Jane Prentice (Ryan, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise today to pay tribute to Professor Max Lu from the University of Queensland for winning the inaugural Australia-China Achievement Award. Professor Lu, who is the Provost and Senior Vice-President of the University of Queensland, won the education award for exemplary leadership in advancing the research and education relationship between Australia and China. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop paid tribute to Professor Lu and noted that the awards give credit to Australian organisations and people who help to build stronger economic, cultural and educational connections between our two countries.

I know that Professor Lu is a strong advocate and campaigner for the University of Queensland and many of their research goals. I am delighted that he has been honoured in this way. He is an international research leader in materials chemistry and nanotechnology and has received a long list of national and international awards, including being named a Queensland Great in 2013.

There are some amazing people coming out of the University of Queensland. In particular, this week I noted that the nanopatch team, headed by Professor Mark Kendall, has managed to attract $40 million in private funding so that they can deliver this unique way of delivering vaccinations to people in remote communities. This is a truly remarkable achievement for that team and for the University of Queensland.