Curtin University Admitted Student Profiles & Alumni

Barry Marshall

Nobel Prize in Medicine for Helicobacter pylori discovery

N/A

1975

Julie Bishop

Former Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

BA (Law?)

1978

Fiona Wood

Renowned plastic surgeon, developed spray-on skin therapy

N/A (Medicine)

1981

Lyn Beazley

Neuroscientist; former Chief Scientist of Western Australia

N/A

1968

Geoffrey A. Landis

NASA scientist & Mars researcher; also a sci-fi author

N/A

1980

Judy Davis

Emmy- and Golden Globe–winning actress

N/A

N/A

Carrie Bickmore

Gold Logie–winning TV and radio presenter (The Project)

N/A

N/A

Frances O’Connor

Acclaimed actor

N/A

N/A

Tim Winton

Miles Franklin Award–winning novelist and Conservation advocate

N/A

N/A

Jessica De Gouw

Actor (The CW’s Arrow, Dracula)

N/A

N/A

Cody Fern

Actor-director (American Horror Story, House of Cards)

N/A

N/A

Priya Cooper

Paralympic swimmer, Hall of Famer

BSc or similar?

1990s

John Worsfold

Former AFL player & coach, ex-West Coast Eagles coach

BPharm

1986

Pooja Maru

Pharmacist; pioneered mental health services in pharmacies

BPharm

2007

Kyle De Souza

Mining engineer and education nonprofit founder in Kenya

BMinEng

2008

Netty Muharni

Tsunami survivor turned disaster preparedness advocate

MURP? (Planning)

N/A

Harith Iskander

Malaysia’s leading stand-up comedian

BA (English)

N/A

Riyadh Al Hakimi

Refugee-turned academic; awarded Inspiring Alumnus Award

BA & MIR

N/A

Davina Porock

International leader in person-centred end-of-life and dementia care

MSc (Nursing Science)

N/A

Marianne de Pierres

Popular author, wrote across genres and platforms

BA (English)

N/A