The Eureka Prizes are awarded annually by the

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

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. As of 2024, there are 19 prizes awarded across four categories and a total of $ in prize money. The four categories are Research and Innovation, School Science, Science Engagement and Leadership.

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List of winners: * NSW Office of Environment and Heritage - Eureka Prize for Environmental Research ** ''A global standard for environmental threats from coral reef to desert dunes'' ** Professor David Keith and the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Team, UNSW * UNSW - Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research ** ''World's smallest, brightest nano-flashlights finding a diseased needle in a haystack'' ** Professor Dayong Jin, University of Technology, Sydney; Macquarie University; and ARC Centre for Nanoscale Biophotonics; Professor Tanya Monro, University of South Australia; University of Adelaide; and ARC Centre for Nanoscale Biophotonics; and Professor Bradley Walsh, Minomic International Ltd and Macquarie University * Scopus - Eureka Prize for Excellence in International Scientific Collaboration ** ''Looking for the right face in a multidimensional crowd'' ** Professor Dacheng Tao, University of Technology, Sydney * Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre - Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research ** ''Time to die: killing cells to save lives'' ** Pellegrini and Ebert Team, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research * ANSTO - Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology ** ''Melting salt to store solar power'' ** Associate Professor Frank Bruno, Dr Martin Belusko and Dr Steven Tay, University of South Australia * Macquarie University - Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher ** ''Inventing a quantum industry for Australia'' ** Associate Professor Michael Biercuk, University of Sydney * Defence Science and Technology Group - Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia ** ''Battlefield communication by mobile, wi-fi and satellites'' ** Northrop Grumman M5 Network Security * Rural Research and Development Corporations - Eureka Prize for Rural Innovation ** ''Vaccines for oysters'' ** Professor David Raftos, Macquarie University * UNSW - Eureka Prize for Scientific Research ** ''World's smallest, brightest nano-flashlights finding a diseased needle in a haystack'' ** Professor Peter Currie, Phong Nguyen, Monash University; and Dr Georgina Hollway, Garvan Institute of Medical Research * 3M - Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science ** ''Looking beyond physics' Standard Model'' ** Dr Phillip Urquijo, University of Melbourne * CSIRO - Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science ** ''Leading Australia's quantum future'' ** Professor Michelle Simmons, UNSW * University of Technology Sydney - Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers ** ''Nurturing the next generation of Australian researchers'' ** Professor Marilyn Renfree AO, University of Melbourne * Department of Industry and Science - Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Australian Science Research ** ''Speaking science underwater'' ** Professor Emma Johnston, UNSW * Department of Industry and Science - Eureka Prize for Science Journalism ** ''Battle of the experts: inside the statin war'' ** Dr Elizabeth Finkel, ''Cosmos Magazine'' * New Scientist - Eureka Prize for Science Photography ** ''1. Soft Coral'', Gary Cranitch, Queensland Museum ** ''2. Thorny-Headed Worm'', Aileen Elliot, Murdoch University ** ''3. Saltwater Crocodile,'' Justin Gilligan * University of Sydney Sleek Geeks - Science Eureka Prize - Primary ** ''No need to shed tears over Australia's scientific future'' ** Georgia (Gigi) S-M., and Ella W., St Margaret's Anglican Girls School, QLD * University of Sydney Sleek Geeks - Science Eureka Prize - Secondary ** ''The Secret of the Appendix'' ** Paige B., Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School, VIC

2014

List of winners: * Australian Government - Eureka Prize for Science Journalism ** ''A shot in the arm for science journalism: talking to the vaccine-concerned'' ** Sonya Pemberton, Genepool Productions. * Australian Government - Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Australian Science Research ** ''Changing the way we talk about the science of

