Eureka Prize Winners Announced. (August 19, 2009)

The Australian Museum's Eureka Prizes acknowledge outstanding achievements in Australian scientific research, leadership and innovation, communication and journalism and school science. They "are chosen by specially selected judging panels, with the exception of the "Eureka Prizes' People's Choice Award which lets the Australian people choose who should win a 'science Oscar'".

Dr Katherine Belov, a geneticist and lecturer at Sydney University, has been voted Australia's favourite scientist in the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes People's Choice Award.

Leadership

• Leadership in Science

  2009 Leadership in Science
  LEADERSHIP
  

  • Winner
  • Professor Michael Good
  • Medical Leader and Reformer

Research & Innovation

• Research by an Interdisciplinary Team

  2009 Research by an Interdisciplinary Team
  RESEARCH & INNOVATION
  

  • Winner
  • Jennifer Alexander, Sally Marsh, Professor David Pannell, Geoff Park, Dr Anna Roberts
  • INFFER: Investment Framework For Environmental Resources

• Environmental Research

  2009 Environmental Research
  RESEARCH & INNOVATION
  

  • Winner
  • Dr Ian Ball, Professor Hugh Possingham, Matthew Watts
  • Marxan: software for designing networks of protected areas

• Ethics Research

  2009 Ethics Research
  RESEARCH & INNOVATION
  

  • Winner
  • Associate Professor Neil Levy
  • Neuroethics

• Innovative Solutions To Climate Change

  2009 Innovative Solutions To Climate Change
  RESEARCH & INNOVATION
  

  • Winner
  • Sydney Climate Change Adaptation Initiative
  • Cities Adapting to Climate Change

• Research that Contributes to Animal Protection

  2009 Research that Contributes to Animal Protection
  RESEARCH & INNOVATION
  

  • Winner
  • Dr Max Mariasegaram, Dr Carol Petherick, Dr Kishore Prayaga, Stephanie Sinclair
  • Elimination and alleviation of the pain and suffering from dehorning cattle

• Science in Support of Defence or National Security

  2009 Science in Support of Defence or National Security
  RESEARCH & INNOVATION
  

  • Winner
  • CSIRO Air Cargo Scanner Team
  • Novel scanner to improve air cargo security

• Scientific Research

  2009 Scientific Research
  RESEARCH & INNOVATION
  

  • Winner
  • Professor Justin Gooding
  • Better Sensors through Interfacial Design: Improving Medical Diagnostics & Environmental Monitoring

• Water Research and Innovation

  2009 Water Research and Innovation
  RESEARCH & INNOVATION
  

  • Winner
  • Professor Brett Neilan
  • Characterisation of Potent Toxins in Cyanobacteria

• Medical Research

  2009 Medical Research
  RESEARCH & INNOVATION
  

  • Winner
  • Dr Paul Beggs
  • Paul Beggs

• Early Career Species Discovery

  2009 Early Career Species Discovery
  RESEARCH & INNOVATION
  

  • Winner
  • Dr Conrad Hoskin
  • The origin, definition, and conservation of new frog and reptile species

School Science

• Action Against Climate Change

  2009 Action Against Climate Change
  SCHOOL SCIENCE
  

  • Winner
  • Going Solar
  • Going Solar

• Science Teaching

  2009 Science Teaching
  SCHOOL SCIENCE
  

  • Winner
  • Lorraine Ellis
  • Experiencing Science as Freshwater and Marine Managers

• Sleek Geeks Science Prize - Primary School

  2009 Sleek Geeks Science Prize - Primary School
  SCHOOL SCIENCE
  

  • Winner
  • Kiara's Gift
  • Kiara's Gift

• Sleek Geeks Science Prize - Secondary School

  2009 Sleek Geeks Science Prize - Secondary School
  SCHOOL SCIENCE
  

  • Winner
  • Rojo and J-Dizzles Incredible Sound Vibes
  • Rojo and J-Dizzles Incredible Sound Vibes
    
    

• Sleek Geeks Science Prize - University

  2009 Sleek Geeks Science Prize - University
  SCHOOL SCIENCE
  

  • Winner
  • Catalyst
  • Catalyst

Science Communication & Journalism

• Promoting Understanding of Science

  2009 Promoting Understanding of Science
  SCIENCE COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM
  

  • Winner
  • Scitech Outreach Programs
  • Scitech Outreach Programs

• Environmental Journalism

  2009 Environmental Journalism
  SCIENCE COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM
  

  • Winner
  • Ruth Fogarty, Neale Maude, Kate Wild, Marian Wilkinson
  • The Tipping Point

• Science Journalism

  2009 Science Journalism
  SCIENCE COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM
  

  • Winner
  • Aline Jacques, Simon Nasht, Annamaria Talas
  • How Kevin Bacon Cured Cancer

• Science Photography

  2009 Science Photography
  SCIENCE COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM
  

  • Winner
  • Ron Oldfield
  • Dictyostelium slugs