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Associate Professor Richard Hutch is an Honorary Associate Professor and Reader in Religion and Psychological Studies in the School of Historical and Philosopical Inquiry. His research interests include psychology of religion, sport and spirituality, self-narrations and life-writing, and death and dying.

His current research projects include:

• The American Civil Rights Movement: A Personal Narrative
• Sport, Spirituality and Productive Ageing
• History and Phenomenology of Religion

TO NOTE: Richard Hutch presented the keynote address at a symposium on the American Civil Rights Movement held at Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States on the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, 9 April 1865. It was also the 50th anniversary of the "Summer Community Organization and Political Education" project (SCOPE), which was sponsored by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), founded and led by Martin Luther King, Jr. Richard volunteered for the SCOPE project in rural counties in Alabama and Louisiana in the summer of 1965. The project spearheaded a massive voter registration drive throughout the South after "Bloody Sunday," the violent racial conflict that occurred at the beginning of the Selma to Montgomery march on March 7th that year. Through the efforts of SCOPE volunteers and others, who often faced life-threatening incidents of racial violence (as Richard himself did), the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was finally passed by the American Congress and signed by the President in August. The keynote address at Gettysburg College presented Richard's experiences in the South during his harrowing time there. He was honoured by his alma mater on the occasion with the establishment of an archive in his name in the Musselman Library at Gettysburg College, including the journal he kept during his summer in the South and other unique materials from the Civil Rights Movement. It can be noted at the town of Gettysburg was the site where the Civil War "Battle of Gettysburg" took place in July, 1863. Northern Union troops pushed the Southern Confederate troops from their so-called "high-water mark" back south across the Mason-Dixon Line (which separated "slave" states from "free" states, and was drawn on maps just beyond the southern border of the state of Pennsylvania near Gettysburg). The battle represented the beginning of the end of the Civil War, with the final defeat of the Confederacy by Abraham Lincoln's Union Army two years later on 9 April, 1865 at 3:15 in the afternoon, when church bells rang out throughout the North.

Associate Professor Hutch was the Director of Studies for the Faculty of Arts (2001-05) and Head of the School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics (2005-08) at the University of Queensland. Before taking up his appointment at UQ in 1978, he was Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Southern Illinois University in the United States (1974-78). He graduated from Gettysburg College (BA, 1967), Yale University (BD, 1970) and the University of Chicago (MA, 1971; PhD, 1974).

Dr Daniel Liang-Dar Hwang is a genetic epidemiologist and statistical geneticist by training. His research interests include sensory nutrition, causal modelling, and personalized nutrition. Dr Hwang applies statistical models to big data to understand genetic and environmental factors contributing to individual differences in taste and olfactory perception and their relationship with dietary behaviour and chronic conditions (See his research on taste perception in The Conversation). He develops methods for increasing statistical power for gene discovery, estimating intergenerational causal relationships, and personalized intervention. He also works with clinicians to investigate impaired chemosensory perception in cancer patients and COVID-19.

Daniel has a B.Sc from the National Taiwan University, majoring in Biochemical Science and Technology, and an M.Biotech from the University of Pennsylvania. Following graduation, he worked as a research technician in Danielle Reed's lab at the Monell Chemical Senses Center, where he first developed a keen interest in genetics and chemosensory perception. Later, he was awarded scholarships to complete an M.Sc in Nutrition at the University of Washington, under the supervision of Glen Duncan, and a PhD in Genetic Epidemiology at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, under the supervision of Nicholas Martin and Margaret Wright. He then joined David Evans's group as a postdoc at the University of Queensland Diamantina Institute (now the Frazer Institute). Dr Hwang is an ARC DECRA Fellow at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience. He is also an Affiliated Scientist at the Monell Chemical Senses Center.

Dr Hwang has published more than 50 peer-reviewed publications. His work has been referred to in international health policy guidelines and a WHO report for the intervention of childhood obesity and in a global patent for personalized wine selection. He is on the editorial boards of BMC Medicine and Twin Research and Human Genetics. Dr Hwang is a Leadership Team member of the Global Consortium for Chemosensory Research, a global initiative to understand the relationship between smell loss and COVID-19 and foster the advancement of chemosensory science. He currently drives an international collaborative project to investigate the impact of COVID-19 vaccinations on long-COVID symptoms. Dr Hwang is a member of the National Committee for Nutrition of the Australian Academy of Science. He contributes to implementing the decadal plan for the science of nutrition in Australia.

Dr Dominic Hyde’s research interests include: philosophical logic, formal logic and metaphysics.

Dr Hyde holds a PhD from the Australian National University and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy.

He studied mathematics and philosophy at the University of Western Australia before moving to the Research School of Social Sciences at The Australian National University to work on his doctorate with the late Richard Sylvan (formerly Richard Routley). After teaching Philosophy there for a few years, Dr Hyde moved to the Philosophy Department at the University of Queensland in 1997 where he currently teaches introductory philosophy, logic and critical reasoning.

