Previous Programs
Rio Tinto Australia-Japan Collaboration Program
The Rio Tinto Australia-Japan Collaboration Program was the first program established by the Foundation for Australia-Japan Studies. The Program was funded by Rio Tinto Group for the purpose of contributing to the Australia-Japan bilateral relationship through education and research collaboration between academia, industry and government, particularly in the areas of science, technology and innovation.
The Program was carried out by the Rio Tinto Professorial Fellow, whose role was to identify and promote bilateral collaborative research and other activities for the Program.
Rio Tinto Fellow
Professor Emerita Jenny Corbett was the inaugural Rio Tinto Australia-Japan Collaboration Program, Professorial Fellow (2018-2021). She was hosted by the School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo.
Following her tenure as the Australia-Japan Collaboration Program, Professorial Fellow, Jenny was appointed as a Project Professor at Tokyo College from April to July, 2021.
FAJS UTokyo Project Manager
Dr. Matt Richardson was the FAJS Project Manager at the University of Tokyo (2020-2021).
Dr. Richardson is an academic focused on aerospace propulsion and spacecraft systems engineering. After performing his doctoral research at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Institute of Space an Astronautical Science, he received his PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Tokyo in 2019. Matt was an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo. Prior to his career in academia, Matt worked as a systems engineering consultant in Australia’s aerospace and defence industry.
Rio Tinto Australia-Japan Collaboration Program Grants
The inaugural FAJS grants were made under the Rio Tinto Australia-Japan Collaboration Program.
The Program grants were funded by Rio Tinto Group for the purpose of contributing to the Australia-Japan bilateral relationship through education and research collaboration between academia, industry and government, particularly in the areas of science, technology and innovation.