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.
Emerging Leader in Science LEADERSHIP & COMMERCIALISATION Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger
Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers LEADERSHIP & COMMERCIALISATION Professor Jian-xin Zhao
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
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
Environmental Journalism SCIENCE COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM Mark Willacy, Mavourneen Dineen, Jun Matsuzono, Garth Thomas, Yumiko Asada & Yayoi Euchi