Mel’s research uses social and health psychology theories to understand altruistic behaviour such as donating substances of human origin (e.g., organs/tissue, blood, breast milk). Mel has worked in research roles for over a decade in academic and non-profit organisations and has undertaken competitive university and industry-based research fellowships which focused on mitigating social or health problems. Mel is particularly interested in applied research that contributes to solving real world problems. She has over 100 peer-reviewed publications including many focused on blood donation, milk donation, organ donation and communicating donation wishes as well as volunteering, other health behaviours that have been published in Health Psychology, Transfusion, Transfusion Medicine Reviews, Progress in Transplantation, Non-profit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Psycho-Oncology, and Accident Analysis and Prevention.

Dr. David Hyland-Wood is a multi-disciplinary engineer based in Brisbane, Australia. He is currently inventing next generation blockchain solutions for enterprise use and space exploration within the PegaSys division of ConsenSys. In 2018, he led the acquisition of pioneering space technology company Planetary Resources for ConsenSys, and led the creation of the first international blockchain standard, the Enterprise Ethereum Client Specification by the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance. David serves as Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at The University of Queensland. He advises several Australian space startup companies in Queensland and New South Wales.

Jayden is an environmental engineer and scientist focusing on the assessment and management of impacts from human activities on biodiversity and ecosystems. His postdoctoral research, as part of an Australian Research Council Discovery Project, informs ecologically responsible mining of critical energy transition minerals. Currently, his work involves modelling global mineral supply to meet future demand for decarbonisation, aiming to inform decisions that mitigate the impacts of mining on biodiversity and ecosystem services.

His PhD investigated the potential impacts of the nascent deep-sea mining industry on remote and data-limited ecosystems in the Pacific. In collaboration with a CSIRO-led consortium, he developed an integrated ecosystem assessment and adaptive management framework. Jayden has broad interests in ecosystem modelling, environmental impact assessment, environmental management, and conservation decision making.

Dr Mohammad Zafar Imam is a Research Officer at the Centre for Integrated Preclinical Drug Development (CIPDD) which is a University of Queensland (UQ) Tier 2 Research Infrastructure Centre located in the School of Biomedical Sciences. His specialisation includes development of rodent disease models using different surgical techniques, behavioural pharmacological readouts, and toxicity study to facilitate new drug development process. He has published 31 articles in high impact journals and 1 book chapter.

Prof Jadwiga Indulska's research interests are in: autonomic and context-aware pervasive/ubiquitous systems (self-adapting computer systems), wired and wireless computer networks, and interoperability of heterogeneous distributed systems

She received her PhD from AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow in 1985. Her current research projects are in the fields of:

• Autonomic, context-aware pervasive/ubiquitous systems, i.e. self-adapting computer applications which can (i) provide seamless computing over a variety of computers and computer networks, and (ii) adapt to the current context of users and their tasks.

• Communication protocols for computer networks (Internet protocols and protocols for wired networks, wireless networks, heterogeneous wired/wireless networks and sensor networks).

Marta Indulska is a Professor of Business Information Systems and Director of Research at the UQ Business School, The University of Queensland, Australia. She teaches on topics related to the use and management of Information Systems and Information Technology in business, specifically with a focus on increasing operational efficiency and effectiveness. In 2017, she was a recipient of the UQ Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. Marta has a background in Computer Science, having obtained her Computer Science doctorate degree in 2004. Her main research interests include conceptual modelling, business process management and open innovation. She has published over 100 fully refereed articles in internationally recognised journals and conferences, and has contributed several chapters to published books. Her research has been funded through several competitive grants, including ARC Discovery. Marta has also worked with organisations in the retail, consulting and non-profit sectors to provide guidance on a variety Information Technology topics.

Dr Jessica Ingleman is a Lecturer in Nursing at the University of Queensland, specialising in undergraduate nursing education and critical care research in skin integrity. Jessica is the Program Lead for the Bachelor of Nursing and she has a wealth of experience in course coordination and facilitation across the nursing program as well as a growing track record of successfully co-supervising higher degree research students. Jessica is dedicated to supporting students in developing the necessary knowledge and skills to become effective nurse leaders who are committed to optimising patient outcomes.

Ali Intezari is an Associate Professor of Management and Technology at UQ Business School, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Prior to joining the University of Queensland, he held academic positions in New Zealand. His research interests include decision-making, human-technology interaction, wisdom theory, knowledge management, cultural studies, and business in the Middle East. He has published in the fields of organisation/management, knowledge management, and information systems. A/Prof Intezari has taught courses at the postgraduate and undergraduate levels. He has won multiple teaching and research awards.