Our Staff

Dr Iain Henry rejoined the Tuckwell Scholarship Program as the Head of Scholars House in February 2026, after serving as a Tuckwell Fellow from 2020-2025.  He is also a Senior Lecturer in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre. 

Iain completed a PhD and MA at the Australian National University, and a BA at the University of New South Wales. In 2014, he was a visiting Fulbright Scholar at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. A graduate of the Australian Defence Force Academy (2005), Iain has previously worked for the Australian Army, the Australian Public Service, and Qantas Airways.

Iain’s first book, Reliability and Alliance Interdependence, was published by Cornell University Press in 2022.  He has published articles in International Security, Contemporary Politics, the Australian Journal of International Affairs, and Security Challenges.  His research interests include alliance theory, diplomatic history, the Cold War in Asia, and Australian strategic policy.

Lois Carlton is the Tuckwell Program Coordinator. Lois has worked as a secondary school teacher, taught at TAFE and has over twenty years' experience in student recruitment at both TAFE and The University of Melbourne. Her last role at the university was managing the development program in the Hansen Scholarship Program. One of the joys of her time at university was the opportunity to work closely with tertiary students. She is excited to be in Tuckwell Program as it will keep her in contact with bright young minds and amazing young people. Lois has relocated to Canberra to be closer to her family and her beautiful granddaughter. In her spare time, she likes to sew clothes for her and spends a lot of time reading the same book over and over again to her.

Kate Hutchison is the Tuckwell Alumni Coordinator, with a background in education that includes a Bachelor of Science and a Diploma of Education from Melbourne University. With nearly twenty years of experience in secondary education, she finds joy in helping students achieve their goals, particularly in Psychology and student management.

Kate is inspired by her students' successes and looks forward to collaborating with the Alumni group to support their aspirations. A former competitive rower, she represented Australia at the Under 23 World Championships, gaining a deep appreciation for hard work and perseverance, values she shares with the Tuckwell Program.

When not coordinating Alumni activities, Kate enjoys cheering for her two energetic boys at soccer fields and basketball stadiums across Canberra, celebrating both family life and community involvement.

Gita Raikar is the Communications and Engagement Officer of the Tuckwell Scholarship Program. 
Gita has held marketing and communications positions in the private and not for profit sectors in Brisbane and Canberra and has gained extensive experience in managing campaigns, projects and events, and loves to make connections and build relationships.

In her spare time Gita enjoys long walks with her family, taking her two children on bike rides on sunny Canberra days, and will never say no to a trip to the beach.

Emma Aisbett is an Associate Professor at the ANU School of Law and Associate Director (Research) for the ANU's Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific initiative.  She holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (UNSW), Master of Environmental Change and Management (Oxon.) and PhD in Economics (UC Berkeley). Emma’s research spans economic globalisation, environmental policy, developing countries, and political economy. 

Her work on international investment agreements has influenced both policy and international debate and was recognised with the John Jackson Prize for advancing understanding of international economic law. On this topic Emma has been an invited expert at both the OECD and the UN Commission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Dr Asilata Bapat is a Senior Lecturer, in the ANU Mathematical Sciences Institute. The School of Mathematical Sciences was established in 1989 with the aim of unifying activities in the mathematical sciences across The Australian National University. It was renamed the Mathematical Sciences Institute (MSI) in 2002. In June 2018, MSI moved into it's new, purpose built facility, the Hanna Neumann Building. Asilata received a PhD in June 2016 from the University of Chicago. Before coming to ANU, and was a postdoc at the University of Georgia. 

Her research interests are focused on problems in representation theory and algebraic geometry. Asilata is also most interested in the topology and geometry of algebraic varieties arising from representation theory. Specific topics of interest include perverse sheaves, quiver varieties, equivariant cohomology, and Bernstein-Sato polynomials.

The Program is grateful for the support provided by staff across ANU and supporters around the nation, many of whom contribute to our community by attending events or participating in our scholar selection process.

We are grateful to call former ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian P. Schmidt AC FAA FRS an honorary alum of the program, due to his ongoing engagement and long association with the Tuckwell Scholarship Program.  

We'd like to acknowledge Associate Professor Ryan Goss, for his years of service and dedication to the Program. Ryan was the Head of Scholars House for the Tuckwell Scholarship Program between 2019-2024. 

Ryan is an Associate Professor at the ANU Law School.  At the Law School, Ryan writes and teaches about constitutional law and human rights law. Ryan came to the ANU after undergraduate degrees at the University of Queensland and postgrad at the University of Oxford, where he studied with the support of a Rhodes Scholarship. 

Alongside his ANU work, Ryan takes a great interest in the Brisbane Broncos, history and politics, far too many podcasts, and entertaining his two young children.