Pawsey Medal
The Pawsey Medal is awarded annually by the Australian Academy of Science . It honors outstanding physical work by Australian scientists under 40 years of age. This medal commemorates the work of Joseph L. Pawsey .
Award winners
- 2020 Adam Deller , Swinburne University of Technology
- 2019 Steven Flammia , University of Sydney - Quantum Computing
- 2018 Paul Lasky , Monash University - Astrophysics
- 2017 Igor Aharonovich , University of Technology, Sydney - Quantum Communication
- 2016 Ilya Shadrivov , Australian National University - Metamaterial
- 2015 Naomi McClure-Griffiths , CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science - Radio Astronomy
- 2014 Geoffrey John Pryde , Griffith University - quantum computers
- 2013 Christopher Adam Blake , Swinburne University of Technology - Dark Energy
- 2012 Tanya Monro , University of Adelaide - Photonics
- 2011 Bryan Gaensler , University of Sydney - Astrophysics
- 2010 Andrew G. White , University of Queensland - Quantum Information
- 2009 J. Stuart B. Wyithe , University of Melbourne - Astrophysics
- 2008 Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov , University of Sydney - Nanotechnology
- 2007 Ben Eggleton , University of Sydney - Optics , Photonics
- 2006 Mahananda Dasgupta , Australian National University - Nuclear Physics
- 2005 Michelle Simmons , University of New South Wales - Semiconductor Physics
- 2004 Marcela Bilek , University of Sydney - Applied Physics
- 2003 Howard M. Wiseman , Griffith University - Quantum Physics
- 2002 Sergey V. Vladimirov , University of Sydney - Plasma Physics
- 2001 Brian P. Schmidt , Australian National University - Astrophysics
- 2000 Anthony B. Murphy , CSIRO - Applied Physics
- 1999 C. Martijn de Sterke , University of Sydney - Optics , Photonics
- 1999 Raymond R. Volkas , University of Melbourne - Particle Physics
- 1998 Igor Bray , Curtin University of Technology - Theoretical Physics
- 1998 Yuri S. Kivshar , Australian National University - Nonlinear Optics
- 1997 Murray T. Batchelor , Australian National University - Mathematical Physics
- 1996 Robert G. Elliman , Australian National University - Solid State Physics
- 1995 Peter A. Robinson , University of Sydney - Neurophysics
- 1994 Peter TH Fisk , CSIRO - Metrology
- 1993 Stephen T. Hyde , Australian National University - Materials Physics
- 1992 David J. Hinde , Australian National University - Nuclear Physics
- 1991 Andrew E. Stuchbery , Australian National University - Nuclear Physics
- 1990 WK Hocking , University of Western Ontario - Astronomy
- 1989 Keith A. Nugent , University of Melbourne - X-ray Optics
- 1988 Ian NS Jackson , Australian National University - Geophysics
- 1987 John WV Storey , University of New South Wales - Astrophysics , Optics
- 1986 Barry Luther-Davies , Australian National University - Nonlinear Optics
- 1985 Richard M. Pashley , Murdoch University - Water Resources
- 1984 Peter R. Wood , Australian National University - Astronomy
- 1983 Michael A. Dopita , Australian National University - Astronomy
- 1982 James A. Piper , Macquarie University - Photonics
- 1981 Martin A. Green , University of New South Wales - Photovoltaics
- 1980 John E. Norris , Australian National University - Astronomy
- 1979 Gregory J. Clark , CSIRO - Nuclear Physics
- 1978 Richard N. Manchester , CSIRO - Radio Astronomy
- 1977 Jacob N. Israelachvili , University of California, Santa Barbara - Fluid Mechanics
- 1976 W. Miller Goss , National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Radio Astronomy
- 1975 Rodney J. Baxter , Australian National University - Statistical Mechanics
- 1974 Donald B. Melrose , University of Sydney - Astrophysics , Plasma Physics
- 1973 Bruce HJ McKellar , University of Melbourne - Theoretical Physics
- 1972 Kenneth C. Freeman , Australian National University - Astronomy , Astrophysics
- 1971 Barry W. Ninham , Australian National University - Physical Chemistry
- 1970 Rodney A. Challinor , Sigma Group
- 1969 Kenneth G. McCracken , CSIRO - Astronomy
- 1967 Robert M. May , Oxford University - Population Biology