News & Views item - August 2007

 

 

The 2007 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes were announced on Tuesday 21 August at the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes Award Dinner. (August 23, 2007)

 

 

The awards were presented at the Australian Technology Park, Sydney. The 20 prizes totaled  over $200 000.

 

Full details regarding the awards, their winners and the winning entries can be found at http://www.amonline.net.au/eureka

 

• Eureka Prize for Leadership in Business Innovation: Mark Dodgson, University of Queensland

• Eureka Prize for Research in Ethics: Catriona Mackenzie, Macquarie University

• Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science: Rob Morrison, ABC TV Curiosity Show

• Eureka Prize for Science Journalism: Edwin Punchard, Julia Redwood and Rhian Skirving, Prospero Productions

• Eureka Prize for Environmental Journalism: Wendy Frew, Sydney Morning Herald

• Eureka Prize for Young Leaders in Environmental Issues and Climate Change: Nick Palousis, University of Adelaide

• Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science: Max Coltheart, CSIRO

• Eureka Prize for Science Teaching: Mason Scholes, Maningrida Community Education Centre Northern Territory

• Eureka Prize for Innovative Solutions to Climate Change: West Arnhem Land Wildfire Abatement (WALFA) team

• Eureka Prize for Water Research and Innovation: Shahbaz Khan, CSIRO

• Eureka Schools Prize for Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences: Robbie Bishop-Taylor, Year 11 Student, Great Lakes College, Tuncurry, New South Wales

• Eureka Prize for Science Photography: Rodney Vella, Queensland photographer and Steven Morton, Monash University

• Eureka Prize for Environmental Sustainability Education: OzGREEN's Youth in Action program, Australian NGO

• NSW Office for Science and Medical Research Jamie Callachor Eureka Prize for Medical Research: Levon Khachigian, University of New South Wales

• Eureka Prize for Health and Medical Research Journalism: Alex Barratt, ABC Radio Health Report

• Eureka Prize for Environmental Research: Terry Hughes, Australian Research Council's Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

• Eureka Prize for Scientific Research: John Church, CSIRO

• Eureka Schools Prize: Tyler Stewart, Melbourne High School and Billy McNiece, St Michael's Grammar, St Kilda

• Eureka Prize for Research which Replaces the Use of Animals or Animal Products: Maria Kavallaris, Sela Pouha and Nicole Verrills, Children's Cancer Institute of Australia