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'' ** Professor Lesley Hughes, Macquarie University * University of Technology, Sydney - Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers ** ''Fighting substance abuse'' ** Professor Maree Teesson, University of New South Wales * Defence Science and Technology Organisation - Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia ** ''Floaties for choppers'' ** Tim Lyons, One Atmosphere * CSIRO - Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science ** ''(Not) curing cancer only part of the story'' ** Professor Terence Speed, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research * New Scientist - Eureka Prize for Science Photography ** ''Through the Looking Glass'' ** Dr Mark Talbot, CSIRO Plant Industry. * University of Sydney - Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize – Primary ** ''The hills are alive with the science of music'' ** Harry Driessen, Croydon Public School, * University of Sydney - Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize—Secondary ** ''A ghostly feeling explains our sense of touch'' ** Jackson Huang, Queensland Academy for Science, Mathematics and Technology * NSW Office of Environment and Heritage - Eureka Prize for Environmental Research ** ''200 divers changing marine science'' ** Professor Graham Edgar and Dr Rick Stuart-Smith, University of Tasmania. * 3M - Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science ** ''Slow burning to capture carbon'' ** Dr Adriana Downie, Pacific Pyrolysis Pty Ltd * Department of Agriculture Landcare - Eureka Prize for Sustainable Agriculture ** ''More wheat without adding water'' ** Dr John Kirkegaard and Dr James Hunt, CSIRO and Stuart Kearns, Grains Research and Development Corporation * Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre - Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research ** ''First vaccine and treatment against Hendra virus, and first vaccine against any biosafety-level-4 disease'' ** Hendra Virus Research Team, CSIRO * ANSTO - Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology ** ''From Angry Birds to mobile laboratory: Turning smartphones into science labs for $2'' ** DIY Droplet Lens, Garvan Institute of Medical Research and Australian National University * Macquarie University - Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher ** ''Tuning the clock of evolution'' ** Associate Professor Simon Ho, University of Sydney * University of New South Wales - Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research ** ''A 1000-year climate history for Australia'' ** SEARCH Project, University of Melbourne * University of New South Wales - Eureka Prize for Scientific Research ** ''B-cell mystery busted at last'' ** B-cell Team, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

2013

Her Excellency Professor

Marie Bashir Dame Marie Roslyn Bashir (born 1 December 1930) is the former and second longest-serving Governor of New South Wales. Born in Narrandera, New South Wales, Bashir graduated from the University of Sydney in 1956 and held various medical positions ...

AC CVO, Governor of New South Wales, heads the guest list for the 2013 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes Awards Dinner on Wednesday, 4 September, at the

Sydney Town Hall The Sydney Town Hall is a late 19th-century heritage-listed town hall building in the city of Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales, Australia, housing the chambers of the Lord Mayor of Sydney, council offices, and venues for meetings and ...

. The event was compered by the ABC's Bernie Hobbs and Dr Graham Philips.
Youtube Playlist of Winners
List of winners: *

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- Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science ** ''From little things, big things grow'' ** Professor Frank Caruso, University of Melbourne * Macquarie University - Eureka Prize for Outstanding Young Researcher ** ''The right place to spend our conservation dollars'' ** Dr Kerrie Wilson, University of Queensland * University of New South Wales - Eureka Prize for Scientific Research ** ''Vitamin B reveals the role of mystery gut immune cells'' ** 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 ** ''Shine on you tiny diamonds.'' ** Quantum Bio-probes, University of Melbourne * University of Sydney Sleek Geeks - Science Eureka Prize - Primary ** 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 ** The Future Farm Industries CRC Enrich Project Team, CSIRO, University of Western Australia and South Australian Research and Development Institute *

ANSTO The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) is a statutory body of the Australian Government that is responsible for nuclear research and the production of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine. It was established in Apr ...

- Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology ** ''Scanning round about like magic -'
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* Australian Government - Eureka Prize for Science Journalism ** Ian Townsend, ABC * Australian Government - Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Australian Science Research ** Professor Rob Brooks University of New South Wales * NSW Health Jamie Callachor - Eureka Prize for Medical Research Translation ** ''Helping children walk.'' ** Professor Steve Wilton and Professor

Sue Fletcher Sue Fletcher is an Australian scientist who is a professor and lecturer at the University of Western Australia and a Senior Principal Research Fellow at Murdoch University. She studies the field of molecular and cell biology and holds the position ...

, Murdoch University * University of Technology, Sydney - Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers ** Professor Rick Shine AM FAA, University of Sydney * Australian Museum University of Sydney Sleek Geeks - Science Eureka Prize – Secondary ** The Spectacular Spider, Brandon Gifford, Casino High School, NSW * Rio Tinto - Eureka Prize for Commercialisation of Innovation ** Scanalyse/Outotec, Scanalyse Pty Ltd/Outotec and Curtin University * NSW Office of Environment and Heritage - Eureka Prize for Environmental Research ** 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 ** ''The dingo: from sinner to saviour.'' ** Richard Wylie, Euakafa Island Research Centre * Defence Science and Technology Organisation - Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia ** ''Providing the very stuff of protection.'' ** DMTC Armour Applications Program, Defence Materials Technology Centre * Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre - Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research ** ''A vaccine for mosquitoes – saving them and us from dengue.'' ** 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 ** ''Numbers saving lives: maths vs pseudoscience in AIDS battle.'' ** Associate Professor David Wilson, Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales

2012

List of winners: * CSIRO - Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science ** Professor

Suzanne Cory Suzanne Cory (born 11 March 1942) is an Australian molecular biologist. She has worked on the genetics of the immune system and cancer and has lobbied her country to invest in science. She is married to fellow scientist Jerry Adams, also a WE ...

