Judges

Dr Steven Hill has been the Chief Scientist at Geoscience Australia since 2018 and since July 2022 has also been the acting Chief of the Place & Communities Division.  As Chief Scientist, Steve is responsible for the strategic science leadership, influence and external engagement as expressed in Geoscience Australia’s decadal Science Strategy.  As acting Chief of Place & Communities Division, Steve has direction of Geoscience Australia’s community safety, national location information and its programs in Australia’s marine jurisdiction and the Antarctic.  Prior to this he worked as South Australia’s Chief Geologist and Director of the Geological Survey of South Australia from 2013 to 2018, after having been a student, researcher and lecturer for over 20 years at the University of Melbourne, The Australian National University, the University of Canberra and the University of Adelaide.  Steve was an active member of four Cooperative Research Centres that brought together university-government-industry sectors and is widely recognised for his passion and knowledge of geoscience and team leadership, especially for geoscience driving our connection to our country and how we best live with it.