Niall is a science writer and science publicist with broad experience gained over the last 16 years. He was media director for the 19th International Genetics Congress held in Melbourne in 2003, and was commissioned by Nature to write/edit their recent supplement on biotechnology in Australia. Niall is the National Vice President of the ASC and Coordinator of the Victorian State Branch.
Project highlights include:
- Supplement Editor, Nature Insight, Australia: Harvesting biotechnology, Vol 429 No 6991 (Supplement) pp1-25. Niall commissioned and/or wrote all the editorial for this 25 page supplement (http://www.nature.com/nature/insights/6991.html)
- Media Director, International Congress of Genetics, 2003 (www.geneticsmedia.org). He coordinated a media centre which served120 registered journalists
- Media Director, Microbiology Melbourne—the 2002 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Society for Microbiology
- Science writer for the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science 2004
- Communication and training material development two major Dairy Australia programs: for Countdown Downunder, a national milk quality program, and Dairy Moving Forward.
- Program development, media liaison, and promotion for Fresh Science and Fresh Innovators: programs which provide media experience to early career researchers and inventors.
- Science writer and media liaison for the Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Medals 1998 to 2004 (www.cluniesross.org.au).