ACT Branch
Current
| Position | Full Name | Mailing Address |
|---|---|---|
| President | Tim Capon | CSIRO GPO Box 1700 CANBERRA ACT 2601 |
| Treasurer | Tony Webster | PO Box 1863 FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
| Secretary | Mikayla Bruce | GRDC Level 4, East Building, 4 National Circuit BARTON ACT 2600 |
| Committee | Helena Clayton | Frank Fenner Building 141 (Rm 3:16) Linneaus Way ACTON ACT 2601 |
| Committee | Jenny Eather | ABARES GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601 |
| Committee | Sorada Tapsuwan | CSIRO GPO Box 1700 CANBERRA ACT 2601 |
| Committee | Paul J. Burke | Crawford School of Public Policy Australian National University ACTON ACT 2601 |
| Branch Councillor | Tim Capon | CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences GPO Box 1700 CANBERRA ACT 2601 |
| Committee | Peter Legg | ABARES GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601 |
| Committee | Emily Dahl | ABARES GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601 |
| Committee | Todd Sanderson | ACIAR 38 Thynne St BRUCE ACT 2617 |
| Committee | Paul Wyrwoll | Crawford School of Public Policy Australian National University ACTON ACT 2601 |
| Committee | Nikki Dumbrell | CSIRO GPO Box 1700 CANBERRA ACT 2601 |
2022 Writing Competitions for ACT Students
The ACT branch has two writing competitions each with a prize of $500:
1. Student essay competition for ACT undergraduate or postgraduate students - submit entry here
2. Thesis chapter competion for ACT Masters or PhD students - submit entry here
Entries close 5:00pm AEDT, Friday 11 November 2022. Click here for more information.
Previous winners:
| Date | Winner | Topic |
| 2021 | Kate Donnelly (ANU) | Incomplete evidence: Understanding the rationale and implications of the market substitution assumption |
| 2019 | Albert Lamberte (ANU) | A household water demand estimation and analysis of the post-privatization of the water market in Metro Manila, Philippines |
Previous events:
| Date | Presenter | Topic |
| 25 Nov 2019 | Iain Walker (University of Canberra) | Social factors affecting domestic water consumption in Sydney |
| 14 Oct 2019 | Ryan Edwards (ANU) | Causes of Indonesia’s forest fires & findings from an experiment to stop them |
| 19 Aug 2019 | Rohan Nelson (ABARES) | The evolution of ABARES’ forecasting services for agriculture |
| 3 Jun 2019 | Sorada Tapsuwan (CSIRO) | Valuing the ecosystem services of living infrastructure |
| 14 May 2019 | Mihir Gupta (ABARES) | A model of water trade and irrigation activity in the southern Murray-Darling basin |
| 30 Apr 2019 | Andrew Reeson (CSIRO) | Emerging Australian carbon markets |
