The Pawsey Medal is awarded annually by the Australian Academy of Science to recognize outstanding research in the field of physics by an Australian scientist under 40 years of age.
This medal commemorates the work of the late Joseph L. Pawsey, FAA.
Previous winners
Year |
Winner |
Current Affiliation |
Location |
Field |
Notes |
2015 |
Naomi McClure-Griffiths |
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science |
|
Radio Astronomy |
[1] |
2014 |
Geoffrey John Pryde |
Griffith University |
|
Quantum physics |
[2] |
2013 |
Christopher Blake |
Swinburne University of Technology |
Melbourne, Australia |
Astrophysics |
[3] |
2012 |
Tanya Monro |
University of Adelaide |
Adelaide, Australia |
Photonics |
[4] |
2011 |
Bryan Gaensler |
University of Sydney |
Sydney, Australia |
Astrophysics |
[5] |
2010 |
Andrew G. White |
University of Queensland |
Brisbane, Australia |
Quantum information |
[6] |
2009 |
J. Stuart B. Wyithe |
University of Melbourne |
Melbourne, Australia |
Astrophysics |
[7] |
2008 |
Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov |
University of Sydney |
Sydney, Australia |
Plasma nanoscience |
[8] |
2007 |
Ben Eggleton |
University of Sydney |
Sydney, Australia |
Optical device physics, photonics |
[9] |
2006 |
Mahananda Dasgupta |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Nuclear physics |
[10] |
2005 |
Michelle Simmons |
University of New South Wales |
Sydney, Australia |
Semiconductor physics |
[11] |
2004 |
Marcela Bilek |
University of Sydney |
Sydney, Australia |
Applied Physics |
[12] |
2003 |
Howard M. Wiseman |
Griffith University |
Brisbane, Australia |
Quantum physics |
[13] |
2002 |
Sergey V. Vladimirov |
University of Sydney |
Sydney, Australia |
Plasma physics |
[14] |
2001 |
Brian P. Schmidt |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Astrophysics |
[15] |
2000 |
Anthony B. Murphy |
CSIRO |
Sydney, Australia |
Applied physics |
|
1999 |
C. Martijn de Sterke |
University of Sydney |
Sydney, Australia |
Optics, photonics |
[16] |
1999 |
Raymond R. Volkas |
University of Melbourne |
Melbourne, Australia |
Particle physics |
[17] |
1998 |
Igor Bray |
Curtin University of Technology |
Perth, Australia |
Theoretical physics |
[18] |
1998 |
Yuri S. Kivshar |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Nonlinear optics |
[19] |
1997 |
Murray T. Batchelor |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Mathematical physics |
[20] |
1996 |
Robert G. Elliman |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Solid state physics |
[21] |
1995 |
Peter A. Robinson |
University of Sydney |
Sydney, Australia |
Neurophysics |
[22] |
1994 |
Peter T. H. Fisk |
CSIRO |
Lindfield, NSW, Australia |
Metrology |
|
1993 |
Stephen T. Hyde |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Materials physics |
[23] |
1992 |
David J. Hinde |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Nuclear physics |
|
1991 |
Andrew E. Stuchbery |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Nuclear physics |
[24] |
1990 |
W. K. Hocking |
University of Western Ontario |
London, Ontario, Canada |
Astronomy |
|
1989 |
Keith A. Nugent |
University of Melbourne |
Melbourne, Australia |
X-ray optics |
[25] |
1988 |
Ian N. S. Jackson |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Geophysics |
[26] |
1987 |
John W. V. Storey |
University of New South Wales |
Sydney, Australia |
Astrophysics, optics |
[27] |
1986 |
Barry Luther-Davies |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Nonlinear optics |
[28] |
1985 |
Richard M. Pashley |
Murdoch University |
Perth, Australia |
Water resources |
[29] |
1984 |
Peter R. Wood |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Astronomy |
[30] |
1983 |
Michael A. Dopita |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Astronomy |
[31] |
1982 |
James A. Piper |
Macquarie University |
Sydney, Australia |
Photonics |
[32] |
1981 |
Martin A. Green |
University of New South Wales |
Sydney, Australia |
Photovoltaics |
[33] |
1980 |
John E. Norris |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Astronomy |
[34] |
1979 |
Gregory J. Clark |
CSIRO (formerly) |
Sydney, Australia |
Nuclear Physics |
|
1978 |
Richard N. Manchester |
CSIRO |
Epping, NSW, Australia |
Radioastronomy |
[35] |
1977 |
Jacob N. Israelachvili |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara, California, USA |
Fluid mechanics |
[36] |
1976 |
W. Miller Goss |
National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
Socorro, New Mexico, USA |
Radioastronomy |
|
1975 |
Rodney J. Baxter |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Statistical mechanics |
[37] |
1974 |
Donald B. Melrose |
University of Sydney |
Sydney, Australia |
Astrophysics, plasma physics |
[38] |
1973 |
Bruce H. J. McKellar |
University of Melbourne |
