Celebrating excellence in science: Career honorific awards event 1

The Academy’s honorific awards recognise outstanding contributions to the advancement of science, and the career honorific awards recognise life-long achievement.

In this first of two online events, the Academy celebrates the recipients of the 2022 and 2023 career honorific awards. Each event will feature five awardees, each presenting their work in a short presentation followed by a Q&A.

00:00 Introduction
1:28 Professor Georgia Chenevix-Trench FAA, QIMR Berghofer - Suzanne Cory Medal 2022
14:52 Questions
25:29 Professor Terry Hughes FAA, James Cook University - Suzanne Cory Medal 2023
36:08 Questions
47:46 Professor Cath Lovelock FAA, University of Queensland - Suzanne Cory Medal 2023
1:05:21 Questions
1:16:48 Professor David Craik AO FAA FRS, University of Queensland - David Craig Medal 2023
1:32:36 Questions
1:44:34 Professor Susan Scott FAA, Australian National University - Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal 2023
1:58:20 Questions
2:09:40 Close

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