Prime Minister's Prizes for Science
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The Prime Minister's Prizes for Science are an annual Australian award for outstanding achievements in science and science teaching. The prizes have been awarded since 2000, when they replaced the Australia Prize
for science. The major award is the Prime Minister's Prize for Science, it is regarded as the national award for scientific achievement, the Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year and the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year were also created in 2000. Prizes for teaching at primary and secondary schools were added in 2002.
Australia Prize
The Australia Prize was Australia's pre-eminent prize for scientific research from 1990 until 2000, when it was replaced by the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science. The award was international, 10 of the 28 recipients were not Australians.-Recipients:...
for science. The major award is the Prime Minister's Prize for Science, it is regarded as the national award for scientific achievement, the Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year and the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year were also created in 2000. Prizes for teaching at primary and secondary schools were added in 2002.
Prime Minister's Prize for Science
The recipient of this prize can be an individual or up to four people that have worked as a team in any scientific field. The recipient receives $300,000, a medal and lapel pin and serves on the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council for a year.- 2011 - Ezio Rizzardo and David Solomon For their role in revolutionising polymer science
- 2010 - John ShineJohn ShineProfessor John Shine AO is an Australian biochemist; he discovered the nucleotide sequence, called the Shine-Dalgarno sequence, necessary for the initiation of bacterial protein synthesis. He currently directs the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia.Shine was born in Brisbane...
For his scientific research and research leadership - 2009 - John O’SullivanJohn O'Sullivan (astronomy/engineering)John O’Sullivan is an Australian electrical engineer whose work in the application of Fourier transforms to radio astronomyled to his invention with colleagues of a core technology that made wireless LAN fast and reliable...
For his achievements in astronomy and wireless technologies - 2008 - Ian FrazerIan FrazerProfessor Ian Frazer is the Director of the Diamantina Institute. He is a creator of the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer; the second cancer preventing vaccine, and the first vaccine designed to prevent a cancer. .- Education:He was born in Glasgow, Scotland...
For his creation of the first vaccine designed to protect against a cancer - 2007 - Peter Waterhouse and Ming-Bo Wang For their discovery of how to silence genes in plants
- 2006 - Mandyam Veerambudi SrinivasanMandyam Veerambudi SrinivasanMandyam Veerambudi Srinivasan FRS is an Indian-born Australian biologist who studies bees.A faculty member at the University of Queensland, he is a recipient of the Prime Minister's Prize for Science and a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and the Royal Society .-Education:* 1968 -...
For research that has revealed the working of the insect mind, and helped redefine robotics research - 2005 - David BogerDavid BogerDavid Vernon Boger FRS is an Australian chemical engineer.-Life:He graduated from Bucknell University with a B.S. where he studied with Robert Slonaker, and from University of Illinois with an M.S. and Ph.D....
For a lifetime of pioneering work in fluid mechanics - 2004 - Graeme Clark For the discoveries which led to the bionic ear
- 2003 - Jacques MillerJacques MillerJacques Francis Albert Pierre Miller AC FRS is a distinguished research scientist. He is famous for having discovered the function of the thymus and for the identification, in mammalian species of the two major subsets of lymphocytes and their function.-Early life:Miller was born on 2 April 1931,...
- 2002 - Frank FennerFrank FennerFrank John Fenner, AC, CMG, MBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian scientist with a distinguished career in the field of virology...
- 2001 - Donald MetcalfDonald MetcalfEmeritus Professor Donald Metcalf AC FRS FAA is an Australian medical researcher who spent most of his career at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne...
- 2000 - Jim PeacockJim PeacockWilliam James Peacock AC was Chief Scientist of Australia , President of the Australian Academy of Science and Chief of CSIRO Plant Industry ....
and Liz Dennis
Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
This award is for early career scientists under 35 years old working in the life sciences. The recipient receives $50,000, a medal and a lapel pin.- 2011 - Min ChenMin ChenMin Chen is a Chinese visa student convicted of first-degree murder in the case of the death of Cecilia Zhang, originally missing for months and also known as Dong-Yue Zhang .Chen, a Shanghai native who has lived in...
For her contribution to our knowledge of chlorophyll and cyanobacteria - 2010 - Benjamin Kile For his achievements in molecular genetics
- 2009 - Michael CowleyMichael CowleyProfessor Michael Cowley is an Australian physiologist who has mapped the neural circuits involved in metabolism and is now working on an effective therapy to treat obesity and diabetes...
For his contribution to our understanding of metabolism and obesity - 2008 - Carola Vinuesa For her contributions to immunology
- 2007 - Elizabeth (Beth) Fulton For her leadership in mathematics and ecosystem modeling
- 2006 - James Whisstock For his discoveries of novel serpins, and his research leadership in protein biology
- 2005 - Harvey Millar For his leadership in plant biochemistry
- 2004 - Jamie Rossjohn For his leadership in structural biology and X-ray crystallography
- 2003 - Christopher Helliwell
- 2002 - Joel Mackay
- 2001 - Peter Bartlett
- 2000 - Brian P. SchmidtBrian P. SchmidtBrian P. Schmidt is a Distinguished Professor, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and astrophysicist at the Australian National University Mount Stromlo Observatory and Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics and is widely known for his research in using supernovae as Cosmological...
Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
This award is for early career scientists under 35 years old working in the physical sciences. The recipient receives $50,000, a medal and a lapel pin.- 2011 - Stuart Wyithe For his work on the physics of the formation of the Universe
- 2010 - Katherine Trinajstic For her early career achievements in palaeontology
- 2009 - Amanda BarnardAmanda BarnardDr Amanda S. Barnard is a theoretical physicist working in predicting the real world behavior of nanoparticles using analytical models and supercomputer simulations...
For her achievements in modelling nanoparticles - 2008 - Tanya Monro For her leadership in photonics
- 2007 - Mark Cassidy For his leadership in offshore civil engineering
- 2006 - Naomi McClure-Griffiths For her insight into the structure of our galaxy, and her research leadership
- 2005 - Cameron Kepert For his leadership in chemistry and molecular nanoscience
- 2004 - Ben EggletonBen EggletonBenjamin Eggleton is professor of physics at the University of Sydney where he directs the Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems, a research team with more than 100 members. He also currently serves as the president of the Australian Optical Society and is a fellow of Institute...
For pioneering research in photonics and optical physics - 2003 - Howard Wiseman
- 2002 - Marcela Bilek
- 2001 - Bostjan Kobe
- 2000 - Una Ryan
Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
This prize is awarded to an individual who has made a significant contribution to teaching science at a primary school level. The recipient is awards $50,000,a medal and lapel pin.- 2011 - Brooke Topelberg
- 2010 - Matthew McCloskey
- 2009 – Allan Whittome
- 2008 - Bronwyn Mart
- 2007 - Cheryl Capra
- 2006 - Marjorie Colvill
- 2005 - Mark Merritt
- 2004 - Alwyn Powell
- 2003 - Sarah Tennant
- 2002 - Marianne Nicholas
Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools
This prize is awarded to an individual who has made a significant contribution to teaching science at a secondary school level. The recipient is awards $50,000, a medal and lapel pin.- 2011 - Jane Wright
- 2010 - Debra Smith
- 2009 - Len Altman
- 2008 - Clay Reid
- 2007 - Francesca Calati
- 2006 - Anna Davis
- 2005 - Mike Roach
- 2004 - Mark Butler
- 2003 - Pam Garnett
- 2002 - Ruth Dircks