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Vice President of the South Australian-based Society for Medical and Biological Engineering is also a current responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Almost continuous involvement in and contribution towards Australia&#8217;s national Biomedical Engineering conferences for more than 20 years is a significant achievement of Adrian&#8217;s, including playing a significant role in the last World Congress to come to Australia in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Matthew Jennings, Chair Social Committee<\/strong>, Group Senior Medical Physicist, <em>Icon Group<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 A\/Prof Michael Douglass, Local Scientific Chair<\/strong>, Principal Medical Physicist, <em>Royal Adelaide Hospital<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Prof Joerg Lehmann<\/strong>, PhD, DABR, FAAPM, Principal Medical Physicist, <em>Calvary Mater Newcastle Research<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Joshua Southwell<\/strong>, Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Registrar,\u00a0<em>Royal Adelaide Hospital<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Glenn Kennett<\/strong>, Associate Director, SA BME and Asset Management, <em>SA Health, Department of Health and Wellbeing \u2013 Infrastructure<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Julia Green<\/strong>, Clinical Implementation Project Manager, <em>Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Melissa McIntyre<\/strong>, Practical Supervisor, UniSA STEM, <em>University of South Australia<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Nikki Shelton<\/strong>, Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist, <em>Austin Health<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Svetlana Sjostedt<\/strong>, Medical Physicist Specialist, <em>GenesisCare<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Maram El Sabri<\/strong>, PhD Candidate, <em>University of South Australia<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Jaime Espinosa<\/strong>, Biomedical Engineer, Engineering Services &#8211; BME, <em>SA Pathology<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Biswas Lohani V K<\/strong>, Biomedical Engineer, <em>Regional Support Service, SA Health<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof Eva Bezak, PhD, FACPSEM, FIUPESMProfessor in Medical Radiation, University of South AustraliaConvenor, Medical PhysicsEva is Professor in Medical Radiations at the University of South Australia (UniSA). 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