Dr Cathy Foley AO is Australia’s Chief Scientist. Previously as Chief Scientist and Deputy and Science Director of CSIRO Manufacturing, she worked to engage Australian manufacturers and researchers to translate research into economic prosperity. Her contributions to the understanding of superconducting electronics and devices were recognised with the 2014 International IEEE Award for Continuing and Significant Contributions to Applied Superconductivity. She is Chair of the Australian National Fabrication Facility Victorian Node Collaboration Committee and the ARC Steel Hub Advisory Committee. She was awarded the Clunies Ross Medal of the Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering in 2015 and the Australian Institute of Physics’ Outstanding Service to Physics Award in 2016.