Dr Sophie Calabretto

Honorary Associate Professor

School of Engineering

University of Leicester

Industry Fellow

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

University of Technology Sydney

Abbreviated CV.

Current position.

Associate Director, Defence Innovation Network

Qualifications.

2015     PhD in Engineering Science, University of Auckland

2011     BMathSc(Hons), The University of Adelaide

2009     BA/BSc (French, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Theoretical Physics), The University of Adelaide

Major awards.

2024                  Finalist, ADM Women in Defence Awards

2022                  Defence Science and Technology Group Achievement Award for Outstanding Communication of Science and Technology

2020                  Finalist, Celestino Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science

2019                  Nominee, The Advertiser Woman of the Year Award

2019                  Finalist, Celestino Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science

2017                  ABC RN "Top 5 Under 40"

2013 — 2015    University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship

2012 — 2013    Australian Postgraduate Award

Previous appointments.

2022 — 2023     Science Advisor -- NAVIGATE Program, Defence Science and Technology Group

2021 — 2022     Lead Partnerships and Alumni Officer, National Youth Science Forum

2018 — 2021     Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Macquarie University

2016 — 2018     Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Macquarie University

2015 — 2016    Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Mechanical Systems, ETH Zürich