Anne Simmons
Anne Simmons is an Australian biomedical engineer. She served as Provost at the University of New South Wales from 2019 to 2023. Her research focused on analysis of blood flow in diseased vessels and the development of biomaterials for implantable devices.
Education
Simmons completed a Bachelor of Engineering at the University of Queensland, a Master of Biomedical Engineering at UNSW and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at UNSW.Career
Simmons worked in the medical devices industry, including with Nucleus and Telectronics, for nearly 20 years. She returned to UNSW to take up the role of associate professor in the Faculty of Engineering. In 2018 she became Pro Vice-Chancellor at UNSW and in 2019 was appointed UNSW's inaugural provost.In addition to her university role, she is chair of the Advisory Committee on Medical Devices at the Therapeutic Goods Administration.