* Macquarie University - Eureka Prize for Outstanding Young Researcher ** Dr Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research * University of New South Wales - Eureka Prize for Scientific Research ** 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 ** Brandon Gifford, Year 11 student, Casino High School * ANSTO - Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology ** 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 ** Gisela Kaufman and Carsten Orlt, Kaufmann Production * Australian Government - Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Australian Science Research ** Dr Rob Brander, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of NSW * NSW Health Jamie Callachor - Eureka Prize for Medical Research Translation ** 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 ** Professor Doug Hilton, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research * Voiceless - Eureka Prize for Scientific Research that Contributes to Animal Protection ** Professor Clive Phillips, University of Queensland * DSTO - Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Support of Defence or National Security ** Dr Yonggang Zhu * Rio Tinto - Eureka Prize for Commercialisation of Innovation ** 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 ** Dr

Dana Cordell Dana Cordell is a Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney, where she directs and undertakes international and Australian research on sustainable food and phosphorus futures. Cordell's work ...

and Professor Stuart White, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney * Google Australia - Eureka Prize for Innovation in Computer Science ** 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 ** 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 ** 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 ** Geoff McNamara, Melrose High School, Pearce, ACT * 3M - Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science ** Dr Matthew Hill, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering

2011

List of winners: * CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science ** Professor Ben Eggleton, University of Sydney * Macquarie University Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher ** Dr Angela Moles, University of New South Wales * University of New South Wales Eureka Prize for Scientific Research ** Dr

Andrea Morello Andrea Morello (born 26 June 1972, in Pinerolo, Italy) is the Scientia Professor of Quantum Engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications at the University of New South Wales, and a Program Manager at the ARC Centre o ...

and Professor Andrew Dzurak, University of New South Wales * University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Primary ** Anastasia K., Croydon Public School, NSW * University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize - Secondary ** Brandon G., Casino Christian School, NSW * ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology ** Dr John Arkwright, CSIRO, and Dr Philip Dinning, Flinders University * Australian Government Peter Hunt Eureka Prize for Environmental Journalism **

Mark Willacy Mark Willacy is an Australian investigative journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). He, along with ABC Investigations-Four Corners team, won the 2020 Gold Walkley for their special report ''Killing Field'', which covered al ...

, Mavourneen Dineen, Jun Matsuzono, Garth Thomas, Yumiko Asada and Yayoi Eguchi, Australian Broadcasting Corporation * Australian Government Eureka Prize for Science Journalism ** Dr Jonica Newby and Lile Judickas, Australian Broadcasting Corporation * Australian Government Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Australian Science Research ** Professor Rick Shine, University of Sydney * Department of Trade and Investment Jamie Callachor Eureka Prize for Medical Research Translation ** Professor

Murray Esler Professor Murray David Esler, (born in 1943 in Geelong, Australia) is a clinical cardiologist and medical scientist, based at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, where he is the Associate Director of th ...

and Associate Professor Markus Schlaich, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute * University of Technology, Sydney Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers ** Professor Jian-xin Zhao, University of Queensland * Voiceless Eureka Prize for Scientific Research that Contributes to Animal Protection ** Professor Paul McGreevy's Lab, University of Sydney * DSTO Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Support of Defence or National Security ** Professor Abdesselam Bouzerdoum, University of Wollongong * Rio Tinto Eureka Prize for Commercialisation of Innovation ** Dr Wojciech Gutowski, CSIRO * Sherman Eureka Prize for Environmental Research ** The Devils' Advocates, University of Tasmania, Griffith University, University of Sydney, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania and Save the Tasmanian Devil Program at Mt Pleasant Laboratories * Google Australia Eureka Prize for Innovation in Computer Science ** Associate Professor David Moss, University of Sydney * New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography ** Jason Edwards * New South Wales Government Eureka Prize for Advancement of Climate Change Knowledge **

Skeptical Science Skeptical Science (occasionally abbreviated SkS) is a climatology, climate science blog and information resource created in 2007 by Australian former cartoonist and web developer, John Cook, who received a PhD degree in cognitive science in 2016 ...

