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Rachel Webster

Professor Rachel Webster AO FAA. Astrophysicist and international leader in the field of gravitational lensing.  Elected 2018.  Initiated and guided Australian participation in experiments to detect the first stars in the Universe, building a new low frequency radio telescope as a precursor to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).  

Dedicated by: Rachel Webster

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v- Tile: 20

Susan Scott

Distinguished Professor Susan Marjorie Scott FAA FEurASc FAPS FInstP FAIP FAustMS. Distinguished Professor of Theoretical Physics, ANU. Mathematical physics, general relativity, cosmology, gravitational waves. Member of the team that discovered gravitational waves in 2015. Prime Minister’s Prize for Science 2020, international Dirac Medal for Theoretical Physics (UNSW) 2020. First gravitational wave scientist elected to the Australian Academy of Science in 2016.

Dedicated by: Susan Scott

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Brian Schmidt

Professor Brian Schmidt AC PhD Hon DSc (Macquarie University, University of Arizona, Universidad de Chile, University of Queensland) FAA FRS DistFRSN NAS Nobel Laureate. Cosmology; physics of supernovae and gamma ray bursts; Dark Energy. Elected to the Academy in 2008.

Dedicated by: Brian Schmidt

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Warrick Couch

Professor Warrick Couch FAA FRSNZ. Distinguished Professor in the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology. Elected to the Academy in 2009.

Dedicated by: Warrick Couch

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