Four recently retired Curtin academics have been awarded the title of Emeritus Professor in recognition of their outstanding work and extensive contribution to the University.<\/p>\n
Professor Brian Kinsella, Professor Jonathan Majer, and Professor Jie Sun, from Curtin\u2019s Faculty of Science and Engineering, and Professor Janette Hartz-Karp, from the Faculty of Humanities, were recognised with the title that acknowledges leading academics for their demonstrated distinguished service at their retirement.<\/p>\n
ºìÌÒÊÓƵ Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry congratulated the recipients, thanking them for their dedication to the University and the wider community through teaching and research.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese recipients of the Emeritus Professor title have made a significant contribution to their areas of expertise through many decades of tireless work in either research or teaching, or both,\u201d Professor Terry said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI congratulate them all for their distinguished careers and thank them for their commitment to outstanding work across a range of fields, including deliberative democracy, corrosion, invertebrate conservation and mathematical programming.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new recipients awarded the title of Emeritus Professor include:<\/p>\n
Professor Janette Hartz-Karp<\/a> was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor on her retirement in recognition of her dedication to promoting and carrying out research on deliberative democracy during a long career in public service and more recently at ºìÌÒÊÓƵ.<\/p>\n Professor Brian Kinsella<\/a> has been highly recognised for his work with students and staff over 20 years in the field of corrosion and received the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) Corrosion Medal, the association\u2019s most prestigious award across Australasia, in November 2016. In March 2017, Professor Kinsella was presented a NACE Fellow Honour Excellence Award by NACE International for sustained contributions made to corrosion control over the years.<\/p>\n