, founded by John Cook * New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage Eureka Prize for Innovative Solutions to Climate Change ** Professor Manfred Lenzen, Dr Christopher Dey and Dr Joy Murray, University of Sydney * Australian Research Council Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research by an Interdisciplinary Team ** Nanopatch Vaccination Team, University of Queensland * Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research ** Cowman Team, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research * Australian Catholic University Eureka Prize for Research in Ethics ** Dr Paul Biegler, Monash University * National Water Commission Professor Peter Cullen Eureka Prize for Water Research and Innovation ** Professor R. Quentin Grafton, Dr Hoang Long Chu and Professor Tom Kompas, Australian National University, and Dr Michael Stewardson, University of Melbourne * 3M Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science ** Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger, Western Australian Institute for Medical Research * Australian Museum Eureka Prizes People's Choice Award ** Professor Alan Mackay-Sim, Griffith University

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* Eureka Prize for Scientific Research: Peter Tuthill for aperture masking interferometry * Eureka Prize for Environmental Journalism:

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.

* Eureka Prize for Research in Ethics: James Franklin

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2003 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes dinner
was compered by Sally Loane,

Adam Spencer Adam Barrington Spencer (born 29 January 1969) is an Australian comedian, media personality and former radio presenter. He first came to fame when he won his round of the comedic talent search '' Raw Comedy'' in 1996. Soon thereafter, he bega ...

and

, and attended by some 800 people at the Horden Pavilion of

Fox Studios 20th Century Studios, Inc., formerly 20th Century Fox, is an American film production and distribution company owned by the Walt Disney Studios, the film studios division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Comp ...

on Tuesday 12 August 2003. *

- Eureka Prize for Industry ** How much did you spend on electricity today? ** Wireless Monitors Australia *

Australian Computer Society The Australian Computer Society (ACS) is an association for information and communications technology professionals with 40,000+ members Australia-wide. According to its Constitution, its objectives are "to advance professional excellence in ...

- Eureka Prize for ICT Innovation ** Jamming online - Soundbyte.org -

PowerHouse Museum The Powerhouse Museum, formerly known as the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences (MAAS), is a collection of 4 museums in Sydney, owned by the Government of New South Wales. Powerhouse is a contemporary museum of applied arts and sciences, explori ...

Engineers Australia Engineers Australia (EA), known formally as the Institution of Engineers, Australia, is an Australian professional body and Non-profit organization, not-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to advance the science and practice of engineerin ...

Eureka Prize for Engineering Innovation
** Recycling Waste Tyres - John Dobozy from Molectra Technologies *

Australian Catholic University Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a public university in Australia. It has seven Australian campuses and also maintains a campus in Rome. History Australian Catholic University was opened on 1 January 1991 following the amalgamation ...

Eureka Prize for Research in Ethics
** Craig Fry from the Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre *

Australian Skeptics Australian Skeptics is a loose confederation of like-minded organisations across Australia that began in 1980. Australian Skeptics investigate paranormal and pseudoscientific claims using science, scientific methodologies. This page covers all A ...

Eureka Prize For Critical Thinking
** The Bible Code is bunk - Brendan McKay at the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public university, public research university and member of the Group of Eight (Australian universities), Group of Eight, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton, A ...

British Council The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lang ...

Eureka Prize for Inspiring Science
** Teleporting light: spooky action at a distance - Ping Koy Lam and Warwick Bowen at the

* - GRDC
Eureka Prize for Research to Improve the Environmental Sustainability of Graingrowing
** Native grasses a natural choice for Australian agriculture - Ted Lefroy, Christine Davies and David Waugh from CSIRO and the

University of Western Australia University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Crawley, Western Australia, Crawley, a suburb in the City of Perth local government area. UW ...

Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney is a heritage-listed major botanical garden, event venue and public recreation area located at Farm Cove on the eastern fringe of the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government are ...

Eureka Prize for Biodiversity Research
** The Atlas of Crested Pigeons - Professor Henry Nix, President of Birds Australia. * Royal Societies of Australia

** Understanding your brainwaves - The Brain Dynamics Team involves some 20 researchers and is led by Professor Peter A Robinson

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...

, Dr Chris J Rennie

Westmead Hospital Westmead Hospital is a major teaching hospital in Sydney, Australia. Opened on 10 November 1978, the 975-bed hospital forms part of the Western Sydney Local Health District, and is a teaching hospital of Sydney Medical School at the University of ...

