Edgeworth David Medal
Appearance
The Edgeworth David Medal is awarded annually by the Royal Society of New South Wales for distinguished contributions by a young scientist under the age of 35 years for work done predominantly in Australia or which contributed to the advancement of Australian science.[1][2][3][4]
It was first awarded in 1949 and is named after the pioneering geologist Sir Edgeworth David, FRS.
Recipients
Source: RSNSW
Year | Laureates | Discipline |
---|---|---|
1948 | Ronald Gordon Giovanelli E. Ritchie |
Astrophysics Organic Chemistry |
1949 | Temple B. Kiely | Plant Pathology |
1950 | Ronald Murray Berndt & Catherine H. Berndt[5] | Anthropology |
1951 | John Gatenby Bolton | Radio Astronomy |
1952 | Alan Buchanan Wardrop | Botany |
1954 | Eric Stephen Barnes | Mathematics |
1955 | Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley[6] | Botany |
1956 | John Maxwell Cowley | Chemical Physics |
1957 | John Maxwell Cowley John Paul Wild |
Chemical Physics Radio Astronomy |
1958 | Paul Ivan Korner | Physiology |
1960 | Ronald Drayton Brown[7] | Chemistry |
1961 | Ralph Owen Slatyer[8] | Climatology |
1962 | Ray F. Isbell | Soil Science |
1963 | Neville Horner Fletcher | Physics |
1964 | Mollie Elizabeth Holman | Physiology |
1965 | John L. Dillon | Agricultural Economics |
1966 | Roger Ian Tanner | Mechanical Engineering |
1967 | David Headley Green[9] William James Peacock |
Geology Botany |
1968 | Robert McCredie May[10] | Physics |
1969 | Barry W. Ninham | Physics |
1970 | A. David Buckingham | Inorganic Chemistry |
1971 | William Francis Budd | Glaciology |
1972 | Donald Harold Napper[11] J. Stone |
Physical Chemistry Physiology |
1973 | Charles Barry Osmond | Plant Biology |
1974 | Allan Whitenack Snyder[12] | Physics |
1975 | F. John Ballard | Biochemistry |
1976 | Ross Howard Street | Mathematics |
1977 | Robert Anthony Antonia | Mechanical Engineering |
1978 | T.W. Cole Michael G. Clark |
Astronomy Physiology |
1979 | Graham Clifford Goodwin | Electrical Engineering |
1980 | Michael Anthony Etheridge | Geology |
1981 | Martin Andrew Green | Applied Physics |
1982 | Nhan Phan-Thien[13] | Mechanics |
1983 | Denis Wakefield | Ocular Immunology |
1984 | Alan James Husband | Pathology |
1985 | Simon Charles Gandevia Brian James Morris[14] |
Clinical Neurophysiology Molecular Biology |
1986 | Leslie David Field Peter Gavin Hall |
Chemistry Statistics |
1987 | Andrew Cockburn[15] | Zoology |
1988 | Peter Andrew Lay | Inorganic Chemistry |
1989 | Trevor William Hambley[16] | Chemistry |
1990 | Timothy Fridjof Flannery[17] | Taxonomy & Phylogeny – Macropodidea |
1991 | Mark Harvey | Taxonomy – Invertebrates |
1992 | Peter James Goadsby Keith Alexander Nugent[18] |
Neurophysiology Optics |
1993 | John Skerritt[1] | Agriculture (Genetics) |
1994 | Richard Hume Middleton[19] | Electrical Engineering |
1995 | Anthony Bruce Murphy | Physics |
1996 | Peter Alexander Robinson | Physics |
1997 | Albert Zomaya[20] | Mathematics |
1998 | Not awarded | |
1999 | Merlin Crossley[21] | Molecular Biology |
2000 | Michael Coon Yoong Lee | Zoology |
2001 | Samantha Richardson | Evolution |
2002 | Marcela Bilek | Physics |
2003 | Stuart Robert Batten | Chemistry |
2004 | Cameron Kepert | Chemistry |
2005 | Christopher Barner-Kowollik | Chemistry |
2006 | Barry Brook[22] | Environmental Science |
2007 | Stuart Wyithe | Astrophysics |
2008 | Adam Micolich[23] | Physics |
2009 | Nagarajan Valanoor | Materials Science |
2010 | Angela Moles[24] | Botany |
2011 | Trent Woodruff[25] | Pharmacology |
2012 | Joanne Whittaker[26] | Geophysics |
2013 | David Wilson[27] | Mathematics and Public Health |
2014 | Richard Payne | Chemistry |
2015 | Simon Ho | Biology and evolution |
2016 | Muireann Irish | Neuroscience |
2017 | Angela Nickerson | Psychology |
2018 | Elizabeth J. New | Chemistry |
2019 | Si Ming Man | Immunology |
2020 | Brett Hallam[28] | Photovoltaics |
See also
References
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- ^ "Angela Moles". TED Sydnsy. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Award for young scientist for work in new immune field". University of Queensland. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "2012 Edgeworth David Medal awarded to Dr Jo Whittaker". earthbyte. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Professor David Wilson". Burnet Institute. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Five UNSW researchers honoured by Royal Society of NSW". Mirage News. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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