High-achieving Queenslanders with links to QUT have been named among the state's best and brightest in a range of fields.
Current and former staff, alumni, and other figures with QUT associations were included in QWeekend magazine's 50 Best & Brightest issue, celebrating the contributions of Queenslanders who have "excelled across a range of endeavours in 2014".
Thirteen high-achievers with QUT links were included in the list.
Associate Professor Mia Woodruff, who leads the Biomaterials and Tissue Morphology Group at QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, was one of the QUT staff featured.
Professor Woodruff, whose research is pioneering 3D printing of human body parts, told QWeekend she was "driven by the need to ease human suffering".
Professor Peter Corke, Professor of Robotics and Control at QUT's School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was included for his "internationally recognised work in robotic vision".
Professor Corke said he was "hiring the smartest people we can find, anywhere in the world" for the new ARC Centre of Excellence for Robotic Vision.
Several QUT alumni made the list including jewellery entrepreneur Skye Anderton. Ms Anderton, who has a double degree in business and arts from QUT, was recognised for the success of her Ruby Olive business.
Naomi Price, the cabaret star, comedian and singer with a knack for channelling some of the world's most famous performers, also featured prominently.
QUT law graduate Damian Griffiths was included for his efforts as an entrepreneur and restaurateur in "revitalising" Brisbane's Fortitude Valley.
Dr Neil Carrington, chief executive of Act for Kids and former director of teaching and learning at QUT, made the list for his work with the not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting vulnerable children and families.
Landscape architect Steve Dunn and architect and creative consultant Paul Fairweather, both recognised for their innovation and creativity, were two other QUT alumni included in the 50.
Graphic designer and Creative Arts Emmy award winner Patrick Clair and writer Ellen Van Neerven, the 2013 winner of the David Unaipon Award for an unpublished Indigenous writer, also made the list.
Other QUT alumni included businesswoman Sally Pitkin, a non-executive director of companies including Super Retail Group, Billabong and Opera Queensland, and Terry Deen, a teacher and Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt Fellow, who spent time working at the famed Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.
Philanthropist Allan English was another of the 50 with QUT connections. Australia's Philanthropy Leader of the Year serves on the advisory board for QUT's Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies.
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