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Home > Media releases > 2005
AWARDS PRESENTED TO OUTSTANDING AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS
9 June 2005
The Australian Academy of Science presented awards to outstanding Australian scientists during a formal ceremony in Canberra on 6 May. The ceremony was part of the annual Science at the Shine Dome event held from 4 to 6 May 2005.
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 presented on 5 May 2005 were:
Senior awards
The Flinders Medal and Lecture for research in physical sciences.
Awarded to Professor Ron Ekers, CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility, for research in radio astronomy.
The David Craig Medal for research in chemistry.
Awarded to Professor John White, Australian National University, for research in neutron scattering.
The Hannan Medal for research in pure mathematics.
Awarded to Professor Richard Brent, Australian National University, for research in numerical analysis and number theory.
The Jaeger Medal for research in the Earth sciences.
Awarded to Professor Brian Kennett, Australian National University, for research using theoretical seismology to understand the deep structure of the Earth, particularly in the Australian region.
The Lyle Medal for research in mathematics or physics.
Awarded to Professor Anthony Guttmann, University of Melbourne, for research in computational applied mathematics.
Junior awards
The Dorothy Hill Award for research by a female in the Earth sciences, reef sciences, marine geology and taxonomy.
Awarded to Dr Madeleine van Oppen, Australian Institute of Marine Science, for research in the evolutionary biology and the genetics of marine organisms.
The Fenner Medal (2004) for research in biology, excluding the biomedical sciences.
Awarded to Dr Greg Edgecombe, The Australian Museum, for research in the classification of arthropods and trilobites and the evolution of centipedes.
The Fenner Medal (2005) for research in biology, excluding the biomedical sciences.
Awarded to Dr Brett Neilan, University of New South Wales, for research in the genetic basis of toxicity of blue-green algae.
The Gottschalk Medal for research in the medical sciences.
Awarded to Dr Ricky Johnstone, Peter MacCallum Research Institute, for research in the resistance of tumours to chemotherapy drugs.
The Moran Medal for research in statistics.
Awarded to Dr Mark Blows, University of Queensland, for research in mathematical genetics.
The Pawsey Medal for research in physics.
Awarded to Professor Michelle Simmons, University of New South Wales, for research in solid-state physics and quantum mechanics.
Professor Rod Home, from the University of Melbourne, was also awarded an Academy Medal for his substantial contributions to the Academy through his tireless work in editing 'Historical Records of Australian Science'. Professor Home was awarded the medal in 2004 when he was overseas on study leave and accepted the medal at the Academy's Science at the Shine Dome annual dinner on 5 May 2005.
More information on awards is available at www.science.org.au/awards.
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