Tony Haymet

Emeritus Professor Tony Haymet FRACI FTSE FAICD
10th Chief Scientist of Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 January 2025
Preceded by	Cathy Foley
Personal details
Born	Anthony Haymet (1956-02-05) 5 February 1956 (age 69) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education	University of Sydney
Profession	Oceanographer chemical physicist
Alma mater	University of Chicago
Scientific career
Fields	Oceanography
Institutions	CSIRO University of California, San Diego
Thesis	(1989^[citation needed])

Anthony Haymet (born 5 February 1956) is an Australian oceanographer and chemist who has been Australia's chief scientist since January 2025.[1]

Career and Education

In 1978, Haymet completed his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at the University of Sydney before working in the United States at Harvard University, UC Berkeley and the University of Utah between 1981 and 1991.[2] During his time in the United States, Haymet completed his PhD at the University of Chicago in chemistry. He was later awarded an honorary doctorate in science by the University of Sydney in 1997.[2]

In 1991, Haymet returned to Australia and worked as a professor and chair of theoretical chemistry at the University of Sydney, in addition to working at the University of Houston from 1998.[2] By 2003, Haymet joined the CSIRO as its chief in Marine and Atmospheric Research.[3] In this role at the CSIRO, Haymet would collaborate with various stakeholders and institutions to develop and enhance its research capabilities, regarding the ships and buildings that enabled that research to be succesful.[4]

Haymet became the chair of the board at the Antarctic Science Foundation in 2021; a position he would hold until 2025. In this role, he continued to coordinate research into Antarctica through organisations such as the CSIRO and various universities.[5]

In January 2025, the Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic invited Haymet to become the 10th chief scientist of Australia, following the retirement of Cathy Foley.[1][6]

Throughout Haymet's career, he has been a member of the Climate Change Authority Board as well as the chair of the Oceans Council at the World Economic Forum (WEF). Moreover, Haymet has been a fellow of a number of Australian institutions including the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI), as well as the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE), in addition to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD).[7]

References

1. The Hon Ed Husic MP (28 January 2025). "Professor Tony Haymet Australia's new Chief Scientist" (Press release). Minister for Industry and Science. Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
2. "Biography". University of California San Diego. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
3. "Tony Haymet appointed chief scientist". CSIRO Alumni. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
4. "Professor Tony FTSE". Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
5. "Professor Tony Haymet FTSE". Australian Antarctic Foundation. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
6. "Academy welcomes new Chief Scientist Professor Tony Haymet". Australian Academy of Science. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
7. "Professor Tony Haymet Phd FTSE". Department of Industry, Science and Resources. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.

Government offices
Preceded by Cathy Foley	10th Chief Scientist of Australia 2025–present	Succeeded by Incumbent