Anne Astin | |
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Born | Durham, United Kingdom |
Education | PhD (Biochemistry)
Honours (Biochemistry) B.Sc. (Chemistry) |
Anne Marie Astin AM is an Australian biochemist and forensic expert. She was added to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2010 and received a Public Service Medal in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia).[1] Since 2020, she is a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the dairy industry, and to food safety regulations.[1] Astin is notable for her role in dairy development and regulation, and her advocacy work regarding food safety standards.[2][3]
Astin was born in Durham, England. She received a Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 1976, an Honors Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biochemistry in 1973, all at the University of Liverpool.[3][4] She later received a certificate from Griffith University (Queensland) for Public Sector Management.[2]
Astin was encouraged to enter this field of work by her mother, who pushed her to pursue nontra
ditional female roles.[3][4] She began her career teaching at Monash University (Victoria). Afterwards, she became a forensic expert, focusing on police, and later joined the dairy industry. She became the CEO of the Dairy Food Safety Authority in the Government of Victoria.[2]
Astin is the president of the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology,[4][5][6][7] the Chair of the William Angliss Institute Board [8] and is the Chair of the Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Industry Reference Committee[9]
Other service positions include:[10]