Tanya Monro

Tanya Monro
AC FAA FTSE
Tanya Monro in 2011
Born
Tanya Mary Feletto

1973 (age 50–51)
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisSelf-written waveguides (1998)
Websitewww.adelaide.edu.au/directory/tanya.monro

Tanya Mary Monro AC FAA FTSE (born 1973)[2][3] is an Australian physicist known for her work in photonics. She has been Australia's Chief Defence Scientist since 8 March 2019. Prior to that she was the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research and Innovation (DVCR&I) at the University of South Australia. She was awarded the ARC Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship in 2013. She was the inaugural director of the Institute for Photonics & Advanced Sensing (IPAS) [4] (now known as the School of Physical Sciences). Monro has remained an adjunct professor of physics at the University of Adelaide following her departure from the institution. In 2020 she was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor at the University of South Australia.

Her previous board roles have included membership of the Australian Prime Minister's Commonwealth Science Council,[5] the South Australian Economic Development Board,[6] and the Defence SA board.[7]

  1. ^ Anon (2005). "Dr Tanya Monro Research Fellow". royalsociety.org. London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017.
  2. ^ 2012 Pawsey Medal for outstanding research in physics Archived 5 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine, science.org.au
  3. ^ Prof. Tanya Monro Archived 10 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Royal Institution of Australia, riaus.org.au
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference IPAS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "New council to advise PM on science | Australian Academy of Science". www.science.org.au. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Economic Development Board renewed with new agenda". www.statedevelopment.sa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Minister welcomes new DefenceSA Advisory Board members - Jay Weatherill, Premier of South Australia". www.premier.sa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.