Alan Finkel

Alan Finkel

Alan Finkel is an electrical engineer, neuroscientist and former Chief Scientist of Australia.

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Alan Finkel, a former publisher of Cosmos, is an electrical engineer, neuroscientist and former Chief Scientist of Australia. He was Chancellor of Monash University from 2008 to 2015.

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