2024 ATSE Chaikin Oration
Celebrate Professor Attila Brungs FTSE as our 2024 Chaikin Orator.
Date
Thursday 19 September 2024
Time
12:00 PM - 2:00 PMCost
In-person - $60
Online - Free
Online - Free
Progress for all
Hard knowledge and the quest for public good
In this Oration, titled ‘Progress for all: hard knowledge and the quest for public good’, Professor Attila Brungs FTSE, Vice-Chancellor and President of UNSW, will probe the dynamics and disruptions of our global future and how ‘hard knowledge’ in engineering, science and technology can galvanise solutions to growing disparities and inequities. Professor Brungs will canvass the role of education, research and the ‘trusted expert’ in enabling equity of access, opportunity and success. The 2024 Chaikin Oration will be given in UNSW’s 75th anniversary year, as the University reaffirms its commitment to positive global impact and progress for all.
The Chaikin Oration, named after the late Professor Malcolm Chaikin AO OBE FTSE, personified the impact that academia, learning and education can have on the world. His pioneering work in industrial waste treatment, recycling and desalination demonstrates the critical role that research plays in shaping wider conversations and action regarding critical issues – sustainability in this case. Chaikin’s story illustrates the importance and huge opportunities for universities to look beyond their own walls. In the context of increased competition across the sector, his focus on collaboration was markedly progressive.
Join us in person or online on Tuesday 19 September in Sydney to celebrate Professor Attila Brungs FTSE as our 2024 Chaikin Orator.
Speaker
Vice-Chancellor and President, University of New South Wales
Professor Attila Brungs is a strategic, inspiring leader who has helped transform the University of Technology Sydney, driving its vision to become a world-leading university of technology that has community engagement and social justice at its core. In a career spanning industry, government and academia he has led transformative programs related to research, innovation and collaboration. Brungs is a passionate advocate for innovation and has played a major role in promoting this nationally and building Australia’s Higher Education and innovation profile overseas, alongside improving collaboration between industry, universities and government.
Professor Brungs is a Fellow of the Academy of Technology and Engineering, a Rhodes Scholar, with a Doctorate in Inorganic Chemistry from Oxford University, and recipient of the University Medal in Industrial Chemistry from the University of New South Wales.
Professor Brungs is a Fellow of the Academy of Technology and Engineering, a Rhodes Scholar, with a Doctorate in Inorganic Chemistry from Oxford University, and recipient of the University Medal in Industrial Chemistry from the University of New South Wales.
