Professor Peter Klinken has been reappointed as Western Australia’s Chief Scientist until June 2017. Professor Klinken will guide the development of strategies in the State’s priorities for scientific research. As Chief Scientist, Professor Klinken has actively worked to raise the profile of science in Western Australia and to advance science, knowledge and innovation in the State. He began his tenure in 2014 and is WA’s third Chief Scientist since the role was established in 2003.