philip Gale University of Technology SydneyProfessor Alan Gamlen The Australian National UniversityProfessor Tamás (Tom) Gedeon Curtin UniversityAssociate Professor Stephanie Gilbert The University of QueenslandProfessor Matthew Gilliham The University of AdelaideProfessor Gerard Goggin Western Sydney UniversityProfessor David Goodman The University of SydneyProfessor Helena Grehan Edith Cowan University*Professor Frank Grutzner The University of AdelaideProfessor Ning Gu University of South AustraliaProfessor Hong Guan Griffith UniversityProfessor Susanna Guatelli University of WollongongProfessor Fei Guo Macquarie UniversityProfessor Jianhua Guo The University of QueenslandProfessor Wenshan Guo University of Technology SydneyProfessor Darren Halpin The Australian National UniversityProfessor Hugh Harris The University of Adelaide*Professor Mark Harris Curtin UniversityAssociate Professor Karl Hassan The University of Newcastle*Professor Michael Haugh The University of Queensland*Associate Professor Sadie Heckenberg University of TasmaniaProfessor Alexander Heger Monash UniversityProfessor Begoña Heras La Trobe UniversityProfessor Larissa Hjorth RMIT UniversityProfessor Hinze Hogendoorn Queensland University of Technology*Professor Katja Holtta-Otto The University of MelbourneProfessor Steven Howard University of WollongongAssociate Professor Hui Hu Swinburne University of TechnologyProfessor Yuxia Hu The University of Western AustraliaProfessor Jun Huang The University of SydneyProfessor Xiaodong Huang Swinburne University of TechnologyProfessor Zi (Helen) Huang The University of QueenslandProfessor Thomas Huber The Australian National University*Professor Alfredo Huete University of Technology SydneyProfessor Mark Hughes Southern Cross UniversityProfessor Terry HughesProfessor Dr Daniel Hutto University of WollongongProfessor Christopher Hyland University of Wollongong*Professor Marta Indulska The University of Queensland*Professor Joanne Ingold Australian Catholic University*Professor Michael Ireland The Australian National UniversityProfessor Marcel Jackson La Trobe UniversityProfessor Paul Jackson The University of AdelaideProfessor Tanya Jakimow The Australian National University*Professor Harald Janovjak Flinders University*Associate Professor Guohua Jia Curtin University*Associate Professor Zhongfan Jia Flinders UniversityProfessor Yijiao Jiang Macquarie UniversityProfessor Yan Jiao The University of AdelaideProfessor Sarah Johnson The University of Newcastle*Professor Tiffany Jones Macquarie UniversityDr Timothy Jones La Trobe University*Professor Omid Kavehei The University of SydneyProfessor Stuart Kaye University of WollongongProfessor Allison Kealy Swinburne University of Technology*Associate Professor Ivan Kempson University of South AustraliaProfessor Tristan Kennedy Monash UniversityAssociate Professor Damon Kent University of the Sunshine CoastProfessor Nasser Khalili The University of New South WalesProfessor Olivia Khoo Monash UniversityProfessor Matt King University of Tasmania*Professor Levente Kiss University of Southern QueenslandProfessor Fima Klebaner Monash UniversityProfessor Jayantha Kodikara Monash University*Associate Professor Shino Konishi The University of Western Australia*Professor George Koutsantonis The University of Western Australia*Professor Emma Kowal Deakin University*Professor Sharad Kumar University of South Australia*Professor Hamid Laga Murdoch UniversityAssociate Professor Girish Lakhwani The University of SydneyAssociate Professor Shu Kee Lam The University of Melbourne*Emeritus Professor Martin Lambert The University of AdelaideProfessor Jo Lampert Monash University*Professor Bradley Launikonis The University of QueenslandProfessor Bronwyn Laycock The University of QueenslandProfessor Elizabeth Leane University of TasmaniaProfessor Julie Lee The University of Western AustraliaProfessor David Lewis Flinders UniversityProfessor Huijun Li University of WollongongAssociate Professor Jingliang Li Deakin UniversityProfessor Weihua Li University of WollongongProfessor Xiaodong Li RMIT UniversityProfessor Anthony Licata The Australian National University*Professor Timothy Lindsey The University of MelbourneProfessor Dikai Liu University of Technology Sydney*Associate Professor Sonia Liu The University of Sydney*Professor Xia-Ji Liu Swinburne University of TechnologyProfessor Yun Liu The Australian National UniversityProfessor Zhe Liu The University of MelbourneProfessor Samanthika Liyanapathirana Western Sydney UniversityProfessor Seng Loke Deakin UniversityProfessor Megan Lord The University of New South Wales*Professor Julien Louys Griffith University*Professor Heather Lovell University