Judy Raper Explained

Birth Name:Judy Agnes Raper
Judy Raper
Alma Mater:University of New South Wales
Thesis Title:Hydrodynamic mechanisms on industrial sieve trays
Thesis Year:1979
Website:Judy Raper
Workplaces:University of Cambridge
University of Wollongong
University of Sydney
National Science Foundation

Judy Agnes Raper (born 1954) is an Australian chemical engineer and was previously Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Wollongong. She has served as a National Science Foundation Director and led the Atomic Energy Research Establishment. She has been Dean & CEO of TEDI-London, a new engineering higher education provider since its incorporation in June, 2019.

Early life and education

Raper was born in Budapest.[1] She settled in Australia in 1957. She earned her undergraduate and PhD degrees at the University of New South Wales in 1976 and 1980 respectively.[2] She worked on distillation columns.[3] She was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge, where she worked at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment.[4]

Research and career

Raper was appointed lecturer at the University of Newcastle in 1982. She joined the University of New South Wales in 1986, where she was Head of Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales, where she transformed the undergraduate engineering programme. In 1997 Raper was the first woman to be appointed Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sydney.[5] Raper left the University of Sydney to join the University of Missouri as the chair of the Chemical and Biological engineering department in 2003.[6] [7] She spent 2006 on secondment at the National Science Foundation.[8] [9] [10] Her research considers the characterisation of particulates and their impact on pollution control.[11] She has focussed on pharmaceutical and medicinal applications of aerosol powders.[12] [13]

Raper was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research and Innovation at the University of Wollongong in July 2008, a position she held until December 2018.[14] [15] She has led bids for federal government capital grants worth $135 million.[16] In 2017 Raper was the second woman to win the Australian and New Zealand Federation of Chemical Engineers Chemeca medal, and used her keynote acceptance speak to talk about the need for diversity in engineering.[17] Raper has spoken about the need for gender equality and increased diversity at the University of Wollongong. She appointed Valerie Linton as the Dean of Engineering and Information Sciences in 2018.[18]

Raper is one of the Founding Deans of the PLuS Alliance, a collaboration between the University of New South Wales, Arizona State University and King's College London.[19]

Awards and honours

Her awards and honours include;

The University of New South Wales hold a Judy Raper Award for Leadership in her honour.[26]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raper, Judy - Biographical entry - Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Centre. The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research. www.eoas.info. en-gb. 2019-06-20.
  2. Web site: Judy Raper named chair of chemical and biological engineering. Technology. Missouri University of Science and. 2003-09-08. News and Events. en-US. 2019-06-21.
  3. Web site: Looking beyond the stereotypes with Australia's top female engineer. 2018-11-12. Create. en-US. 2019-06-21.
  4. Web site: Professor Judy Raper. InspiringSTEM. 2019-03-08. InspiringSTEM. en. 2019-06-20.
  5. Web site: Raper, Judy (1954-) - People and organisations. Trove. en. 2019-06-20.
  6. Web site: Judy Raper named chair of chemical and biological engineering. Technology. Missouri University of Science and. 2003-09-08. News and Events. en-US. 2019-06-20.
  7. 2003-12-22. PEOPLE. Chemical & Engineering News Archive. 81. 51. 60–61. 10.1021/cen-v081n051.p060. 0009-2347. free.
  8. Book: Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy: A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable. Council. National Research. Studies. Division on Earth and Life. Technology. Board on Chemical Sciences and. Roundtable. Chemical Sciences. 2008-04-07. National Academies Press. 9780309178631. en.
  9. Book: Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy: A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable. Council. National Research. Studies. Division on Earth and Life. Technology. Board on Chemical Sciences and. Roundtable. Chemical Sciences. 2008-05-07. National Academies Press. 9780309114875. en.
  10. Web site: UMR chair to spend 2006 with National Science Foundation. Technology. Missouri University of Science and. 2005-12-28. News and Events. en-US. 2019-06-21.
  11. Web site: Raper, Judy A.. scholars.uow.edu.au. 2019-06-21.
  12. How Much Particle Surface Corrugation is Sufficient to Improve Aerosol Performance of Powders. Chew, N.Y.K Tang, P Chan, H-K Raper, Judy A. Pharmaceutical Research. 2005-01-01. 22. 1. 148–52. Research Online. 10.1007/s11095-004-9020-4. 15771241. 8740390. 809527965.
  13. Book: Coates, M S Fletcher, D F Chan, H-K Raper, Judy A. Influence of Air Flow on the Performance of a Dry Powder Inhaler using Computational and Experimental Analyses. 2005-01-01. Research Online. 1066719656.
  14. Web site: Professor Judy Raper. BAOSTEEL Australia. 2019-06-20.
  15. Web site: Professor Judy Raper on LinkedIn. LinkedIn. 2019-08-09.
  16. Web site: Chemical engineer Judy Raper awarded Australia Day honour - IChemE. www.icheme.org. 2019-06-20.
  17. Web site: IChemE members honoured at Chemeca 2017. IChemE. www.thechemicalengineer.com. 2019-06-21.
  18. Web site: UK-raised academic scores top UOW engineering gig. LATIFI. AGRON. 2017-06-19. Illawarra Mercury. en. 2019-06-21.
  19. Web site: UNSW PLuS Alliance. www.plusalliance.org. 2019-06-21.
  20. Web site: Professor Judy Raper wins 2017 Chemeca Medal. 2017-08-01. GetSTEM. en-US. 2019-06-20.
  21. Web site: Australian and New Zealand chemical engineers receive excellence awards at Chemeca 2017 - IChemE. www.icheme.org. 2019-06-20.
  22. Web site: Judy Raper named Australia's top female engineer. 2018-11-05. UNSW Engineering. en. 2019-06-20.
  23. Web site: Judy Raper wins Ada Lovelace Medal. Applied. en. 2019-06-20.
  24. Web site: Australia Day honours for inspiring University of Wollongong women. Latifi. Agron. 2019-01-25. Illawarra Mercury. en. 2019-06-20.
  25. Web site: Fellows of The Royal Society of NSW. The Royal Society of NSW. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190927051802/https://royalsoc.org.au/about-us/fellows. 27 September 2019. 2019-10-02.
  26. Web site: Welcome to Engineers Australia Portal. portal.engineersaustralia.org.au. 2019-06-20.

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