Leading Australian researchers will next week be honoured for their outstanding work in areas including galactic dark matter, the symmetry of the world wide web, plants that eavesdrop on microbes and defining the difference between natural climate change and that brought on by human activity.
The Australian Academy of Science will present its highest awards to eminent scientists and early career researchers on Thursday 30 May 2013.
Professor Ken Freeman from the Australian National University will accept the Academy's highest honour for research in the physical sciences, the Matthew Flinders Medal. Professor Freeman will speak about his work studying dark matter in galaxies.
Professor Cheryl Praeger from the University of Western Australia will receive the Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal for her work on symmetry: she will speak about symmetry in proteins, genes and the world wide web.
Dr Lisa Alexander from the University of New South Wales will be presented with the Dorothy Hill Award and speak about natural and anthropogenic climate change.
Dr Ulrike Mathesius from the Australian National University will be awarded the Fenner Medal and talk about how plants listen and respond to microbes.
Also speaking about their award-winning work are:
Professor Peter Lay for his work in the biomolecular basis of human disease
Professor Matthew Wand for his regression analysis of streaming data
Dr Aurore Delaigle for her work applying functional data to weather, arteries and more
Dr Benjamin Kile for his work on platelets, bleeding and cancer therapy
The full list of award recipients and program is available online at:
http://www.science.org.au/sites/default/files/user-content/sats2013-program.pdf
| Event: | Science at the Shine Dome, Australian Academy of Science’s annual event |
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| Date: | 30 May 2013 |
| Venue: | The Shine Dome, Gordon Street, Acton, Canberra |
| Twitter: | @Science_Academy #ShineDome2012 |
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