The Eureka Prizes are awarded annually by the

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, Sydney, to recognise individuals and organizations who have contributed to science and the understanding of science in Australia. They were founded in 1990 following a suggestion by science journalist

Robyn Williams Robyn Williams (born 30 January 1944) is a British/Australian science journalist and broadcaster who has hosted ''The Science Show'' on ABC Radio National (RN) since 1975, and created ''Ockham's Razor'' in 1984. Early life and education W ...

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* Branka Vucetic, Electrical engineer at the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public university, public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one o ...

2013

List of winners: *

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Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science - Winner: Professor Frank Caruso, University of Melbourne * Macquarie University Eureka Prize for Outstanding Young Researcher - Winner: Dr Kerrie Wilson, University of Queensland * University of New South Wales Eureka Prize for Scientific Research - Winner: Dr Lars Kjer-Nielsen and Professor James McCluskey, University of Melbourne, and Professor Jamie Rossjohn, Monash University * University of New South Wales Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research - Winner: Quantum Bio-probes, University of Melbourne * University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Primary – Winner: What is Friction?, Nathan Gori, Reuben Shepherd, Billy McLeod, Jack Dougall and Sacha Balme, Beauty Point Public School, NSW * Caring for our Country Landcare Eureka Prize for Sustainable Agriculture Winner: The Future Farm Industries CRC Enrich Project Team, CSIRO, University of Western Australia and South Australian Research and Development Institute * ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology - Winner: Zebedee Team, CSIRO * Australian Government Eureka Prize for Science Journalism Winner: Ian Townsend, ABC * Australian Government Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Australian Science Research Winner: Professor Rob Brooks University of New South Wales * NSW Health Jamie Callachor Eureka Prize for Medical Research Translation Winner: Professor Steve Wilton and Professor Sue Fletcher, Murdoch University * University of Technology, Sydney Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers - Winner: Professor Rick Shine AM FAA, University of Sydney * Australian Museum University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize – Secondary - Winner: The Spectacular Spider, Brandon Gifford, Casino High School, NSW * Rio Tinto Eureka Prize for Commercialisation of Innovation - Winner: Scanalyse/Outotec, Scanalyse Pty Ltd/Outotec and Curtin University * NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Eureka Prize for Environmental Research - Winner: Professor Chris Johnson, University of Tasmania; Dr Michael Letnic, University of New South Wales; Dr Euan Ritchie, Deakin University; Dr Arian Wallach, James Cook University; and Adam O'Neill, Evelyn Downs Station * New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography - Winner: Richard Wylie, Euakafa Island Research Centre * Defence Science and Technology Organisation Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia - Winner: DMTC Armour Applications Program, Defence Materials Technology Centre * Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research - Winners: Professor Scott O'Neill, Monash University; Professor Ary Hoffmann, University of Melbourne; Professor Scott Ritchie, James Cook University; Dr Elizabeth McGraw, Monash University; Dr Luciano Moreira, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation; and Professor Brian Kay, Queensland Institute of Medical Research * 3M Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science - Winners: Associate Professor David Wilson, Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales

2012

List of winners: * CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science - Winner: Professor Suzanne Cory * Macquarie University Eureka Prize for Outstanding Young Researcher - Winner: Dr Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research * University of New South Wales Eureka Prize for Scientific Research - Winners: Professor John Webb, Professor Victor Flambaum, Dr Julian King and Dr Julian Berengut, School of Physics at the University of New South Wales, and Associate Professor Michael Murphy, Swinburne University of Technology * University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize – Winner: Brandon Gifford, Year 11 student, Casino High School * ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology - Winner: Associate Professor Wei Shen with Professor Gil Garnier, Dr Xu Li, Junfei Tian, David Ballerini, Miaosi Li and Lizi Li, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University * Australian Government Eureka Prize for Science Journalism Winners: Gisela Kaufman and Carsten Orlt, Kaufmann Production * Australian Government Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Australian Science Research Winner: Dr Rob Brander, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of NSW * NSW Health Jamie Callachor Eureka Prize for Medical Research Translation Winner: Professor David Kaye, Heart Failure Research Group, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute * University of Technology, Sydney Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers - Winner: Professor Doug Hilton, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research * Voiceless Eureka Prize for Scientific Research that Contributes to Animal Protection Winner: Professor Clive Phillips, University of Queensland * Defence Science and Technology Organisation Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Support of Defence or National Security - Winner: Dr Yonggang Zhu * Rio Tinto Eureka Prize for Commercialisation of Innovation - Winner: Digitalcore, including Dr Victor Pantano, Professor Mark Knackstedt and Professor Tim Senden and Dr Adrian Sheppard, Research School of Physics and Engineering, ANU, and Professor Val Pinczewski and Associate Professor Christoph Arns, School of Petroleum Engineering, UNSW * NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Eureka Prize for Environmental Research - Winners: Dr Dana Cordell and Professor Stuart White, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney * Google Australia Eureka Prize for Innovation in Computer Science - Winners: Associate Professor Jon McCormack, Peter McIlwain, Aidan Lane and Dr Alan Dorin, Centre for Electronic Media Art, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University * New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography - Winner: Jason Edwards for photograph, "First Documentation of a Humpback Whale Mating" * Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre at University of Queensland Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research - Winners: Dr Marc Pellegrini, with Jesse Toe and Simon Preston, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research * NSW Trade & Investment Eureka Prize for Science or Mathematics Teaching - Winner: Geoff McNamara, Melrose High School, Pearce, ACT * 3M Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science - Winner: Dr Matthew Hill, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering

2011

* Skeptical Science, founded by John Cook, for contribution to Global Warming research.

