Fellowships are awarded annually to distinguished overseas scientists to visit Australia. It is intended that public awareness of science and scientific issues is raised through a series of public lectures and seminars. The Foundation congratulates and acknowledges the valuable work undertaken by previous Selby Fellow.

• Professor Andrea Dutton,

Professor Andrea Dutton

Awarded on 23/02/2026

The recipient of the Academy’s 2026 Selby Fellowship is Professor Andrea Dutton, paleoceanographer at the University of Wisconsin -Madison. Professor Dutton’s research focuses on understanding the dynamics of past climate and sea level change to project predict future coastal evolution.

Her work focuses on the behaviour of ancient ice sheets and sea level changes during past warm periods in Earth's history, using coral reefs as key archives of sea level fluctuations.

Professor Dutton is renowned for her highly interdisciplinary work, and her ability to bridge diverse disciplines has enabled her to produce ground breaking discoveries.

The Selby Fellowship will support Professor Dutton’s visit to Australia, where she will share her work with audiences in Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and Perth.

“This award provides the opportunity for me to develop new collaborations and strengthen existing ones to better address important questions about the past and the future of our coastlines,” Professor Dutton said.

Dates and locations of Professor Dutton and Professor Dlugosch’s public lectures will be published on the Academy website once confirmed.

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