Appendix 4: Prizes and Awards
This appendix supports the performance report provided for Measure 3 under the Discovery programme, that is, external recognition of the achievements of ARC-funded researchers . Prizes awarded to ARC-funded researchers in 2014–15 included those listed in the table below. Note that this list is not exhaustive.
Table A4.1: Prizes and awards, ARC-funded researchers, 2014–15
Researcher, Institution |
ARC support |
2014 Prime Minister's Science Prizes |
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Professor Ingrid Scheffer, The University of Melbourne (2014 Prime Minister's Prize for Science) |
Chief Investigator |
Professor Ryan Lister, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western Australia (2014 Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year) |
ARC Future Fellow |
Dr Matthew Hill, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (2014 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year) |
ARC Future Fellow |
2014 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes |
|
Associate Professor Simon Ho, The University of Sydney (Macquarie University Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher Winner) |
Queen Elizabeth II Fellow, |
Dr Joelle Gergis, SEARCH Project, The University of Melbourne (University of New South Wales Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research) |
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) |
Professor Graham Edgar and Dr Rick Stuart-Smith, University of Tasmania (NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Eureka Prize for Environmental Research) |
Chief Investigators |
2015 Australian Academy of Science Awards |
|
Professor Kurt Lambeck, The Australian National University (2015 Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture for scientific research of the highest standing in the physical sciences) |
Chief Investigator |
Professor Denis Evans, Australian National University (2015 David Craig Medal for outstanding contributions to chemical research) |
Chief Investigator |
Professor Gustav Lehrer, The University of Sydney (2015 Hannan Medal for research in pure mathematics, joint winner) |
Australian Professorial Fellow, Chief Investigator |
Professor Alan McIntosh, Australian National University (2015 Hannan Medal for research in pure mathematics, joint winner) |
Chief Investigator |
Professor Michelle Simmons, ARC Centre for Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, The University of New South Wales (2015 Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal for research in mathematics or physics) |
Australian Laureate Fellow, Centre Director |
Dr Yingjie Yang, Macquarie University (2015 Anton Hales Medal for research in earth sciences) |
ARC Future Fellow, Chief Investigator |
Associate Professor Catherine Greenhill, The University of New South Wales (2015 Christopher Heyde Medal for research in pure mathematics, joint winner) |
Chief Investigator |
Dr Scott Morrison, The Australian National University (2015 Christopher Heyde Medal for research in pure mathematics, joint winner) |
DECRA, Chief Investigator |
Dr Nerilie Abram, The Australian National University (2015 Dorothy Hill Award for female researchers in the earth sciences) |
Queen Elizabeth II Fellow, |
Dr Ian Wright, Macquarie University (2015 Fenner Medal for research in biology (excluding the biomedical sciences)) |
ARC Future Fellow, |
Associate Professor Kylie Catchpole, The Australian National University (2015 Inaugural John Booker Medal in Engineering Science) |
ARC Future Fellow, |
Professor Chengzhong Yu, The University of Queensland (2015 Le Fèvre Memorial Prize for research in basic chemistry) |
Chief Investigator |
Associate Professor Jean Yee Hwa Yang, The University of Sydney (2015 Moran Medal for research in statistics) |
Chief Investigator |
Associate Professor Tamara Davis, The University of Queensland (2015 Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science) |
ARC Future Fellow, |
Dr Jian Yang, The University of Queensland (2015 Ruth Stephens Gani Medal for research in human genetics) |
Chief Investigator |
Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Clunies Ross Awards 2015 |
|
Professor Zhiguo Yuan, The University of Queensland |
Chief Investigator |
2014 Young Tall Poppy Science Awards |
|
ACT: Dr Colin Jackson, The Australian National University |
ARC Future Fellow, |
NSW: Dr Heather Handley, Macquarie University |
ARC Future Fellow, |
NSW: Dr Lawrence Lee, The University of New South Wales |
DECRA, Chief Investigator |
NSW: Dr Megan Lord, The University of New South Wales |
Chief Investigator |
NSW: Dr Muireann Irish, The University of New South Wales |
DECRA |
NSW: Dr Simon Ho, The University of Sydney |
Queen Elizabeth II Fellow |
NSW: Dr Thomas Whitford, The University of New South Wales |
Chief Investigator |
QLD: Dr Claudia Vickers, The University of Queensland |
Chief Investigator |
QLD: Dr Lara Herrero, Griffith University |
DECRA |
SA: Dr Michael Short, University of South Australia |
Chief Investigator |
TAS: Dr Stanislav Shabala, University of Tasmania |
DECRA, Chief Investigator |
VIC: Dr Jee Hyun Kim, The University of Melbourne |
DECRA, Chief Investigator |
VIC: Dr Marie Yap, Monash University |
Chief Investigator |
VIC: Dr Nikhil Medhekar, Monash University |
Chief Investigator |
VIC: Dr Kaye Morgan, Monash University |
DECRA |
VIC: Dr David McCarthy, Monash University |
DECRA, Chief Investigator |
VIC: Dr Allison Milner, The University of Melbourne |
Chief Investigator |
WA: Dr James Miller-Jones, Curtin University of Technology |
ARC Future Fellow, |
2014 Scopus Young Researcher Awards |
|
Associate Professor David Lubans, The University of Newcastle |
ARC Future Fellow, |
Professor Ajayan Vinu, The University of Queensland |
Chief Investigator |
Dr Shulei Chou, University of Wollongong |
Chief Investigator |
Dr Kerrie Wilson, The University of Queensland |
Chief Investigator |
Dr Tracy Burrows, The University of Newcastle |
Chief Investigator |
2014 State Scientists of the year |
|
NSW: Professor Mark Westoby, Macquarie University |
Australian Laureate Fellow, |
SA: Professor Anthony Thomas, The University of Adelaide |
Chief Investigator |
WA: Professor Ian Small, The University of Western Australia |
Australian Laureate Fellow, |
WA: Dr Ryan Loxton, Curtin University of Technology (2014 Woodside Early Career Scientist of the year) |
Chief Investigator |
International awards |
|
Professor Joshua Cinner, James Cook University (2015 Pew Marine Fellowship) |
Australian Research Fellow |
Other Australian awards |
|
Dr Cara Doherty, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2014 L'Oreal for Women in Science Fellowship) |
DECRA |
Dr Vanessa Kellerman, Monash University (2014 L'Oreal for Women in Science Fellowship) |
DECRA |