Winners of Australlian Museum 2008 Eureka Prizes

AAP General News (Australia)
08-20-2008
Winners of Australlian Museum 2008 Eureka Prizes

Winners of Australian Museum 2008 Eureka Prizes

* People's Choice Award

* Young Leaders in Environmental Issues and Climate Change

Nicole Kuepper

PhD student/lecturer, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of NSW

- Developed low cost solar cells

*Outstanding Taxonomic Research

Dr Bill Humphreys

Principal scientist, Western Australian Museum

- Found new microscopic creatures in water under arid zones

* Research in Ethics

Professor Garrett Cullity

Hughes Professor of Philosophy, University of Adelaide

- Authored book The Moral Demands of Affluence

* Outstanding Science in Support of Defence or National Security

Microelectronics Research Group

University of Western Australia

- Developed sensor to allow night visions to see colour

* Innovative Solutions to Climate Change

School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering

University of NSW

- Produced world's cheapest, efficient solar cells

* Water Research and Innovation

Professor Matthew England, Dr Caroline Ummenhofer, Dr Alex Sen Gupta, Dr Agus Santoso

Climate Change Research Centre, University of NSW

Dr Mike Pook

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart

- Research helped farmers better predict rainfall in southwest WA

* Environmental Sustainability Education

Birds Australia and the Australian Museum

Birds in Backyards

- Produced website with encyclopaedic coverage of Australian birds

* Medical Research

Professor Trevor Kilpatrick

Director, Centre for Neuroscience, University of Melbourne and Multiple Sclerosis Group,
Howard Florey Institute

- Found new potential treatments for MS sufferers

* Environmental Research

The National Carbon Accounting Team

CSIRO, Department of Climate Change, Australian National University

- Leaders in measuring carbon at national, regional and project level

* Scientific Research

Professor Stephen Simpson

Federation Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney

- Revealed possible cause of obesity, studying protein eating traits of grasshoppers.

* Scientific Research that Contributes to Animal Protection

Dr Maxine Piggott

Post-doctoral Fellow, Monash University

- Developed non-invasive, DNA-based method to study wildlife populations

* Leadership in Science

Professor Robert Clark

Federation Fellow, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computer Technology,
University of NSW

- Pivotal figure and visionary on quantum computing

EDUCATION and COMMUNICATION

* Science Teaching

Ranjith Dediwalage

Head of Science, St Leonard's College, Brighton VIC

* Action Against Climate Change

Daniel O'Doherty

Year 8, Pacific Hills Christian School, Dural NSW

* Primary School Eureka Prize

Tom Bird, Cally-Rose Ware, Alex Ridge, Madison Walker Year 4-6, Table Cape Primary
School, Wynyard TAS

* Secondary School Eureka Prize

Mitchell Connolly

Year 10, Melbourne High School, South Yarra VIC

University Eureka Prize

Michael van Drempt

University of Sydney

* Promoting Understanding of Science

Professor Richard Kingsford

School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of NSW

* Photography

Phred Petersen

Senior Lecturer, Scientific Photography, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

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