Dr Diana Bowman

Senior Research Fellow
PhD, LLB, BSc(Physiol),

Professional Profile

Dr Diana Bowman is a Senior Research Fellow in the Monash Centre for Regulatory Studies, Faculty of Law, Monash University, and a Visiting Fellow in the Institute for Energy and Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, KU Leuven (Belgium).  Diana has undergraduate degrees in both science (Psychology) and law, and has recently completed a PhD in Law.

Diana's research focuses primarily on regualtory and policy issues related to nanotechnology and other new technologies, with recent projects including the co-editing of New Global Frontiers in Regulation: The Age of Nanotechnology, and assisting the Australian Govenment with its Review on the possible impacts of nanotechnology on Australia's Regulatory Framework.  Her work has been published in a number of national and international journals, including Nature Nanotechnology, Regulation and Governanace, Columbia Science and Technology Law Review, NanoEhhics and the Medical Journal of Australia.

Diana also researches and publishes in the areas of utility regulation, corruption and public health and safety.

Areas of Expertise

Nanotechnology and the law
Utility regulation