South Australian farmer Sharon Starick was appointed the first female chair of the Grains Research and Development Corporation, with WA's Bob Nixon taking on the deputy role.
A doctor who is developing new methods to prevent patients from dying from high blood pressure and a psychologist who is improving the quality of people's working lives are this year's winners of WA's most prestigious science award. Internationally renowned clinical researcher Markus Schlaich and world-leading analyst Sharon Parker were jointly named Scientists of the … Read more