Associate ProfessorMaria Seton
Associate Professor
Faculty of Science
SERVICE & LEADERSHIP SUMMARy
A/Prof Maria Seton has a record of leadership and service within the University, the marine science community, and the broader geoscience sector. Her leadership roles include (or have included):
- Australia’s representative on the Science Evaluation Panel of the International Ocean Drilling Program (IODP3) (2025-current).
- Vice-President of the NSW Division of the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysics (ASEG) (2025-current)
- Associate Head of Research in the School of Geosciences (2018-2025)
- Member of the Research Advisory Committee for the Marine National Facility (CSIRO) (2019-2025)
- Anton Hales Awards committee, Australian Academy of Sciences, (2019-2022)
- Science Committee Member, Australian and New Zealand International Ocean Discovery Program Consortium (ANZIC) (2018-2021)
She is a graduate of the University of Sydney’s Advancing Leaders program (2023).
SERVICE & LEADERSHIP
- AWARDS AND PRIZES5 Feb 2026
- RECOGNITIONFinalist, Eureka Prize for Research Software, as part of the GPlates team1 Jan 2023
- OFFICE HELDDeputy Director and Stream Lead, STELLAR1 Sep 2021
- AWARDS AND PRIZESDorothy Hill Award from the Australian Academy of Science1 Jan 2014
- FELLOWSHIPFuture Fellowship, Australian Research Council1 Jan 2013
- OFFICE HELDChief Scientist, 28-day research voyage to the eastern Coral Sea20 Nov 2012
- FELLOWSHIPAustralian Postdoctoral Fellowship, Australian Research Council1 Jan 2009
- COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPEarthByte Group1 Jan 2002
