Awardee events
Premier Awards
The Premier Awards are the most prestigious career awards of the Australian Academy of Science. These events will celebrate and recognise the Premier Award recipients. At each event, awardees will give a lecture, followed by an interview and an audience Q&A.
2021 Ruby Payne-Scott Lecture
Emeritus Professor Cheryl Praeger AC FAA
University of Western Australia
Date: Wednesday 12 May 2021
Time: 7.00pm – 7.45pm AEST
Venue: Online
The inaugural Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture for women in science is a career medal that recognises researchers of the highest standing in the physical and/or biological sciences. The award honours Ruby Payne-Scott's pioneering contribution to radiophysics and radio astronomy.
2021 Matthew Flinders Lecture
Professor Andrew Holmes AC FAA FTSE FRS
University of Melbourne
Title: An organic chemist seeing polymers in a new light
Date: Wednesday 28 July 2021
Time: 7.00pm – 8.00pm AEST
Venue: Online
The Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture is a career award that recognises scientific research of the highest standing in the physical sciences, and honours the contributions of Australia's early scientific researchers.
2020 Macfarlane Burnet Lecture
Professor Marilyn Renfree AO FAA
University of Melbourne
Date: To be confirmed
Time: To be confirmed
Venue: Online
The Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture recognises scientific research of the highest standing in the biological sciences. It commemorates the contributions to science by Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet.
Career Awards
These events will celebrate and recognise the Australian Academy of Science Career Honorific Award recipients. At each event, awardees will give a short presentation, followed by an interview and audience Q&A. Detailed schedules will be provided closer to the events.
Career award event 1
Date: Tuesday 7 September 2021
Time: 1.30pm – 4.00pm AEST
- 2019 Hannan Medal: Professor Alan Welsh FAA
- 2020 David Craig Medal: Dr Graeme Moad FAA
- 2021 Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal: Professor David McClelland FAA
- 2021 Hannan Medal: Professor Mathai Varghese FAA
- 2021 David Craig Medal: Professor Thomas Maschmeyer FAA FTSE
Career award event 2
Date: Tuesday 14 September 2021
Time: 1.30pm – 4.00pm AEST
- 2020 Haddon Forrester King Medal: Professor Ian Campbell
- 2020 Mawson Medal: Professor Allen Nutman
- 2021 Jaeger Medal: Professor John Church FAA FTSE
- 2021 Inaugural Suzanne Cory Medal: Professor Susanne von Caemmerer FAA FRS
- 2021 Inaugural Suzanne Cory Medal: Professor John Endler FAA FRS