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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-07-11 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007057b.htm person Simpson Stephen James AC FAA FRS AACR2 26 June 1957 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Entomologist Nutrition scientist Stephen Simpson is an entomologist recognised internationally for his work on nutrition. Initially working on locusts, his research has found wider application, particularly in human nutrition. After a distinguished career of over 20 years at the University of Oxford, Simpson returned to Australia in 2005 to become Professor in the School of Biological Sciences, at the University of Sydney. In 2012 he was appointed inaugural Academic Director of the Charles Perkins Centre, a cross-faculty initiative promoting cross-disciplinary approaches to alleviating the burden of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and related conditions. Simpson has received numerous awards for his research.

"Stephen Simpson has pioneered major developments at the interface of nutritional physiology, ecology and behaviour. His groundbreaking discovery of the mechanisms that include swarming in locusts (studies which span neurochemistry through to consequences for individual behaviour and population ecology) has immense practical and conceptual benefits. He has also developed a novel class of state-space models for nutrition. His Geometric Framework (GF) powerfully integrates ideas in this field, and although it arose from extensive experiments on insects, is now being applied in a wide variety of contexts, including the search for dietary causes of human obesity." [from https://www.science.org.au/profile/steve-simpson 11/7/2022]

1978 1978 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Queensland 1982 1982 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of London 1982 1983 Career position - MRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford 1983 1986 Career position - Lecturer in Entomology, Animal Behaviour and Neurobiology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford 1986 1988 Career position - Fellow Linacre College, University of Oxford 1986 2004 Career position - Curator, Hope Entomological Collections, University of Oxford Museum 1988 1990 Career position - Senior Research Fellow, Jesus College, University of Oxford 1989 1992 Career position - Principal Curator, University of Oxford Museum 1990 1990 Career position - Guest Professor in Insect Behaviour, University of Basel, Switzerland 1990 1993 Career position - Member of Council, Royal Entomological Society, London 1990 1995 Career position - Guy Newton Senior Research Fellow, Jesus College, University of Oxford 1995 Career position - Advisor, Desert Locust Control, United Nations 1996 1998 Career position - Reader in Zoology, University of Oxford 1998 2004 Career position - Professor, Hope Entomological Collections, University of Oxford Museum 1999 1999 Career position - Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A. 2000 2000 Career position - Acting Director, Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford 2000 2004 Career position - Associate Head, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford 2001 2001 Career position - Distinguished Guest Professor, Monnell Chemical Senses Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 2001 2001 Career position - Councillor, International Federation of Comparative Endocrinological Societies 2002 2003 Career position - Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin 2005 2008 Career position - Senior Research Fellow, Jesus College, University of Oxford 2005 2008 Career position - Visiting Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford 2005 2009 Award - ARC Federation Fellow 2005 2015 Career position - Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney 2007 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2008 2008 Award - Eureka Prize for Scientific Research, Australian Museum 2009 2009 Award - New South Wales Scientist of the Year, New South Wales Science and Engineering Awards 2009 2009 Award - Award for Plant and Animal Research, New South Wales Science and Engineering Awards 2009 2011 Career position - Chair, Sectional Committee 10, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Australian Academy of Science 2009 2014 Award - ARC Australian Laureate Fellowship 2010 2011 Career position - Member, Biological and Biotechnology Sciences Research Evaluation Committee, Australian Research Council 2011 2011 Award - Wigglesworth Memorial Lecture and Award, Royal Entomological Society, London 2011 2014 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science 2012 Career position - Academic Director, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney 2013 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 2013 Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal Entomological Society, London 2013 2013 Award - Edwards Oration, Australian Society for Medical Research 2014 Career position - Executive Director, Obesity Australia 2015 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales 2015 Career position - Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney 8 Jun 2015 8 Jun 2015 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - for eminent service to biological and biomedical science as an educator, researcher and author, particularly in the areas of human nutrition, obesity and metabolic disease, to higher education, and through roles with a range of professional scientific organisations 2022 2022 Award - Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science New South Wales Science and Engineering Awards (2008 - 2014)

Scientist of the Year and received the Award for Plant and Animal Research 2009

 Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science (1971 - )

Awarded the Medal 2022

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Professor, School of Biological Sciences 2005 - 2015; Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences 2015 - ; Academic Director, Charles Perkins Centre 2012 -

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

Fellow 2015 -

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 2007; Member of Council; 2011 - 2014; Chair, Sectional Committee 10, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 2009 - 2011

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