Bronwyn Fox is currently the Chief Scientist of CSIRO. Until October 2021, she was the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research and Enterprise at Swinburne University of Technology. She was the founding Director of Swinburne University’s Manufacturing Futures Research Institute where her mission was to support transition of Australia’s industries into Industry 4.0 - the fourth industrial revolution. She has demonstrated a sustained commitment to support the growth of the carbon fibre and composite industry in Australia through targeted research. Leveraging her specific knowledge of materials engineering, Bronwyn builds multidisciplinary teams who work with the manufacturing sector to ensure they are digitally equipped and linked into global supply chains. Bronwyn is an internationally recognised expert on carbon fibre and composite materials. Prior to joining Swinburne, Bronwyn was the founding Research Director of the internationally recognised Carbon Nexus facility at Deakin University, the centerpiece of a $100 million precinct focused on advanced fibre technology . Over a period of 15 years, Professor Fox successfully drove the University’s carbon fibre and composite strategic research vision. She joined Deakin at a time when resources and infrastructure were very limited and oversaw the growth of her team from one person into a vibrant multidisciplinary team of over 30 students, scientists and research engineers. Under Bronwyn’s direction, the team established an excellent global reputation for conducting industrially relevant research. Professor Fox has delivered over $14M of industry focussed projects relevant to carbon fibre and composite materials and developed relationships with many longstanding and returning industry partners from around the world. Professor Fox completed a PhD in Engineering at the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) at The University of Melbourne. Bronwyn is the Chair of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) Victorian Division, a Fellow of the Academy of Technology and Engineering and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.