Professor Tom Faunce (BA/LLB(hons) BMed PhD) is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow studying nanotechnology and public health. He holds joint professorial positions in the College of Law and College of Medicine, Biology and the Environment at the Australian National University. He was a judges associate to Justice Lionel Murphy of the High Court of Australia, has worked as a solicitor in some of Australia's top legal firms (Mallesons (Canberra) and Freehills (Sydney) and practised as an intensive care registrar in Wagga Wagga, Canberra and Mebourne. He is an expert in bioethics and health law. He is currently researching global governance of artificial photosynthesis.
Experience
2003–present
Academic, Australian National University
Education
2001
Australian National University , PhD (Crawford Prize)
1993
ACT Medical Board, Registered Medical Practitioner
1992
Newcastle (NSW), B Medicine
1983
ACT Supreme Court, Barrister and Solicitor
1982
Australian National University, ARts/Law (hons)
Grants and Contracts
2010
Regulating Nanoweapons
Role:
Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
ARC Discovery Grant
2009
Introducing the US False Claims Act to Australia
Role:
Lead Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
ARC Discovery Grant
2009
Nanotechnology and Critical Problems in Global Public Health
Role:
Future Fellow
Funding Source:
ARC Future Fellowship Scheme
2006
Nanomedicine Regulation
Role:
Lead Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
ARC Discovery Grant
2004
Impact of International Trade Agreements on Australian Medicines Policy