Dr Ruth Morgan from Monash University

Dr Ruth Morgan from Monash University is the recipient of the Academy’s 2020 Moran Award for History of Science Research.

She receives the award for her proposal entitled “A History of Australian Climate Science, 1970–2000”.

October has been a month of great celebration for the Academy.

Professor Christine Beveridge will lead the new ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture.
Organisations are aligning their activities against the six opportunities in the Women in STEM Decadal Plan.

Attracting women and girls to STEM and providing an environment for them to thrive and progress is a shared responsibility of government, academia, the education system, industry, and the community.

Professor Mike Smith, second from right, with the winner and finalists of the 2013 prize at the National Museum of Australia.

Submissions are now open for the 2020 Mike Smith Student Prize—an award recognising research into Australia’s scientific and environmental history.

Dr Jason Whitfield, member of the EMCR program organising committee, welcomes attendees to the EMCR networking session
(From left) Parul Gupta of the British Council, Delhi, Dr Rosalind Dubs representing SAGE, and Dr Pratibha Jolly from the University of Delhi.

Gender equity was the main theme of Pressing for Progress 2019, the Indian Physics Association’s national conference held at the University of Hyderabad in September.

The inaugural international Sustainability Research and Innovation 2020 Congress will be hosted by an Australian consortium led by Future Earth Australia and the Queensland Chief Scientist on 14–17 June 2020 in Brisbane.

Professor Rose Amal is the 2019 NSW Scientist of the Year.

Three Academy Fellows have taken out NSW Premier’s Prizes with chemical engineer Professor Rose Amal named the 2019 NSW Scientist of the Year.

Honours and awards to Fellows

Emeritus Professor Cheryl Praeger AM FAA—2019 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science

Professor Michael Archer AM FAA—2019 Romer-Simpson Medal, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

Professor C. Jagadish AC FAA FTSE— 2019 IEEE Electronic Devices Society Education Award

Professor David Celermajer AO FAA—2019 Ruthven Blackburn Medal for Distinguished Contribution to Clinical Research, awarded jointly with Professor Tania Sorrell

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