News & Views item - September 2011

 

 

 Winners of the 2011 Eureka Prizes. (September 7, 2010)

The winners of the 2011 Eureka Prizes have been announced. Click on the links below to get details of the contributions they have made.

The Eureka Prizes are awarded annually by the Australian Museum; they reward excellence in the fields of scientific research & innovation, science leadership, school science and science journalism & communication.

 

 

People's Choice Awards For 2011

Professor Alan Mackay-Sim

 

Emerging Leader in Science LEADERSHIP & COMMERCIALISATION Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger

 

Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers LEADERSHIP & COMMERCIALISATION Professor Jian-xin Zhao

 
Leadership in Science LEADERSHIP & COMMERCIALISATION Professor Ben Eggleton
 
Commercialisation of Innovation LEADERSHIP & COMMERCIALISATION Dr Wojciech Gutowski
 
Outstanding Young Researcher RESEARCH & INNOVATION Dr Angela Mole

Environmental Research RESEARCH & INNOVATION Associate Professor Kathy Belov, Dr Menna Jones, Professor Hamish McCallum, Mrs Anne Maree Pearse, Associate Professor Greg Woods The Devils' Advocates

Research that Contributes to Animal Protection RESEARCH & INNOVATION Hon Associate Professor David Evans, Dr Bidda Jones, Prof Paul McGreevy, Dr Andrew McLean Professor Paul McGreevy's Lab

 

Water Research and Innovation RESEARCH & INNOVATION Professor R. Quentin Grafton, Dr Hoang Long Chu, Dr Michael Stewardson & Professor Tom Kompas

 

 Scientific Research RESEARCH & INNOVATION Dr Andrea Morello & Scientia Professor Andrew Dzurak
 
Ethics Research RESEARCH & INNOVATION Dr Paul Biegler
 
Innovative Use of Technology RESEARCH & INNOVATION Dr John Arkwright & Dr Philip Dinning
 
Innovation in Computer Science  RESEARCH & INNOVATION Associate Professor David Moss
 
Research by an Interdisciplinary Team RESEARCH & INNOVATION Nanopatch Vaccination Team
 
Innovative Solutions To Climate Change RESEARCH & INNOVATION Professor Manfred Lenzen, Dr Christopher Dey & Dr Joy Murray
 

Medical Research Translation RESEARCH & INNOVATION Professor Murray Esler & Associate Professor Markus Schlaich

 

Infectious Diseases Research RESEARCH & INNOVATION Professor Alan Cowman, Dr Julie Healer, Mr Sash Lopaticki, Dr Wai-Hong Tham, Ms Jennifer Thompson, Mr Tony Triglia Cowman Team

 

Science or Mathematics Teaching SCHOOL SCIENCE Anita Trenwith
 
Sleek Geeks Science Prize - Primary School SCHOOL SCIENCE Anastasia Kennett The Life Cycle of a Stick Insect
 
Sleek Geeks Science Prize - Secondary School SCHOOL SCIENCE Brandon Gifford The Sensational Snake

 

Promoting Understanding of Australian Science Research SCIENCE COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM Professor Rick Shine
 
Science Journalism SCIENCE COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM Dr Jonica Newby & Lile Judickas
 
Science Photography SCIENCE COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM Receding Glacial Cap with Cryoalgae, Jason Edwards
 
Advancement of Climate Change Knowledge SCIENCE COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM Mr John Cook Skeptical Science

Environmental Journalism SCIENCE COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM Mark Willacy, Mavourneen Dineen, Jun Matsuzono, Garth Thomas, Yumiko Asada & Yayoi Euchi