Welcome Professor Margaret Britz, new Dean of SET

Microbiologist and industrial biotechnologist Professor Margaret Britz has been appointed as the University's new Dean of Science, Engineering and Technology.

Professor Britz replaces Distinguished Professor Jim Reid, who will resume his world-leading research into how plant hormones regulate plant development in the School of Plant Science.

An internationally recognised microbiologist, Professor Britz plans to keep her hand in solving real-life problems in microbiology and food science at UTAS's Food Safety Centre, and to rekindle her earlier research in biofuels and microbial products from renewable resources.

"The UTAS Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology has an outstanding national and international reputation in research and scholarship," Professor Britz said.

"I hope to see the Faculty grow this reputation to become a beacon of research excellence and
scholarship that attracts the best and the brightest minds internationally, to deliver research outcomes
relevant to Tasmania and contribute to solving major global problems."