of TasmaniaProfessor Susan Luckman University of South AustraliaProfessor Jun Ma University of South AustraliaProfessor Qian Ma RMIT UniversityProfessor Tianyi Ma RMIT University*Professor Alexander Mackay University of WollongongProfessor Robert Mailhammer Western Sydney University*Professor Pushkar Maitra Monash UniversityProfessor Elena Marchetti Griffith UniversityProfessor Timothy Marjoribanks Swinburne University of TechnologyProfessor Dr Lina Markauskaite The University of SydneyProfessor Christopher Marsden Monash UniversityProfessor Andrew Martin The University of MelbourneProfessor Anthony Masters The University of SydneyProfessor Jane Matthews Deakin University*Professor Hamish Maxwell-Stewart University of New EnglandProfessor Janet McColl-Kennedy The University of Queensland*Professor James McCoy The University of Newcastle*Professor Scott McCue Queensland University of Technology*Professor Richard McDermid Macquarie University*Professor Duncan McDuie-Ra Monash UniversityAssociate Professor Simon McIlroy Queensland University of Technology*Professor Gavan McNally The University of New South WalesProfessor Saad Mekhilef Swinburne University of TechnologyAssociate Professor Andrew Merchant The University of Sydney*Associate Professor Melissa Merritt The University of New South Wales*Professor Frederic Meunier The University of QueenslandEmeritus Professor Richard Middleton The University of NewcastleProfessor David Miller James Cook UniversityProfessor Catherine Mills Monash UniversityProfessor Paul Mills The University of QueenslandProfessor Budiman Minasny The University of SydneyProfessor Michael Mintrom Monash UniversityProfessor Peta Mitchell Queensland University of TechnologyProfessor Angela Moles The University of New South WalesEmeritus Professor Janet Mooney Australian Catholic University*Professor James Morley The University of SydneyAssociate Professor Markus Muellner The University of SydneyProfessor Ivan Nagelkerken The University of Adelaide*Professor Michael Negnevitsky University of TasmaniaProfessor Bronwen Neil Macquarie UniversityProfessor Alexander Newman The University of MelbourneProfessor Tuan Ngo The University of MelbourneProfessor Nam-Trung Nguyen Griffith UniversityProfessor Thuy (Kate) Nguyen RMIT UniversityProfessor Bing-Jie Ni The University of New South WalesProfessor Adrienne Nicotra The Australian National University*Professor Mark Nielsen The University of QueenslandProfessor Karin Nordstrom Flinders University*Professor Melissa Nursey-Bray The University of AdelaideProfessor Brian Oliver University of Technology Sydney*Professor Anthony O’Mullane Queensland University of Technology*Professor Sarah O’Shea Charles Sturt University*Professor Gottfried Otting The Australian National University*Professor Maurice Pagnucco The University of New South Wales*Professor Stephen Palmisano University of Wollongong*Professor Anna Paradowska The University of SydneyProfessor Sora Park University of CanberraProfessor Christine Parker The University of Melbourne*Professor Helen Partridge Deakin UniversityProfessor Ekaterina Pas Monash UniversityProfessor John Paterson University of New EnglandProfessor Sonja Pedell Swinburne University of TechnologyProfessor Neal Peres Da Costa The University of SydneyProfessor Michael Petraglia Griffith University*Professor Son Lam Phung University of Wollongong*Professor Maxine Piggott Charles Darwin University*Professor Michael Piper The University of QueenslandAssociate Professor Sally Plush University of South AustraliaProfessor Roger Pocock Monash UniversityDr Kellie Pollard Charles Darwin UniversityProfessor Phillip Pope Queensland University of Technology*Professor Emily Potter Deakin University*Professor Christopher Poulton University of Technology Sydney*Professor Jeff Powell Western Sydney University*Professor Malin Premaratne Monash University*Associate Professor Erin Price University of the Sunshine CoastProfessor Gavin Prideaux Flinders UniversityProfessor Gwenaelle Proust The University of SydneyProfessor Tara Pukala The University of AdelaideProfessor Julia Quilter University of WollongongProfessor Colin Raston AO FFA Flinders University*Professor Zed Rengel The University of Western Australia*Professor Jack Reynolds Deakin University*Professor Jonathan Rhodes Queensland University of Technology*Professor Charles Rice University of Technology SydneyAssociate Professor Amanda Ridley The University of Western Australia*Professor Amy Roberts Flinders UniversityProfessor Daniel Robinson The University of New South WalesProfessor Alison Rodger The Australian National UniversityProfessor Bernard Rolfe Deakin UniversityProfessor Gideon Rosenbaum The