, and Dr Evian Gordon

* Sherman
Eureka Prize for Environmental Research
** CSIRO Climate Impact Group - consists of Dr Penny Whetton, Dr Barrie Pittock, Mr Kevin Hennessy, Dr Roger Jones, Dr Kathy McInnes, Dr Ramasamy Suppiah, Dr Kevin Walsh, Ms Cher Page, Ms Janice Bathols, Mr Bob Cechet and Dr Ian Watterson. *

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949. The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...

Eureka Prize for Scientific Research
** A new frontier in gene therapy - Levon Khachigian

NHMRC The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is the main statutory authority of the Australian Government responsible for medical research. It was the eighth largest research funding body in the world in 2016, and NHMRC-funded res ...

- University of New South Wales. * Education, Science and Training
Eureka Prize for the Promotion of Science
** Cathy Foley -

Division of Telecommunication & Industrial Physics. * Education, Science and Training - Michael Daley
Eureka Prize for Science Journalism
** Alien Underworld - Sonya Pemberton * Environment Australia - Peter Hunt
Eureka Prize for Environmental Journalism
**

Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists The Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists (usually known as the Wentworth Group) is an independent group comprising Australian scientists, economists, and business people with conservation interests. History The name of the group comes from th ...

- Nick Grimm *

Eureka Prize for Engineering Journalism
** Firestorm - Andrew Holland *

Pfizer Pfizer Inc. ( ) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation headquartered at The Spiral (New York City), The Spiral in Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 184 ...

Eureka Prize for Health and Medical Research Journalism
** Winner - Times 2 - Daniel William writer for

Time Magazine ''Time'' (stylized in all caps as ''TIME'') is an American news magazine based in New York City. It was published weekly for nearly a century. Starting in March 2020, it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York Cit ...

* Reed New Holland
Eureka Science Book Prize
** Waterbug Book - John Gooderham and Edward Tsyrlin from

Eureka Schools Prize for Lateral Thinking
** Harsh Reality TV Show to address drug use - Janak Ramakrishnan, Rachael Tiong and Lisa Law from Baulkham Hills High School, * EPA - Allen Strom
Eureka Prize for Environmental Education Program
** Schools can halve their waste - EcoRecycle Victoria Waste Wise Schools' Program developed by the EcoRecycle Victoria and Gould League. *

Macquarie University Macquarie University ( ) is a Public university, public research university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the Sydney metropolitan area. ...

Eureka Schools Prize for Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences
** Solar furnaces and desalinisation - Ryan Bose student at Keebra Park State High School *

University of Sydney Faculty of Science The Faculty of Science is a constituent body of the University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia a ...

Eureka Schools Prize for Biological Sciences
** Triggering growth after a bush fire - James Teow, Beverley The, Sophie Bond, Bojana Stepanovic, Stephen Rose, Tim Marmoy, Yagan Mckay, Alex Jurkiewicz and Rebecca Wood from Shenton College

2002

The 2002 Australian Museum Eureka Prize was compered by

Amanda Keller Amanda Rose Keller (born 25 February 1962) is an Australian television and radio presenter, comedian, writer, actress, journalist and media personality, best known as the hostess of the popular Australian lifestyle program ''The Living Room''. ...

and

at Fox Studios on 13 August 2002. * Australian Catholic University
Eureka Prize for Research in Ethics
** Unemployment - is mutual obligation ethical? - Philosopher Dr Jeremy Moss at the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...

* Australian Skeptics
Eureka Prize for Critical Thinking
** Trust me, I'm a science communicator - Rob Morrison science communicator and journalist * Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Eureka Prize for Biodiversity Research
** Logs, forests, computers - a winning combination - Dr Bob Pressey of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service * Sherman
Eureka Prize for Environmental Research
** Reduce, reuse, recycle! - Eric Kennedy and Bogdan Dlugogorski - University of Newcastle * University of New South Wales
Eureka Prize for Scientific Research
** Understanding bugs: from anthrax to yoghurt - Dr Elizabeth Harry -

* Australian Computer Society
Eureka Prize for ICT Innovation
** Save drivers' lives - Alex Zelinsky, Richard Hogg, & Glen Dickins - Seeing Machines Pty Ltd * Australian Museum
Eureka Prize for Industry
** Trashed office equipment parts make good - Eco Manufacturing Centre of Fuji Xerox * Institution of Engineers Australia

** LNG Microcell - Professor Robert Amin of

Curtin University of Technology Curtin University (previously Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology) is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, Prime Minister ...

