Appendix 3: Prizes and awards

This appendix provides information to support the section of the Annual Performance Statement for Key Activity 1: Funding the highest quality research.

2017 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Clunies Ross Awards

  • Entrepreneur of the Year Award: Professor Andrew Wilks, Executive Chairman, SYNthesis Pty Ltd (Partner Investigator)
  • Innovation Award: Professor Mike Xie, RMIT University (Chief Investigator)

2017 Australian Academy of Science Awards

Career honours

  • Jaeger Medal: Emeritus Professor Ross Griffiths, The Australian National University (Chief Investigator)
  • Matthew Flinders Medal: Professor Barry Ninham AO, The Australian National University (Chief Investigator)
  • Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal: Professor Jonathan Bland-Hawthorn, The University of Sydney (Australian Laureate Fellow, Chief Investigator)

Mid-career honours

  • Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science: Professor Kerrie Wilson, The University of Queensland (Chief Investigator)

Early-career honours

  • Anton Hales Medal: Associate Professor Juan Afonso, Macquarie University (Chief Investigator)
  • Dorothy Hill Award: Dr Joanne Whittaker, University of Tasmania (Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), Chief Investigator)
  • Fenner Medal: Professor Simon Ho, The University of Sydney (Future Fellow, Chief Investigator)
  • John Booker Medal: Distinguished Professor Dayon Jin, University of Technology Sydney (Future Fellow, Chief Investigator)
  • Le Févre Memorial Prize: Associate Professor Deanna D’Alessandro, The University of Sydney (Chief Investigator)
  • Moran Medal: Associate Professor Joshua Ross, The University of Adelaide (Future Fellow, Chief Investigator)
  • Pawsey Medal: Associate Professor Igor Aharonovich, University of Technology Sydney (Chief Investigator)

2016 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes

  • Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science: Associate Professor Philip Bland, Curtin University of Technology (Chief Investigator)
  • 3M Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science: Associate Professor Sharath Sriram, RMIT University (Chief Investigator)
  • Scopus Eureka Prize for Excellence in International Scientific Collaboration: Professor Alistair Forrest, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research (Chief Investigator)
  • Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology: Professor Ewa Goldys, Macquarie University (Chief Investigator)
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Eureka Prize for Leadership in Innovation and Science: Professor Gordon Wallace, University of Wollongong (Chief Investigator)
  • Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize: Professor Leann Tilley, The University of Melbourne (Australian Laureate Fellow, Chief Investigator), Associate Professor Julie Simpson, The University of Melbourne (Chief Investigator), Associate Professor James McCaw, The University of Melbourne (Chief Investigator)
  • University of Technology Sydney Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers: Professor Patricia Davidson, University of Technology Sydney (Chief Investigator)
  • The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Eureka Prize for Scientific Research: Professor Melissa Little, The University of Queensland (Chief Investigator)
  • UNSW Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research: Professor Ross Large, The University of Tasmania (Chief Investigator)

2017 L’Oreal–UNESCO Asia Pacific Women in Science Fellowships

  • Professor Michelle Simmons, UNSW (Australian Laureate Fellow, Chief Investigator)

2016 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes

  • Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year: Professor Kerrie Wilson, The University of Queensland (Chief Investigator)
  • Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year: Professor Richard Payne, The University of Sydney (Future Fellow, Chief Investigator)
  • Prime Minister’s Prize for Science: Professor Richard Shine AM, The University of Sydney (Australian Laureate Fellow, Chief Investigator)

2016 State and Territory Awards

New South Wales

  • NSW Scientist of the Year: Professor Richard Shine AM, The University of Sydney (Australian Laureate Fellow, Chief Investigator)

Australian Capital Territory

  • ACT Scientist of the Year: Dr Ceridwen Fraser, The Australian National University (DECRA)

South Australia Science Excellence Awards

  • SA Scientist of the Year: Professor Alan Cooper, The University of Adelaide (Australian Laureate Fellow, Chief Investigator)

Western Australia Premier’s Science Awards

  • WA Scientist of the Year: Professor Kingsley Dixon, Curtin University of Technology (Chief Investigator)

2016 Young Tall Poppy Science Awards

Australian Capital Territory

  • Dr Gemma Carey, The University of New South Wales (Chief Investigator)
  • Dr Yuerui Lu, The Australian National University (DECRA)

New South Wales

  • Dr Katherine Dafforn, The University of New South Wales (Chief Investigator)
  • Dr Bronwyn Graham, The University of New South Wales (DECRA)
  • Dr Danielle Moreau, The University of New South Wales (DECRA)
  • Dr Dale Nimmo, Charles Sturt University (DECRA, Chief Investigator)
  • Dr Jonathan Plett, Western Sydney University (DECRA, Chief Investigator)
  • Dr Robert Taylor, The University of New South Wales (DECRA, Chief Investigator)

Queensland

  • Dr Luke Knibbs, The University of Queensland (Chief Investigator)
  • Dr Makrina Totsika, Queensland University of Technology (DECRA)

South Australia

  • Dr Justin Chalker, The Flinders University of South Australia (DECRA)
  • Dr Tom Raimondo, University of South Australia (Chief Investigator)

Tasmania

  • Dr Nathan Kilah, University of Tasmania (DECRA)

Victoria

  • Associate Professor Brian Abbey, La Trobe University (Future Fellow, Chief Investigator)
  • Dr Paul Lasky, Monash University, (Future Fellow)
  • Dr Laura Mackay, The University of Melbourne (DECRA)
  • Dr Ivan Poon, La Trobe University (Chief Investigator)
  • Dr Benjamin Rubinstein, The University of Melbourne (DECRA, Chief Investigator)
  • Dr Ke Wang, The University of Melbourne (DECRA)

Western Australia

  • Dr Danail Obreschkow, The University of Western Australia (Chief Investigator)
  • Dr Olivier Van Aken, The University of Western Australia (Chief Investigator

Other

  • Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Burrows Award: Professor Peter Junk, James Cook University (Chief Investigator)
  • American Physical Society, Rolf Landauer and Charles H. Bennett Award in Quantum Computing: Associate Professor Andrea Morello, The University of New South Wales (Chief Investigator)
  • Kyoto Prize: Professor Graham Farquhar, The Australian National University (Chief Investigator)
  • Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award: Professor Philip Boyd, University of Tasmania (Future Fellow, Chief Investigator)
  • Nature’s 10 for 2016 (ten people in science who mattered this year): Professor Terry Hughes, James Cook University (Australian Laureate Fellow, Chief Investigator)