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Professor Sue Golding's research interests are in the fields of ore deposit geology and geochemistry, application of isotope geochemistry to minerals and energy exploration, coal bed methane, carbon sequestration, geomicrobiology.

Sue Golding received her PhD from The University of Queensland. She has been involved with resource exploration and isotope geochemistry research since 1977, following some 8 years industry experience in Australia and Africa. Building on this industry background Golding has combined field and laboratory studies to build an interdisciplinary research program with emphasis on hydrothermal systems and mineral and fossil fuel resources. This has involved the development of new techniques and methodologies for constraining thermal and fluid flow histories in sedimentary basins, which have provided significant insights into processes associated with evolving mineral and hydrocarbon systems. She also has considerable expertise in the application of stable and radiogenic isotope technologies in mineral and hydrocarbon exploration to evaluate terrain prospectivity, test the models employed and vector to ore based on isotopic haloes that surround many ore deposit types. A significant focus of her research group at the University of Queensland is technology related to environmentally sustainable energy provision. The research spans multiple scales from natural analogue studies of coal basins to determine the origins of coal seam methane and mechanisms that keep carbon dioxide naturally sequestered to experimental studies of the impact of carbon dioxide interaction with sandstones and coals on reservoir properties and groundwater chemistry. Golding was a senior researcher with the CO2CRC from 2006 to 2016.

Dr Rowan Gollan was awarded his PhD in the field of Aerospace Engineering from UQ in 2009, where he was awarded the 2010 John Simmons Prize for best thesis in the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering and The University of Queensland Dean’s Award for Outstanding Research Higher Degree Thesis. From August 2008, while his thesis was under examination, Rowan took up a position as a research scientist at the NASA Langley Research Center in the United States, working in the Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion Branch. Rowan returned to UQ in January 2012 in a position funded by the Defence Science & Technology Organisation (DSTO). In his role as an aerodynamic analyst, Rowan uses state-of-the-art hypersonic analysis techniques to simulate an experimental flight vehicle.

Dr Gollan was awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), which he commenced in 2014.

DECRA Project summary: Next-generation launch vehicles using high-speed jet engines will make it cheaper and more reliable for humankind to engage in activities in space. This project will contribute to the technology of high-speed jet engines by developing optimised air intake systems. The research aims to advance the use of computational engineering and apply this to improve the design of air intake systems.The outcomes of this project will advance the technology of high-speed jet engines with the goal of replacing existing rocket systems.

Associate Professor Sjaan Gomersall is Associate Director and Principal Research Fellow at the Health and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation at School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences and a Teaching and Research academic in Physiotherapy at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at The University of Queensland. Established in 2022, the Health and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation (HWCRI) is a collaborative, co-funded research centre by The University of Queensland and Health and Wellbeing Queensland. The HWCRI combines world class research expertise in physical activity, nutrition and health at The University of Queensland, with the reach and capacity of Health and Wellbeing Queensland to integrate, deliver and evaluate evidence-based programs that provide scalable, equitable access to improve the health and wellbeing of all Queenslanders (and beyond).

Associate Professor Gomersall is an expert in physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health. Her research has focused on understanding, measuring and influencing physical activity and sedentary behaviour using a variety of methods and with a range of populations, with a focus on adults, the prevention and management of chronic disease and physical activity promotion in healthcare settings. Sjaan has a strong track record for multi-disciplinary collaborations and industry partnerships, with specific expertise in partnering with healthcare organisations to build capacity in research and physical activity behaviour change, to evaluate the impact of healthcare services and to co-design and test innovative solutions to gaps in service delivery. Dr Gomersall is a nationally and internally recognised leader in physical activity and health. She is the President of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health, Co-Lead and co-founder of the Physical Activity in Healthcare Special Interest Group for the Asia-Pacific Society for Physical Activity, a Consultant for Physical Activity for the World Health Organisation and an Associate Editor for the Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviours.

Yorick Gomez Gane lives in Italy and works as an Associate Professor in Italian Linguistics at the Università della Calabria. He acts as a point of contact in Italy for UQ humanities students and teachers. In 2009 and 2013 he assisted staff in the organization of UQ Italy Tours, the success of which highlights the importance of his international collaboration.

Dr Axayacatl Gonzalez completed his bachelors in 2010 in Chemical Engineering /Biotechnology at the Interdisciplinary Unit for Biotechnology (UPIBI, IPN, Mexico). He obtained his Master’s degree in 2012, where he specialised in metabolic modelling and bioprocessing. In 2013, he moved to Australia where he completed his PhD studies at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) at The University of Queensland (UQ).

