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2011 Winner National Museum of Australia Student Prize

The 2011 National Museum of Australia Student Prize for History of Australian Science or Environmental Science has been awarded to Christian O’Brien, a PhD student at the Australian National University’s School of History, for his entry A brief history of the monsoon. Christian was presented with his certificate and prize by Museum Director Andrew Sayers and Academy Secretary for Education and Public Awareness Professor Jenny Graves at a ceremony at the National Museum of Australia on 15 June 2011.