Melbourne, Australia |
Theoretical physics |
[39] |
1972 |
Ken C. Freeman |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Astronomy, astrophysics |
[40] |
1971 |
Barry W. Ninham |
Australian National University |
Canberra, Australia |
Physical chemistry |
[41] |
1970 |
Rodney A. Challinor |
Sigma Group |
Saint Helier, Jersey |
|
|
1969 |
Kenneth G. McCracken |
CSIRO |
Canberra, Australia |
Astronomy |
[42] |
1967 |
Robert M. May |
Oxford University |
Oxford, UK |
Population biology |
[43] |
Notes
- ↑ https://www.science.org.au/2015-honorific-awards-scientific-excellence#17
- ↑ http://www.sciencearchive.org.au/awards/awards/pawsey.html
- ↑ http://science.org.au/awards/awardees/2013awards.html#pawsey
- ↑ "2012 Academy awards for scientific excellence announced", http://science.org.au/news/media/6december11-2.html
- ↑ "Bryan Gaensler", http://www.usyd.edu.au/news/science/397.html?newsstoryid=6140
- ↑ "Andrew White", http://quantum.info/andrew/ | "2010 Honorific Awards for Scientific Excellence", http://www.science.org.au/awards/awardees/2010awards.html
- ↑ "Stuart Wyithe," http://astro.ph.unimelb.edu.au/~swyithe/Site/Welcome.html
- ↑ "Pawsey Medal for Nano-Fabrication Pioneer," 2008-01-25, http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/about/news_items/news_item3.shtml
- ↑ "Director Prof. Benjamin J. Eggleton," http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/cudos/people/eggleton.htm
- ↑ "ACT Women Honoured by the Academy," http://www.wisenet-australia.org/issue72/Mahananda%20Dasgupta.htm
- ↑ "Professor Michelle Simmons," http://www.science.unsw.edu.au/msimmons-profile/
- ↑ "About Professor Marcela Bilek," http://www.usyd.edu.au/research/opportunities/supervisors/715
- ↑ "Home Page for Howard Wiseman," http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/wiseman/
- ↑ "Professor Sergey Vladimirov," http://www.complexsystems.net.au/index.php?page=profiles&profile=128
- ↑ "Brian P. Schmidt Home Page," http://msowww.anu.edu.au/~brian/
- ↑ "Prof. Martijn de Sterke," http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/cudos/people/desterke.htm
- ↑ "Prof. Raymond Volkas," http://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/researcher/person1809.html
- ↑ "Igor Bray's Homepage," http://atom.curtin.edu.au/
- ↑ "Profile: Yuri Kivshar," http://www.cudos.org.au/cudos/people/profile.php?position=DD
- ↑ "Home page," http://wwwmaths.anu.edu.au/~murrayb/Murray_Batchelor2.html
- ↑ "Elliman, Robert G.," http://www.rsphysse.anu.edu.au/eme/profile.php/3
- ↑ "About Professor Peter Robinson," http://www.usyd.edu.au/research/opportunities/supervisors/708
- ↑ "Prof. Stephen Hyde," http://www.rsphysse.anu.edu.au/~sth110/sth.html
- ↑ "Dr Andrew Stuchbery," http://www.materials.com.au/index.php?page=profiles&profile=126
- ↑ "Prof. Keith Nugent," http://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/researcher/person12962.html
- ↑ "Prof. Ian Jackson," http://rses.anu.edu.au/people/jackson_i/
- ↑ "John W. V. Storey," http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/STAFF/ACADEMIC/storey.html
- ↑ "Professor Barry Luther-Davies," http://laserspark.anu.edu.au/lpc/barry.html
- ↑ "Professor Richard Pashley," http://www.sciencewa.net.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1808:professor-richard-pashley&catid=197:Awards&Itemid=200077
- ↑ "Prof Peter R Wood," http://msowww.anu.edu.au/~wood/
- ↑ "Welcome to Mike Dopita's Homepage," http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~mad/
- ↑ "James Piper," http://web.science.mq.edu.au/groups/mqphotonics/staff/person.htm?id=jpiper
- ↑ "Scientia Prof. Martin Green," http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au/Staff/martingreen.asp
- ↑ "Prof John Norris," http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/people/view.php?username=jen
- ↑ "R. N. Manchester's Web Page," http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/rmanches/
- ↑ "Profile of Jacob N. Israelachvili," http://www.pnas.org/content/103/43/15736.full
- ↑ "Emeritus Professor Rodney J. Baxter FRS FAA," http://wwwmaths.anu.edu.au/~murrayb/Rodney_Baxter.html
- ↑ "Research Interests of Don Melrose," http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/theory/don_new.html
- ↑ "McKellar, Bruce Harold John," http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/umfs/biogs/UMFS150b.htm
- ↑ "Prof Ken Freeman," http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/people/view.php?username=kcf
- ↑ "Welcome to Barry Ninham's Home Page," http://www.rsphysse.anu.edu.au/~col110/Barry_Ninham/Barry_Ninham.html
- ↑ "Dr Ken McCracken," https://grants.innovation.gov.au/SciencePrize/Pages/Doc.aspx?name=previous_winners/Aust1995McCraken.htm
- ↑ "Robert May," http://www.zoo.ox.ac.uk/staff/academics/may_r.htm
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