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AWARDS PRESENTED TO OUTSTANDING AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS
30 April 2003

The Australian Academy of Science will present awards to outstanding Australian scientists during a formal ceremony in Canberra on 1 May. The ceremony is part of the annual Science at the Shine Dome event being held from 30 April to 2 May 2003.

Professor Sue Serjeantson, Executive Secretary of the Australian Academy of Science, said that contributions to scientific research made by Australian scientists are acknowledged internationally.

'The prestigious awards offered by the Academy aim to encourage excellence in scientific research and are part of ensuring that scientists gain recognition for their work,' she said.

Awards for distinguished research are made to younger researchers, under the age of 40, and to senior researchers for contributions made during their working lives.

The recipients of the awards to be presented on 1 May 2003 are:

Senior awards

The Burnet Medal and Lecture for research in the biological sciences.
Awarded to Professor Barry Marshall, University of Western Australia, for research on the bacterium Helicobacter pylori.

The David Craig Medal for research in chemistry.
Awarded to Professor Michael Bruce, University of Adelaide, for research in organometallic chemistry.

Junior awards The Dorothy Hill Award for research by a female in the Earth sciences.
Awarded to Dr Katherine Trinajstic, University of Western Australia, for research in palaeontology.

The Fenner Medal for research in biology, excluding the biomedical sciences.
Awarded to Dr Andrew Young, CSIRO Plant Industry, for research in plant population genetics and work on the impacts of small population size on self-incompatible plants.

The Frederick White Prize for research in the physical, terrestrial and planetary sciences.
Awarded to Dr Leon Rotstayn, CSIRO Atmospheric Research, for his role in the development and advancement of global climate models.

The Gottschalk Medal for research in the medical sciences.
Awarded to Associate Professor Levon Khachigian, University of New South Wales, for research in the area of vascular biology.

The Pawsey Medal for research in physics.
Awarded to Dr Howard Wiseman, Griffith University, for research in theoretical and experimental quantum optics.

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