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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

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,
Chief Investigator

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,
Chief Investigator

Dr Ian Wright, Macquarie University (2015 Fenner Medal for research in biology (excluding the biomedical sciences))

ARC Future Fellow,
Chief Investigator

Associate Professor Kylie Catchpole, The Australian National University (2015 Inaugural John Booker Medal in Engineering Science)

ARC Future Fellow,
Chief Investigator

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,
Chief Investigator

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,
Chief Investigator

NSW: Dr Heather Handley, Macquarie University

ARC Future Fellow,
Chief Investigator

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,
Chief Investigator

2014 Scopus Young Researcher Awards

Associate Professor David Lubans, The University of Newcastle

ARC Future Fellow,
Chief Investigator

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,
Chief Investigator

SA: Professor Anthony Thomas, The University of Adelaide

Chief Investigator

WA: Professor Ian Small, The University of Western Australia

Australian Laureate Fellow,
Chief Investigator

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