* Adam Spencer/University of Sydney
Eureka Schools Prize for Lateral Thinking
** Sandan Amardoru & Peter Clarke -

Mount Waverley Secondary College Mount Waverley Secondary College is a public secondary school located in the Melbourne suburb of Mount Waverley. The school consists of roughly 1900 students and is one of the largest in the state. The school consists of two campuses (junior an ...

* Allen Strom
Eureka Prize for Environmental Education Program
** Teaching and learning for a sustainable future - Professor Ian O'Connor Griffith University * Macquarie University

** The effect of dust on the growth of young eucalypts - Matilde-Jane student at Mercedes College * University of Sydney Faculty of Science
Eureka Schools Prize for Biological Sciences
** Frogs are disappearing around the world - Ling San Lau student at Rosny College * Education, Science and Training

** Professor Ian Lowe -

Griffith University Griffith University is a public university, public research university in South East Queensland on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of Australia. The university was founded in 1971, but was not officially opened until 1975. Griffith ...

* Education, Science and Training - Michael Daley
Eureka Prize for Science Journalism
** Tackling scientific fraud -

Norman Swan Norman Swan (born Norman Swirsky in 1953) is a Scottish-born Australian physician, journalist and broadcaster. Life and career Swan was born in Glasgow, Scotland as Norman Swirsky. Datelines: Norman Swan, ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 7 November 1 ...

and Katrina Bolton from ABC Radio National * Environment Australia - Peter Hunt
Eureka Prize for Environmental Journalism
** A river in trouble - Wimmera Mail-Times * Institution of Engineers Australia

** Positive engineering solutions for agribusiness - Peter Lewis ABC Landline * Pfizer

** Age Gene Discovery team - Samantha O'Connor, Jo Chandler, & Michael Schlechta * Reed New Holland

** A short history of Planet Earth - Professor

Ian Plimer Ian Rutherford Plimer (born 12 February 1946) is an Australian geologist and professor emeritus at the University of Melbourne. He rejects the scientific consensus on climate change. He has been criticised by climate scientists for misinterpre ...

2001

* John A. Long for Promotion of Science

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*Penny van Oosterzee won her second Eureka Prize

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, of the

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

1994

*Dr Barbara Hardy of the Investigator Science and Technology Centre,

Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...

, won the prize for science promotion *Dr

Kath Bowmer Kath or KATH may refer to: * Kath (city), the historical capital of Khwarezm * Kath (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * KATH-TV, the NBC TV station in Juneau, Alaska * KATH (AM), a radio station in Te ...

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

Petaluma Wines Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, 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 village named ''Péta ...

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, 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 ...

, of

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

, and

Tom Rich Thomas H. Rich (born May 30, 1941), generally known as Tom Rich, is an Australian palaeontologist. He and his wife, Patricia Arlene Vickers-Rich headed the dig at Dinosaur Cove. He is, as of 2019, Senior Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology at ...

, of the

Museum of Victoria Museums Victoria is an organisation that includes a number of museums and related bodies in Melbourne. These include Melbourne Museum, Immigration Museum, Scienceworks, IMAX Melbourne, a research institute, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Roya ...

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 U ...

, 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 related to science and technology. The National Science an ...

, hands-on science demonstrations centre in

Canberra Canberra ( ; ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the Federation of Australia, federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's list of cities in Australia, largest in ...

won the prize for education *Dr Jim May and the

Australian Minerals Industry Research Association Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Aus ...

(AMIRA) of

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

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

Museum of Tropical Queensland Queensland Museum Tropics (formerly Museum of Tropical Queensland) is located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Aus ...

Townsville The City of Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 201,313 as of 2024, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia (specifically, the parts of Australia north of ...

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

1991

* Ben Selinger 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 Institute ...

of the

University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide is a public university, public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. Its main campus in the Adelaide city centre includes many Sa ...

, author of several best-sellers * Peter Laver of BHP Limited recognizing that company's investment in R&D * Peter Keating of Biotech International, 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) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949. The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...

* Penny Van Oosterzee 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 F. H. Faulding & Co was a pharmaceutical company founded in Adelaide, Australia, in 1845 by Francis Hardey Faulding (23 August 1816 – 19 November 1868), a native of Swinefleet, near Goole in Yorkshire, son of Francis Faulding, a surgeon.A ...

for a slow-release form of analgesic.

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