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AWARDS PRESENTED TO OUTSTANDING AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS
30 April 2004

The Australian Academy of Science will present awards to outstanding Australian scientists during a formal ceremony in Canberra on 6 May. The ceremony is part of the annual Science at the Shine Dome event being held from 5 to 7 May 2004.

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 6 May 2004 are:

Senior awards

The David Craig Medal for research in chemistry.
Awarded to Professor Alan Bond, Monash University, for research in electrochemistry and electron transfer reactions.

The Hannan Medal for research in pure mathematics.
Awarded to Professor Hyam Rubinstein, University of Melbourne, for research in low dimensional topology.

The Jaeger Medal for research in the Earth sciences.
Awarded to Professor Andrew Gleadow, University of Melbourne, for research in the development of fission track thermochronology as a tool for geological dating and thermal history analysis.

The Lyle Medal for research in mathematics or physics.
Awarded to Professor George Dracoulis, Australian National University, for research on the structure of atomic nuclei.

The Mawson Medal for research in the Earth sciences.
Awarded to Professor Michael Sandiford, University of Melbourne, for research in the geodynamic evolution of the continents.

Junior awards

The Dorothy Hill Award for research by a female in the Earth sciences.
Awarded to Dr Susan Wijffels, CSIRO Marine Research, Hobart, for research in oceanography.

The Frederick White Prize for research in the physical, terrestrial and planetary sciences.
Awarded to Dr Matthew England, University of New South Wales, for research in oceanographic modelling.

The Gottschalk Medal for research in the medical sciences.
Awarded to Associate Professor Melissa Little, University of Queensland, for research in human molecular genetics.

The Moran Medal for research in statistics.
Awarded to Dr Nigel Bean, University of Adelaide, for research in applied probability.

The Pawsey Medal for research in physics.
Awarded to Professor Marcela Bilek, University of Sydney, for research in vacuum arc plasma physics.

More information on awards is available at www.science.org.au/awards.