News & Views item - August 2012 |
Winners of the 2012 Eureka Prizes. (August 29, 2012)
The winners of the 2012 Eureka Prizes have been announced. 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.
The winners who share in the $180,000 prize money are:
THE 2012 Australian Museum Eureka Prize Winners | |
The Prize | The Winners |
NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Prize for Environmental Research | Dana Cordell and Stuart White, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney |
Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Prize for Infectious Diseases Research | Marc Pellegrini, Jesse Toe and Simon Preston, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
Google Australia Prize for Innovation in Computer Science | Jon McCormack, Peter McIlwain, Aidan Lane, Alan Dorin, Centre for Electronic Media Art, Monash University |
ANSTO Prize for Innovative Use of Technology | Wei Shen, Gil Garnier, Xu Li, Junfei Tian, David Ballerini, Miaosi Li, Lizi Li |
NSW Health Jamie Callachor Prize for Medical Research Translation | David Kaye, Heart Failure Research Group, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute |
Defence Science and Technology Organisation Prize for Outstanding Science in Support of Defence or National Security | Yonggang Zhu, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering |
Macquarie University Prize for Outstanding Young Researcher | Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
University of New South Wales Prize for Scientific Research | John Webb, Victor
Flambaum, Julian King, Julian Berengut, School of Physics, UNSW and Michael Murphy, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology |
Voiceless Prize for Scientific Research that Contributes to Animal Protection | Clive Phillips, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, University of Queensland |
Rio Tinto Prize for Commercialisation of Innovation | Digitalcore, including
Victor Pantano, Mark Knackstedt, Tim Senden, and Adrian Sheppard,
Research School of Physics and Engineering, ANU and Val Pinczewski and Christopher Arns, School of Petroleum Engineering, University of New South Wales |
3M Prize for Emerging Leader in Science | Matthew Hill, CSIRO Materials Science |
CSIRO Prize for Leadership in Science | Suzanne Cory, Australian Academy of Science |
University of Technology Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers | Douglas Hilton, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research |
Australian Government Prize for Promoting Understanding of Australian Science Research | Rob Brander, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales |
New Scientist Prize for Science Photography | Jason Edwards, first, Dave Abdo, second, Peter Ward, third |
NSW Trade and Investment Prize for Science or Mathematics Teaching | Geoff McNamara, Melrose High School, Pearce ACT |
University of Sydney, Sleek Geeks Science Prize | Brandon Gifford, year 11, Casino High School, Casino NSW |
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