THOMAS RANKEN LYLE MEDAL
Nominations for the 2015 Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal will open in February 2014.
Short biography of Sir Thomas Ranken Lyle
The Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal recognises the contribution of Sir Thomas Ranken Lyle, FRS, to Australian science and industry generally and in particular to his own fields of physics and mathematics. The purpose of the medal is to recognise outstanding achievement by a scientist in Australia for research in mathematics or physics.
Research carried out in countries other than Australia may be taken into consideration if the researcher has spent three of the last five years in Australia. Work carried out during the whole of the candidate's career may be taken into consideration but special weight will be given to recent work. The award is normally made every two years.
NB – If a proposed candidate is already the recipient of an Academy award, the second award must be for a distinct, additional, body of work undertaken since the first award, and/or work in a different field.
Previous winners:
1975 – J.P. Wild
1972 – H.A. Buchdahl
1970 – R.Hanbury Brown
1968 – G. Szekeres
1966 – S.T. Butler
1963 – G.R.A. Ellis; P.A.P. Moran
1961 – H.O. Lancaster
1959 – E.S. Barnes
1957 – B.Y. Mills
ANRC-awarded Lyle Medallists:
1953 – J.L. Pawsey
1951 – T.M. Cherry
1949 – K.E. Bullen
1947 – J.C. Jaeger; D.F. Martyn
1941 – G.H. Briggs; T.G . Room
1935 – J.R. Wilton
2013 – C.E Praeger
2011 – J.S. Williams
2009 – V.V. Flambaum
2007 – Y. Kivshar
2005 – A.J. Guttmann
2003 – G. Dracoulis
2001 – I.H. Sloan
1999 – E.O. Tuck
1997 – A.W. Thomas
1995 – C.C. Heyde
1993 – N.H. Fletcher; E. Weigold
1991 – B.H.J. McKellar
1989 – R. Delbourgo; P.G. Hall
1987 – D.B. Melrose
1985 – A.W. Snyder
1983 – R.J. Baxter
1981 – J.R. Philip; D.W. Robinson
1979 – E.J. Hannan
1977 – K. Mahler
For more information contact awards@science.org.au
