Chris Krishna-Pillay, CSIRO

Chris has a background in science education, community outreach, organisational development and stakeholder engagement, as well as extensive experience the performing arts.

Chris’ performance experience includes theatre, music, radio and television. He wrote and performed cabaret shows ‘Pre-Coital’ and ‘Dante’s Laboratory’, and directed ‘Faraday’s Candle’. Chris has appeared on television on programs including ‘Outrageous Acts of Science’ (Discovery Channel), performed with science-inspired rock band Ologism and is a regular panellist on popular science radio program ‘Einstein A Go’ (3RRR).