In 1972 the Martin family travelled to Canberra, with Ray Martin becoming a foundation Professor in Inorganic Chemistry at RSC. The move established a strong connection for the then 13 year old Lisa Martin to Canberra, and the ANU, a connection that continues until this day.
“My parents met and married in England,” Martin explains, “started a family in Sydney then moved to Melbourne; which together with two sabbatical periods in USA, I felt very travelled. So, I used to tell my school friends that ‘my Dad couldn’t keep a job, which was why we moved around a lot!’”