Anne Simmons
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Anne Simmons is an Australian biomedical engineer. She served as Provost at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) from 2019 to 2023. Her research focused on analysis of blood flow in diseased vessels and the development of biomaterials for implantable devices.
Education
Simmons completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) at the University of Queensland,{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=UNSW Annual Report 2017 |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/tp/files/73246/UNSWAnnualReport%20Volume1%202017.pdf |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=University of New South Wales |page=30}} a Master of Biomedical Engineering at UNSW and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at UNSW.
Career
Simmons worked in the medical devices industry, including with Nucleus and Telectronics, for nearly 20 years. She returned to UNSW to take up the role of Associate Professor in the Faculty of Engineering.{{Cite web |title=Professor Anne Simmons |url=https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/anne-simmons |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=University of New South Wales |language=en}} In 2018 she became Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Excellence) at UNSW{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Professor Anne Simmons appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Excellence) |url=https://www.inside.unsw.edu.au/news-unsw/professor-anne-simmons-appointed-pro-vice-chancellor-academic-excellence |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Inside UNSW |language=en}} and in 2019 was appointed UNSW's inaugural provost.{{Cite web |last=Menezes |first=Stefanie |date=2019-03-22 |title=Inaugural Provost appointed to UNSW Sydney |url=https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/general/inaugural-provost-appointed-unsw-sydney |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=UNSW Newsroom}}
In addition to her university role, she is chair of the Advisory Committee on Medical Devices at the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).{{Cite web |title=Advisory Committee on Medical Devices |url=https://www.directory.gov.au/portfolios/health/department-health/advisory-committee-medical-devices |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Australian Government}}
Awards and recognition
Simmons was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2013 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to biomedical engineering, as an academic and administrator".{{Cite web |date=2013-01-26 |title=Professor Anne Simmons |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1146843 |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=It's an Honour}} She was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering in 2015{{Cite web |title=All Fellows: Professor Anne Simmons AM FTSE |url=https://www.atse.org.au/our-fellows/all-fellows/?query=simmons |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Australian Academy of Technology & Engineering |language=en}} and is a Fellow of Engineers Australia.
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