Emeritus Professor Anne Green is Professor of Astrophysics in the School of Physics at the University of Sydney. She earned her PhD in physics from the University of Sydney in 1973, becoming the first female PhD student enrolled in the School of Physics. After her doctorate, she undertook research at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Germany, followed by a 15-year break from astronomy between 1975 and 1991. She rejoined the School of Physics in 1991 and built a prolific career focused on the structure and ecology of the Milky Way Galaxy and its constituents via radio frequency surveys. Her research encompasses searches for supernova remnants and OH masers, detailed studies of the Carina Nebula including its HI and molecular gas distributions, and leadership of the UTMOST project to detect and characterize Fast Radio Bursts using the Molonglo Telescope. Representative publications include "The Carina Nebula and Gum 31 Molecular Complex. III. The Distribution of the 1–3 GHz Radio Continuum across the Whole Nebula" (2021) and "The UTMOST Pulsar Timing Programme – II. Timing Noise across the Pulsar Population" (2020).

Green directed the Molonglo Observatory for more than a decade and was appointed the first female Head of the School of Physics in 2007, serving until her retirement in 2017. She held key leadership positions including President of the Astronomical Society of Australia from 2003 to 2005, inaugural co-Chair of the Women in Astronomy Working Group of the International Astronomical Union, and Chair and Director of Astronomy Australia Ltd for several years. She currently serves as President of Sydney’s Physics Foundation. Her contributions earned her the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2022 for eminent service to science, particularly physics and astrophysics, as an educator, researcher, mentor, and role model for women. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, the Royal Society of NSW, the Australian Institute of Physics, and the Astronomical Society of Australia. Upon her retirement, the Astronomical Society of Australia established the Anne Green Prize to honor mid-career scientists. With 229 publications cited over 9,500 times, her work has profoundly influenced galactic radio astronomy. In 2019, a portrait by Archibald Prize-winning artist Yvette Coppersmith was unveiled in the Physics Foundation Room.

Professional Email: anne.green@sydney.edu.au