Dr Gonzalez has been involved in the ARC-Training Centre for Biopharmaceutical Innovation (ARCT-CBI, 2018), the Queensland Strain Factory (QSF, 2019), ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology (COESB, 2021) and is currently the Facility Manager and Senior Bioprocess Engineer for the Integrated Design Environment for Advanced biomanufacturing (IDEA bio) at AIBN-UQ.

Complementary to his role at IDEA Bio, Dr Gonzalez research focuses on a) Development of bioprocess strategies to improve productivities. b) Identification of metabolic changes in bacterial strains associated with selective pressure. c) Design, construction and evaluation of synthetic genetic circuits in microbial hosts. d) Development of strategies to screen, isolate, characterise and propagate soil microorganism for agricultural practices.

Cecilia is a professor in the School of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Queensland. After completing undergraduate studies at Universidad de Guanajuato / CIMAT and PhD at the University of Maryland, College Park, she held research fellowships from the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) and the Australian Research Council (ARC). She has also held a Promoting Women Fellowship by UQ.

Cecilia is an expert in the field of random dynamical systems (RDS). Along with collaborators, she has developed a framework for the study of transport in RDS, relying on the so-called Lyapunov–Oseledets spectrum. Her key contributions include the development of tools and algorithms to (i) approximate coherent structures and Lyapunov exponents, (ii) establish limit laws and quantify fluctuations, (iii) develop a thermodynamic formalism and (iv) optimise mixing. Her work also includes significant advances on data assimilation, metastable and dynamical systems.

Cecilia has received significant research funding from the Australian Research Council, including a 2016 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), ARC DPs in 2018 and 2022, and a 2024 ARC Future Fellowship. She has led or co-led competitive applications for conference funding (20-60 participants), including 2023 & 2026 MATRIX Workshops, co-funded by the MATRIX-Simons Collaborative Fund, an Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) funded Mathsfest Workshop (ANU, 2016), a Banff International Research Station Workshop (Canada, 2015) and a BIRS-CMO Workshop (Mexico, 2018).

Cecilia has been invited to deliver over a hundred invited lectures, seminars and colloquia in almost twenty countries, including invited/keynote addresses at 2026 Dynamics Days Europe (Lisbon), 2025 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (Denver), 2025 AustMS annual conference (LaTrobe University, AU), ANZIAM 2023 annual conference (Cairns, AU), 2014 International Workshop Set Oriented Numerics (University of Canterbury, NZ), 2017 Workshop Ergodic Theory, Algorithms & Rigorous Computations (U Warwick, UK), 2017 EMALCA (Latin-American & Caribbean Math School, Mexico); and to participate at invitation-only workshops at AIM, Brin MRC, NITMB (USA), BIRS (Canada), Bernoulli Center (Switzerland), CMO (Mexico), CIRM (France), Centro De Giorgi (Italy), Isaac Newton Institute (UK), Lorentz Center (Netherlands) and MATRIX (Australia).

Cecilia's service roles include: MATRIX Scientific Committee (2019-), Australian Mathematical Society council (2018-2021) and Queensland representative at the ANZIAM Executive Committee (2019-2021), as well as School of Mathematics and Physics Director of Research (2022-).

Dr Ana Goode is an implementation scientist, with expertise in designing, implementing and evaluating broad-reach (e.g. telephone, SMS, digital) health behaviour change interventions in applied 'real-world' settings. Her program of research brings together training and research experience in health psychology, health promotion and public health.

Her work focusses on the adaptation and translation of evidence-based health behaviour change (e.g. physical activity, dietary change and weight loss) programs into practice at a local, state and national level. She has a particular interest in end-user and stakeholder engagement and design thinking.

She is currently the lead implementation scientist of the BeUpstanding program; an evidence-based online program to reduce sitting time in the workplace.

Within her role she leads the Healthy Lifestyle Consultancy group, where she provides knowledge leadership in health promotion, including consultancy and training services to workplaces, health providers and practitioners.

Wendy Goodwin is a clinical veterinary anaesthetist and academic at the School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland since 2010. She received her veterinary degree and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland, with her doctoral research focused on 'Studies of Alfaxalone in Horses'. Wendy is a registered specialist veterinary anaesthetist and Fellow of the Australian & New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Critical Care, and additionally holds Membership in Equine Medicine.

Wendy is internationally recognized for her expertise with the anaesthetic molecule alfaxalone in various formulations across multiple species. Her doctoral research established foundational knowledge on alfaxalone use in horses, and she has continued to advance the understanding of this important anaesthetic agent through her ongoing research. This expertise encompasses both traditional and novel alfaxalone formulations, dosing strategies, and applications across species ranging from companion animals to large animals and laboratory species.

