Stephen James Simpson AC FAA FRS FRS FAA (born 26 June 1957) is an Australian scientist. He is the executive director of Obesity Australia and the academic director of the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney.
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| Born | 26 June 1957  |
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| Fields | Entomology, nutrition |
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Early life and education
editStephen James Simpson[1] was born on 26 June 1957 in Melbourne, Australia.[2][3]
He graduated with a BSc from the University of Queensland in 1978, and completed his PhD at King's College London in 1982 on locust feeding physiology,[4] called "The control of food intake in fifth-instar Locusta migratoria L. nymphs"[2]
Career
editSimpson spent 22 years working at Oxford University, in Experimental Psychology, the Department of Zoology, and the University Museum of Natural History.[2][3]
He returned to Australia in 2005 as an ARC Federation Fellow,[3] joining the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Sydney.[2]
He became executive director of Obesity Australia,[when?][5] and was appointed academic director of the newly-opened Charles Perkins Centre at Sydney University in June 2014.[6][7]
Other activities
editSimpson co-wrote, narrated, and presented of the four-part ABC TV documentary series Great Southern Land, broadcast in September 2012.[3] The series was directed by Luke Eve.[8]
He has also co-authored articles for newspapers, such as one about the "obesity crisis" in The Age in April 2015.[9]
Awards and honours
edit- 2007: Elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[10]
- 2009: Australian Laureate Fellowship[11]
- 2009: NSW Scientist of the Year[12]
- 2011: Wigglesworth Medal of the Royal Entomological Society[13]
- 2016: Companion of the Order of Australia[14][1]
- 2013: Fellow of the Royal Society[13]
- 2015: Royal Society of New South Wales[13]
- 2022: Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture by the Australian Academy of Science in 2022[15]
References
edit- ^ a b "Queen's Birthday honours: 519 recipients, with scientists the big winners". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Brief Curriculum Vitae: Stephen James Simpson" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Professor Stephen Simpson". The University of Sydney. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ 'SIMPSON, Prof. Stephen James', Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
- ^ "Diets and drugs are not enough to tackle obesity". ABC Science. 8 June 2015.
- ^ "Sydney uni's new health research centre a world first: director". Australian Financial Review. 1 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022.
- ^ "The secret to a longer life may be your protein to carb ratio, not your calories". Vogue.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Luke Eve". Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Simpson, Stephen; Calder, Rosemary (23 April 2015). "Bigger than the both of us: Obesity is best tackled at a community level". The Age.
- ^ "Steve Simpson". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Sydney top for new Laureate Fellowships". University of Sydney. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Honour Roll". NSW Trade and Investment. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Professor Stephen Simpson". University of Sydney.
- ^ "Professor Stephen James Simpson". It's an Honour. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "2022 awardees". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
External links
edit- Professor Stephen Simpson, staff profile, University of Sydney