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Catherine Patricia Foley AO PSM FAA FTSE (born 10 October 1957)[1] is currently the Chief Scientist for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Dr Foley's research is in solid-state physics and its applications, combining material science, quantum physics, and research translation.[2] She is also renowned for her significant contributions to research science, the advancement of women in physics, and to professional scientific organisations.[3]

Foley and her group at CSIRO have performed pioneering work on SQUID systems for geomagnetic exploration of minerals, which were transitioned to industry and resulted in the discovery of mineral ores worth many billions of dollars.[4] "Her team is responsible for the development and commercialisation of LANDTEM which has led to the discovery of over $6B of mines worldwide."[5]

Education

Cathy Foley has a Diploma of Education in High School Physics, from Macquarie University (1979), a Bachelor of Science (Hons 1) majoring in Physics from Macquarie University (1980), and a PhD in Physics, also from Macquarie University (1984). She also spent six months on a scholarship as a Research Fellow, Department of Electrical Engineering, at Oregon State University, USA in Corvallis while writing up her PhD.[6]

At CSIRO

Dr Foley joined CSIRO in 1985 as a National Research Fellow and was promoted to Senior Research Scientist in 1991, Principal Research Scientist in 1996, Senior Principal Research Scientist in 2000, and Chief Research Scientist in 2008.[7][8] Dr Foley was also previously the deputy director of CSIRO's manufacturing business unit, as well as Chief of the Division of Materials Science and Engineering in 2011 CSIRO's Materials Science and Engineering division.[9]

Research

Dr Foley has made significant contributions for the comprehension of superconducting materials and to the evolution of devices that use superconductors to detect magnetic fields and locate deposits of minerals.[10]

At Macquarie University, Dr Foley and T. L. Tansley authored a series of highly regarded papers on indium nitride semiconductor films.[11][12][13][14] The work of Tansley and Dr Foley is considered central to the development of semiconductor lasers in the blue-green region of the spectrum.

Awards and accomplishments

Dr Foley's awareds include the 2015 Australian Academy of Science's Clunies-Ross Award, 2013 Premier's Award for Woman of the Year, and the 2011 award for the AUSIMM MIOTA prize.[15] Preceding this award, she was a fellow of the Institute of Physics in the UK, past president of the Australian Institute of Physics, and a fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ASTE).[16] Adding to the list of her achievements, she is the immediate past president of Science and Technology Australia, where she represented 68,000 Australian scientists and technologists.[17] Due to all of her accomplishments, she was awarded a public service medal on Australia Day in 2003 and in the same year won the Eureka Prize for the promotion of science.[18] She sits on the Scientific Advisory Committee of Australia's ARC Centre of Australian Biodiversity and Heritage.[19] In May 2020 Foley was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[20] and in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours she was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for "distinguished service to research science, to the advancement of women in physics, and to professional scientific organisations".[21]

Personal life

Foley has helped raise six kids including three step-children.

References

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  2. ^ "Cathy Foley". www.science.org.au. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  3. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours for five Academy Fellows | Australian Academy of Science". www.science.org.au. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  4. ^ http://snf.ieeecsc.org/pages/abc-science-news-article-cathy-foley-csiro
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ http://www.csiropedia.csiro.au/display/CSIROpedia/Foley,+Catherine+Patricia
  7. ^ "Catherine Patricia (Cathy) Foley". CSIROpedia. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  8. ^ "Cathy Foley". Science and Technology Australia. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  9. ^ CSIRO. "Physicist appointed as CSIRO Chief Scientist". www.csiro.au. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  10. ^ "Dr Cathy Foley, Chief Scientist of CSIRO". RDA. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  11. ^ Tansley, T. L.; Foley, C. P. (1986). "Optical band gap of indium nitride". Journal of Applied Physics. 59 (9). AIP Publishing: 3241–3244. doi:10.1063/1.336906. ISSN 0021-8979.
  12. ^ Tansley, T.L.; Foley, C.P. (1984). "Electron mobility in indium nitride". Electronics Letters. 20 (25–26). Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET): 1066-1068. doi:10.1049/el:19840729. ISSN 0013-5194.
  13. ^ Foley, C. P.; Tansley, T. L. (1986-01-15). "Pseudopotential band structure of indium nitride". Physical Review B. 33 (2). American Physical Society (APS): 1430–1433. doi:10.1103/physrevb.33.1430. ISSN 0163-1829.
  14. ^ Tansley, T. L.; Foley, C. P. (1986-09-15). "Infrared absorption in indium nitride". Journal of Applied Physics. 60 (6). AIP Publishing: 2092–2095. doi:10.1063/1.337213. ISSN 0021-8979.
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2014-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. ^ "Dr Foley biography". Centre for Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Cathy Foley". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 2020-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ "Dr Catherine Patricia Foley PSM". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 2020-06-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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