Lyn Beazley

Lyn Beazley AO FTSE (born 1944) is a neuroscientist and educator based in Perth, Australia.

Beazley was Chief Scientist of Western Australia from 2006 to 2013. This role involved advising the Western Australian Government on science, innovation, and technology. She acted as an ambassador for science to the public. She serves on the Federal Government's Bionic Vision Australia and the State Government of Western Australia's Technology and the Industry Advisory Council. She was a Trustee of the Western Australian Museum from 1999–2006.

In 2009, Beazley was awarded Officer of the Order of Australia. Later that same year, she was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. In 2011, she was inducted into the inaugural Western Australian Women's Hall of Fame, followed by election as a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators and a Companion of Engineers Australia. She was the second recipient of the Governor's Award for Giving, in 2012.

In 2014, Beazley was inducted into the Western Australian Science Hall of Fame, and was appointed as Sir Walter Murdoch Distinguished Professor of Science at Murdoch University. She served on the Board of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research.

In November 2014, Beazley received the Australian of the Year Award for 2015. She was a national finalist for the 2014 Australian of the Year Award.

Beazley worked for thirty years in the field of neuroscience, researching brain damage recovery and treatment of pre-term infants who may be at risk.

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