2005

Åsa Wahlquist Åsa Wahlquist is an Australian journalist. Life and career In her early years Wahlquist worked as a proofreader, and on the family vineyard, Botobolar, where she made their first wine in 1974.

2001

* John A. Long for Promotion of Science

1997

*Penny van Oosterzee won her second Eureka Prize

1995

* Ian Plimer, of the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb n ...

Department of Earth Sciences, author of ''Telling Lies for God''

1994

*Dr Barbara Hardy of the

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, won the prize for science promotion *Dr

Kath Bowmer Kath or KATH may refer to: * Kath (city), the historical capital of Khwarezm * Kath (name) Kath is both a given name (often a short form of Katherine, Kathleen (given name), Kathleen, etc.) and a surname. Notable people with the name include: __NO ...

, deputy chief of CSlRO's Division of Water Resources, for environmental research *

Petaluma Wines Petaluma ( Miwok: ''Péta Lúuma'') is a city in Sonoma County, California, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its population was 59,776 according to the 2020 census. Petaluma's name comes from the Miwok villag ...

of South Australia for application of science to wine-making *Dr

David Malin David Frederick Malin (born 28 March 1941) is a British-Australian astronomer and photographer. He is principally known for his spectacular colour images of astronomical objects. A galaxy is named after him, Malin 1, which he discovered in ...

, author of ''A View of the Universe'' and

Mary E. White Mary Elizabeth White (22 February 1926 – 5 August 2018) was an Australian paleobotany, paleobotanist and author, notable for collecting numerous plant fossils for the Australian Museum, describing a number of new plant fossil species, and ...

, author of ''The Browning of Australia'', shared prize

1993

Patricia Vickers-Rich Patricia Arlene Vickers-Rich (born 11 July 1944), also known as Patricia Rich, is an Australian Professor of Palaeontology and Palaeobiology, who researches the environmental changes that have impacted Australia (including the ancient super c ...

, of

Monash University Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university h ...

, and Tom Rich, of the

Museum of Victoria Museums Victoria is an organisation which operates three major state-owned museums in Melbourne, Victoria: the Melbourne Museum, the Immigration Museum and Scienceworks Museum. It also manages the Royal Exhibition Building and a storage fac ...

for their book ''Wildlife of Gondwana'' *Professor David Allen, astronomer at the

Anglo-Australian Observatory The Australian Astronomical Observatory (AAO), formerly the Anglo-Australian Observatory, was an optical and near-infrared astronomy observatory with its headquarters in North Ryde in suburban Sydney, Australia. Originally funded jointly by the ...

, for science promotion

1992

Questacon Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre is an interactive science communication facility in Canberra, Australia. It is a museum with more than 200 interactive exhibits relating to science and technology. It has many science p ...

, hands-on science demonstrations centre in Canberra won the prize for education *

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of Victoria, won the prize for industry *The coral spawning team led by members of the

Museum of Tropical Queensland The Museum of Tropical Queensland (abbreviated MTQ) is a museum of natural history, archaeology and history located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the same complex as the Reef HQ Aquarium. MTQ is a member of the Queensl ...

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, for environmental research *Professor Paul Davies, for his book ''The Mind of God''

1991

Ben Selinger Benjamin Klaas Selinger FRACI CChem (born 23 January 1939) is an Australian chemist, for many years a professor with the chemistry department of the Australian National University, later head of department and Professor Emeritus. He is perhaps bes ...

of ANU, author of ''Chemistry in the Marketplace'' *Professor

Paul Davies Paul Charles William Davies (born 22 April 1946) is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, a professor in Arizona State University and Director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. He is affiliated with the Institu ...

Adelaide University The University of Adelaide (informally Adelaide University) is a public research university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. The university's main campus is located on N ...

, author of several best-sellers *

Peter Laver Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

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recognizing that company's investment in R&D * Peter Keating of

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, also for investing in R&D * Martin Green, founder and director of the Centre for Photovoltaic Devices and Systems at the

University of NSW The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...

Penny Van Oosterzee A penny is a coin ( pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. Presently, it is th ...

won the science book prize for ''The Centre'', on Australia's desert regions.

1990

*The inaugural Eureka Prize for Industry was awarded by the panel of seven judges to F. H. Faulding for a slow-release form of analgesic.

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