Colin Hall Dr Colin Hall and his colleagues have created a new manufacturing process that will allow manufacturers to replace components made from traditional materials like glass, in cars, …
Re-engineering nature to fight for global health: 2016 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
Richard Payne Richard Payne makes peptides and proteins. He sees an interesting peptide or protein in nature, say in a blood-sucking tick. Then he uses chemistry to recreate and re-engineer the …
Conservation that works for governments, ecosystems, and people: 2016 Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
Kerrie Wilson What is the value of the services that ecosystems provide—services such as clean air, water, food, and tourism? And what are the most effective ways to protect ecosystems? Where will …
Turning students into scientists: 2016 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools
Suzy Urbaniak Geoscientist Suzy Urbaniak combined her two loves—science and education—by becoming a science teacher 30 years after finishing high school. But she couldn’t believe it when she saw how …
Creating better science teachers: 2016 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
Gary Tilley Gary Tilley is mentoring the next generation of science and maths teachers to improve the way these subjects are taught in the classroom. …
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Reptile guru Rick Shine wants to release small cane toads to protect native snakes, lizards and quolls (Sydney) Michael Aitkin is making stock markets fair and efficient; can he do the same for the …
2016 PM’s Science Prizes – video links
Links to YouTube versions which you can embed in websites, social media, etc. are now available below. Rick Shine - Prime Minister's Prize for Science: YouTube video Michael Aitken - Prime …
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2016 PM’s Science Prizes – high res photos
Click on image to access/download high res version Prime Minister’s Prize for Science: Professor Richard Shine (The University of Sydney) Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation: Professor …
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2015 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science
The 2015 winners are: Graham Farquhar (ANU, Canberra)—Prime Minister’s Prize for Science Graeme Jameson (University of Newcastle)—Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation Cyrille …
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Feeding the world, and asking where the wind went: 2015 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
Graham Farquhar Life on land depends on plants. Every plant balances opening its pores to let in carbon dioxide for photosynthesis; and closing its pores to retain water. …
How trillions of bubbles earned billions of dollars for Australia: 2015 Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation
Professor Graeme Jameson Graeme Jameson’s technologies use trillions of bubbles to add billions of dollars to the value of Australia’s mineral and energy industries. …
Making polymers with light: 2015 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
A/Prof Cyrille Boyer Cyrille Boyer uses light to make new and complex polymers. It’s the latest in a series of techniques that have enabled him to create materials which are being applied in areas as …