Bronwyn commenced as Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Enterprise at the UNSW in mid-July 2024. Prior to this, she was the Chief Scientist at CSIRO having previously held the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) at Swinburne University. She is an internationally recognised expert on carbon fibre and composite materials and was the founding Director of Swinburne’s Manufacturing Futures Research Institute as well as Deakin’s Carbon Nexus facility.

In October 2023, Bronwyn was appointed by The Minister for Science and Industry as Australia’s Expert Adviser to the International Scientific Report on Advanced AI Safety, led by Yoshua Bengio. Professor Fox represents Australia at the Expert Advisory Panel alongside representatives from 30 countries including USA, Japan, Singapore, the EU and the UN.

Bronwyn is a former Chair of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (Victorian Division), a Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, a Fellow of Engineers Australia, a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Bronwyn was appointed by the federal government to serve as a member of the National Quantum Advisory Committee and was also appointed as Chair of the National Robotics Strategy Advisory Committee.

Bronwyn is the Honorary President of the German-Australian Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Board of Museums Victoria.