Tom Spurling Named FASTS President-elect to serve as President-elect for One Year and Become President for 2006-7.

    Professor Tom Spurling is Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology.

FASTS has released the following information:

Previous positions include:

2003-4 Professor of Molecular Science and Director, Industrial Research Institute Swinburne, Swinburne University of Technology

2001-2    Principal Advisor CSIRO Molecular Science

1999-2001    Project Leader, CSIRO MSS-LIPI, Jakarta Minister-Counselor (Research Cooperation) Australian Embassy, Jakarta

1997-1998    Chief, CSIRO Molecular Science

1991-1997    Chief, CSIRO Chemicals and Polymers

    He is an Elected Fellow - Royal Australian  Chemical Institute, Elected Foundation Fellow - Federation of Asian Chemical Societies, Elected Fellow - Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering and Elected Fellow - Australian Institute of Management.

Professor Spurling has extensive experience with commercialisation and technology transfer issues including being a director of two technology-based firms.