University of QueenslandProfessor Andrew Rosser The University of MelbourneProfessor Dong Ruan Swinburne University of Technology*Professor Sharyn Rundle-Thiele Griffith University*Professor Flora Salim The University of New South WalesProfessor Paul Salmon University of the Sunshine CoastProfessor Emilie Sauret Queensland University of TechnologyProfessor Serkan Saydam The University of New South Wales*Professor Peter Scammells Monash University*Professor Marie Segrave Monash UniversityProfessor Jan Seidel The University of New South WalesProfessor Cordelia Selomulya The University of New South WalesProfessor Iman Shames The Australian National UniversityProfessor Luming Shen The University of SydneyDr Shirley Shen, Defence Science and Technology GroupProfessor Michael Sherburn The Australian National UniversityProfessor Muhammad J. A. Shiddiky Charles Sturt UniversityProfessor Ho Kyong Shon University of Technology SydneyProfessor Helen Skouteris Monash UniversityProfessor Jill Slay University of South AustraliaProfessor Scott Smith The University of Adelaide*Associate Professor Georgy Sofronov Macquarie University*Professor Chongmin Song The University of New South WalesProfessor Dragana Stanley Central Queensland University*Professor Wendy Steele RMIT UniversityAssociate Professor Elizabeth Stephens The University of Queensland*Professor Rodney Stewart Griffith University*Professor Michael Stockenhuber The University of NewcastleProfessor Natalie Stoianoff University of Technology SydneyProfessor Kathryn Stok The University of MelbourneProfessor Yvonne Stokes The University of AdelaideProfessor Hongqi Sun The University of Western AustraliaProfessor Willy Susilo University of WollongongAssociate Professor Katie Sutton The Australian National University*Professor Hang Ta Griffith UniversityProfessor Moses Tade Curtin UniversityProfessor Vivian Tam Western Sydney University*Professor Ying Tan The University of MelbourneProfessor Zahir Tari RMIT UniversityProfessor Michael Tausz The University of MelbourneProfessor Ngamta (Natalie) Thamwattana The University of NewcastleProfessor Kevin Thomas The University of Queensland*Professor Stefan Thor The University of Queensland*Professor Susan Thorp The University of SydneyProfessor Kristofer James Thurecht The University of QueenslandProfessor Yi-Chin Toh Queensland University of TechnologyProfessor Adam Trevitt University of WollongongProfessor Antonio Tricoli The University of Sydney*Professor Jakelin Troy The University of SydneyProfessor Myfany Turpin The University of SydneyProfessor Beata Ujvari Deakin UniversityDr Janet van Eersel Macquarie University*Professor Laurene Vaughan RMIT UniversityProfessor Peter Veitch The University of Adelaide*Professor Jose Villadangos The University of Melbourne*Professor Emanuele Viterbo Monash University*Professor Sumeet Walia RMIT UniversityProfessor Sue Walker Southern Cross UniversityProfessor Matt Wand University of Technology Sydney*Professor Guoxiu Wang University of Technology Sydney*Professor Hua Wang Victoria UniversityProfessor Jingbo Wang The University of Western AustraliaProfessor Lianzhou Wang The University of QueenslandProfessor Qilin Wang University of Technology Sydney*Professor Shaobin Wang The University of AdelaideProfessor Alister Ward Deakin UniversityProfessor David Warton The University of New South Wales*Professor Michelle Watt The University of MelbourneProfessor Michael Wenzel Flinders UniversityProfessor Andrea Whittaker Monash University*Associate Professor Steven Wiederman The University of Adelaide*Professor Raelene Wilding La Trobe University*Professor Kim Wilkins The University of QueenslandAssociate Professor Laura Wilson The Australian National University*Professor Withawat Withayachumnankul The University of AdelaideProfessor Elaine Wong The University of MelbourneProfessor Hongwei Wu Curtin UniversityProfessor Moe Wynn Queensland University of TechnologyProfessor Yang Xiang Swinburne University of TechnologyProfessor Yusuke Yamauchi The University of QueenslandProfessor Jie Yang RMIT University*Professor Xiaoke Yi The University of Sydney*Professor Tan Yigitcanlar Queensland University of TechnologyProfessor Haibo Yu University of WollongongProfessor Mehmet Yuce Monash University*Professor Yixia (Sarah) Zhang University of Technology SydneyProfessor Xiwang Zhang The University of Queensland*Professor Zuduo Zheng The University of Queensland*Professor Yu Lin Zhong Griffith University*Professor Jun Zhou Griffith UniversityPrevious Years College of Expert Members2024 College of Expert Members2023 College of Expert Members2022 College of Expert Members2021 College of Expert Members2020 College of Expert Members