Prime Minister's Prizes for Science honour roll

Find past recipients of Australia's most prestigious awards for outstanding achievements in scientific research and research-based innovation and excellence in science teaching.

The Prime Minister's Prizes for Science are awarded annually. 

2022  

  • Professor Trevor McDougall, Prime Minister's Prize for Science  
  • PhotonAssay Team, Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation  
  • SpeeDx Team, Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation 
  • Dr Pip Karoly, Prize for New Innovators  
  • Associate Professor Brett Hallam, Prize for New Innovators  
  • Dr Adele Morrison, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year  
  • Professor Si Ming Man, Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year  
  • Ms Veena Nair, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools  
  • Mr George Pantazis, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
The Prime Minister's Prizes for Science

    2021 

    • Professor Edward C. Holmes, Prime Minister's Prize for Science 
    • Professor Anthony Steven Weiss AM, Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation 
    • Associate Professor Michael Bowen, Prize for New Innovators 
    • Dr Keith Bannister, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year 
    • Professor Sherene Loi, Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year 
    • Mrs Megan Hayes, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools 
    • Mr Scott Graham, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2020

    • Emeritus Professor David Blair, Professor David McClelland, Professor Susan Scott and Professor Peter Veitch, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Professor Mark Dawson, Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Associate Professor Xiaojing Hao, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Professor Thomas Maschmeyer, Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation
    • Associate Professor Justin Chalker, Prize for New Innovators
    • Mrs Sarah Fletcher, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Mr Darren Hamley, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2019

    • Emeritus Professor Cheryl Praeger, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Associate Professor Laura Mackay, Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Associate Professor Elizabeth New, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Associate Professor Peter Czabotar, Professor David Huang, Professor Guillaume Lessene and Professor Andrew Roberts AM, Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation
    • Dr Luke Campbell, Prize for New Innovators
    • Mrs Sarah Finney, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Dr Samantha Moyle, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2018

    • Emeritus Professor Kurt Lambeck, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Dr Lee Berger, Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Associate Professor Jack Clegg, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Dr Simon Poole, Mr Andrew Bartos, Dr Glenn Baxter and Dr Steven Frisken, Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation
    • Dr Geoff Rogers, Prize for New Innovators
    • Brett Crawford, Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Dr Scott Sleap, Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2017

    • Professor Jenny Graves AO, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Professor Jian Yang, Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Professor Dayong Jin, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Professor Eric Reynolds AO, Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation
    • Mr Neil Bramsen, Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Mr Brett McKay, Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2016

    • Professor Richard Shine AM, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Professor Kerrie Wilson, Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Professor Richard Payne, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Dr Michael Aitken AM, Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation
    • Dr Colin Hall, Prize for New Innovators
    • Mr Gary Tilley, Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Ms Suzy Urbaniak, Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2015

    • Professor Graham Farquhar AO, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Dr Jane Elith, Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Associate Professor Cyrille Boyer, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson AO, Prize for Innovation
    • Mrs Rebecca Johnson, Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Dr Kenneth Silburn, Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2014

    • Professors Sam Berkovic AC and Ingrid Scheffer AO PresAAHMS, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Professor Ryan Lister, Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Dr Matthew Hill, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Mr Brian Schiller, Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Mr Geoff McNamara, Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2013

    • Professor Terry Speed, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Associate Professor Angela Moles, Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Associate Professor Andrea Morello, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Mr Richard Johnson, Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Ms Sarah Chapman, Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2012

    • Distinguished Professor Kenneth Freeman, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Dr Mark Shackleton, Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Professor Eric May, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Mr Michael van der Ploeg, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Mrs Anita Trenwith, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2011

    • Professor Ezio Rizzardo and Professor David Solomon, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Associate Professor Min Chen, Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Professor Stuart Wyithe, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Mrs Brooke Topelberg, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Dr Jane Wright, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2010

    • Professor John Shine, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Dr Benjamin Kile, Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Associate Professor Katherine Trinajstic, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Dr Matthew McCloskey, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Ms Debra Smith, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2009

    • Dr John O'Sullivan, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Professor Michael Cowley, Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Dr Amanda Barnard, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Mr Allan Whittome, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Mr Len Altman, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2008

    • Professor Ian Frazer, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Dr Carola Vinuesa, Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Professor Tanya Monro, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Ms Bronwyn Mart, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Mr Clay Reid, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2007

    • Dr Peter Waterhouse and Dr Ming-Bo Wang, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Dr Elizabeth Fulton, Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Professor Mark Cassidy, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Ms Cheryl Capra, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Ms Francesca Calati, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2006

    • Professor Mandyam Veerambudi Srinivasan, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Dr James Whisstock, Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Dr Naomi McClure-Griffiths, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Ms Marjorie Colvill, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Ms Anna Davis, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2005

    • Professor David Boger, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Professor Harvey Millar, Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Associate Professor Cameron Kepert, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Mr Mark Merritt, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Mr Mike Roach, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2004

    • Professor Graeme Clark, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Dr Jamie Rossjohn, Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Professor Ben Eggleton, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Mr Alwyn Powell, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Dr Mark Butler, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2003

    • Professor Jacques Miller, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Dr Christopher Helliwell, Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Dr Howard Wiseman, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Ms Sarah Tennant, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Dr Pam Garnett, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2002

    • Professor Frank Fenner, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Dr Joel Mackay, Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
    • Professor Marcela Bilek, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
    • Mrs Marianne Nicholas, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
    • Mrs Ruth Dircks, Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools

    2001

    • Emeritus Professor Donald Metcalf, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Professor Peter Bartlett, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Achievement in the Physical Sciences
    • Associate Professor Bostjan Kobe, Minister's Prize for Achievement in the Life Sciences

    2000

    • Dr Jim Peacock and Dr Liz Dennis, Prime Minister's Prize for Science
    • Dr Brian Schmidt, Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Achievement in the Physical Sciences
    • Dr Una Ryan, Minister's Prize for Achievement in the Life Sciences

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