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Dr. Megan Elizabeth Clark, , is an Australian scientist. She was Chief Executive of the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) between January 2009 and December 2014. The CSIRO is Australia’s national science agency and one of the top 10 applied research organisations in the world and Megan Clark is its first female chief executive. She is also a principal of the Global Research Alliance, of which CSIRO is a founding member. Clark was awarded a BSc(Hons) in Economic Geology at the University of Western Australia in 1981, and a Doctorate in Economic Geology at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario in 1987. She began her career as a mine geologist and subsequently worked in mineral exploration, mine geology, R&D management, venture capital and technical strategy areas with Western Mining Corporation. She became Vice President Technology with BHP Billiton, followed by Vice President, Health, Safety, Environment, Community and Sustainability. Clark is a member of the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council, as well as the Prime Minister’s Taskforce on Manufacturing. She is also a Commissioner on the International Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.innovation.gov.au/Science/PMSEIC/Pages/Membership.aspx )〕 In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours List, Clark was appointed as a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), for "eminent service to scientific research and development through fostering innovation, to science administration through strategic leadership roles, and to the development of public policy for technological sciences".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Companion (AC) in the General Division of the Order of Australia )〕 The Rio Tinto board announced that Clark would join the board as a non-executive director with effect from 20 November 2014. Clark has had an extensive career in both the private and public sector in Australia, combining expertise in the metals and mining business with high-level experience in science, research and technology ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Megan Clark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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