Beyond her alfaxalone expertise, Wendy is passionate about veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia, having dedicated the majority of her professional career to pursuing excellence in this field. Her clinical anaesthetic experience has covered a wide range of species including horses, small animal companion animals, farm animals, avian and exotic animals and animals used in scientific research. Her research portfolio spans veterinary anaesthetic safety culture, innovative pain management and total intravenous anaesthesia techniques, critical care, traumatic haemorrhage and injury, and translational large animal models for medical research.

Beyond traditional anaesthetic research, Wendy examines leadership and workplace culture in veterinary practice, investigating how leadership styles impact error disclosure and safety climate. She continues to publish in peer-reviewed journals and present at international conferences, demonstrating her ongoing commitment to advancing veterinary anaesthesia and improving both clinical outcomes and professional wellbeing.

Dr. Aswathi Gopalakrishnan is a dedicated bioengineer specializing in human stem cell-based disease models. Currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Queensland, she is working under the guidance of Prof. Stefan Thor and A/Prof. Michael Piper. Her research focuses on developing human hypothalamic organoid models to understand sleep and circadian disturbances in neurodegenerative disorders. With hands-on experience in tissue engineering and a deep understanding of cGMP protocols, Dr. Gopalakrishnan excels in optimizing tissue functionality and designing innovative research models.

Before her current role, Dr. Gopalakrishnan served as a Research Officer at the School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, where she was involved in generating mesenchymal lineage cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs). During her doctoral research at the Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, she developed an in vitro cardiac aging model using hiPSCs and specialized in 3D bioprinting of cardiac tissue. As an academic at UQ, Aswathi has also designed and delivered lectures, tutorials, laboratory practical lectures, and supervised assessments, contributing to the holistic growth of aspiring bioengineers.

Dr. Gopalakrishnan's academic journey is decorated with notable achievements, including the AIBN HDR International Travel Award (2022), The University of Queensland Career Development Award (2022), and the Wonder of Science Young Science Ambassador Award (2022). She holds an M.Tech in Molecular Medicine from Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and a B.Tech in Biotechnology from the National Institute of Technology Calicut. She is a QLD ECR representative for the Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (ASBTE). Dr. Gopalakrishnan’s contributions to stem cell culture platforms and cardiac tissue engineering have been published in reputable journals, underscoring her commitment to advancing biomedical sciences.

Dr Gordon’s research is focused on the formation and maintenance of the blood and lymphatic vascular systems. Vessels form complex branched networks that supply oxygen and nutrients to all body tissues. The signals controlling blood vessel expansion, identity and migration are all downstream of a single, common complex at the cell surface, yet exactly how this diverse range of functions is differentially regulated, depending on the physiological need, remains unknown.

The specific focus of Dr Gordon’s research is to determine the precise molecular signals that control cell adhesion within the vessel wall the surrounding environment. If the signals controlling cell adhesion become deregulated, normal vessel growth and function is lost. This contributes to the progression of a wide range of human diseases, including cancer growth and metastasis, diabetic eye disease and stroke. Dr Gordon aims to use novel biological models, biochemical assays and imaging techniques to better understand vessel biology, which will enable improved treatment of disease and aid in the development of vascularised, bioengineered organs.

Dr Gordon received her Bachelor of Science (2005) and PhD (2011) from The University of Adelaide, after which she undertook six years of postdoctoral studies at Yale University in the USA and Uppsala University in Sweden. With the support of an ARC DECRA Fellowship, Dr Gordon relocated to IMB in 2017 to establish her independent research career as an IMB Fellow. In 2019, she was appointed as Group Leader of the Vessel Dynamics Laboratory.

Emily Gordon is a Consultant Geriatrician at the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) and a Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Health Services Research at the University of Queensland. Emily was awarded her MBBS in 2009 and completed nine years of clinical training in South-East Queensland hospitals. In 2014, she commenced a PhD, titled ‘Sex differences in frailty’, under the mentorship of Professor Ruth Hubbard. She was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians as a General Physician and Geriatrician in 2018 and her PhD was conferred in 2020.

In her current clinical role, Emily leads a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive geriatric assessment and management to frail older adults in acute and subacute inpatient and outpatient settings. Academically, she is considered to be an emerging leader in frailty research, particularly in the field of sex differences and pathophysiology of frailty, with a growing track record of publications in high-quality peer-reviewed journals. She also has a special interest in outcomes of importance for frailty patients and their caregivers. She has been award two Princess Alexandra Research Support Scheme Grants and a Queensland Health Clinical Research Fellowship in the last two years.

Emily encourages and supports Geriatric Medicine Trainees to consider higher degree by research pathways and is increasingly sought after as a supervisor and mentor, particularly by female trainees. She also supervises junior medical officers to complete research projects and is actively involved in teaching at the University of Queensland.