John Barker

John Barker is the Principal of a small innovation consulting service Science Dynamics. He has had extensive experience in the practical, theoretical, academic and policy aspects of innovation in Australia and has been responsible for developing and/or managing a technology park (Bentley, WA), a science museum (Scitech), several major research and innovation grants schemes (WA Centres of Excellence and WAISS) and a state science, industry and technology “think tank” (TIACWA). John has published extensively and lectured to Masters level on the processes of innovation, including e-commerce (UWA, Murdoch, Curtin). He has developed and commercialised a range of solar energy products; consulted, lectured and presented on solar housing, solar water desalination, energy conservation and net energy analysis and has been a board member of renewable energy grants programs.