OUR PEOPLE

BQI collaborates with the world’s brightest minds and thought leaders across various scientific disciplines

At the heart of the Big Questions Institute (BQI) is a team dedicated to enhancing Australian society through education, outreach, and cutting-edge academic research. Our vision is brought to life by an internationally recognised advisory board composed of eminent scientists and business leaders, as well as a distinguished group of BQI Fellows.

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
DARREN DOUGAN
PROF. PAUL DAVIES
PROF. TAMARA DAVIS
PROF. JOHN MATTICK
DR GRAHAM PHILLIPS
PROF. HUW PRICE
PROF. DEAN RICKLES
DR MITCH SCHULTE
PROF. MARTIN VAN KRANENDONK
PROF. JOHN WEBB
DARREN DOUGAN
Director
PROF. PAUL DAVIES
Arizona State University
PROF. TAMARA DAVIS
University of Queensland
DR ALBERT FAHRENBACH
UNSW Sydney
PROF. JOHN MATTICK
UNSW Sydney
DR GRAHAM PHILLIPS
University of Melbourne
PROF. HUW PRICE
University of Cambridge
PROF. DEAN RICKLES
University of Sydney
DR MITCH SCHULTE
NASA Planetary Science Division
PROF. MARTIN VAN KRANENDONK
Curtin University, Perth
PROF. JOHN WEBB
Clare Hall, Cambridge
Former Board Members
PROF. JOHN BARROW
University of Cambridge
PROF. STEPHEN HAWKING
University of Cambridge

Fellows

BQI Fellowships are designed to support fundamental research at the boundaries of human knowledge. The Fellowships fund early and mid-career researchers to develop lines of inquiry that aim to reveal as-yet-undiscovered theories about the physical universe, the origins of life and the science of consciousness. The focus is on research addressing the Big Questions, such as “What is dark energy and dark matter?”, “How did life begin?”, “Is there life on Mars?”, “What is consciousness”, “Will machines become sentient?”

Odile Smits (2024)

Lauren Lowe (2024)

Dr. Angelique Ray (2023)

Dr. Benjamin Roberts (2023)

Dr. Glen Harris (2023)

Dr. Bonnie Teece (2022)

Dr. Erica Barlow (2022)

Dr. Ben Pope (2021)