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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