Pawsey Medal

The Pawsey Medal is awarded annually by the Australian Academy of Science. With their outstanding physical work by Australian scientists to be honored under 40. This medal is reminiscent of the work of Joseph L. Pawsey.

Award winners

• 2014 Geoffrey John Pryde, Griffith University - quantum computers
• 2013 Christopher Adam Blake, Swinburne University of Technology - Dark Energy
• 2012 Tanya Monro, University of Adelaide - Photonics
• 2011 Bryan Gaensler, University of Sydney - Astrophysics
• 2010 Andrew G. White, University of Queensland - Quantum Information
• 2009 J. Stuart B. Wyithe, University of Melbourne - Astrophysics
• 2008 Kostya ( Ken ) Ostrikov, University of Sydney - Nanotechnology
• 2007 Ben Eggleton, University of Sydney - Optics, Photonics
• 2006 Mahananda Dasgupta, Australian National University - Nuclear Physics
• 2005 Michelle Simmons, University of New South Wales - Semiconductor Physics
• 2004 Marcela Bilek, University of Sydney - Applied Physics
• 2003 Howard M. Wiseman, Griffith University - Quantum Physics
• 2002 Sergey V. Vladimirov, University of Sydney - Plasma Physics
• 2001 Brian P. Schmidt, Australian National University - Astrophysics
• 2000 Anthony B. Murphy, CSIRO - Applied Physics
• C. Martijn de Sterke 1999, University of Sydney - Optics, Photonics
• 1999 Raymond R. Volkas, University of Melbourne - Particle Physics
• 1998 Igor Bray, Curtin University of Technology - Theoretical Physics
• 1998 Yuri S. Kivshar, Australian National University - Nonlinear Optics
• 1997 Murray T. Batchelor, Australian National University - Mathematical Physics
• 1996 Robert G. Elliman, Australian National University - Solid State Physics
• 1995 Peter A. Robinson, University of Sydney - Neurophysics
• 1994 Peter T. H. Fisk, CSIRO - Metrology
• 1993 Stephen T. Hyde, Australian National University - Materials Physics
• 1992 David J. Hinde, Australian National University - Nuclear Physics
• 1991 Andrew E. Stuchbery, Australian National University - Nuclear Physics
• 1990 WK Hocking, University of Western Ontario - Astronomy
• 1989 Keith A. Nugent, University of Melbourne - X-ray optics
• NS 1988 Ian Jackson, Australian National University - Geophysics
• 1987 John WV Storey, University of New South Wales - Astrophysics, Optics
• 1986 Barry Luther -Davies, Australian National University - Nonlinear Optics
• 1985 Richard M. Pashley, Murdoch University - Water Resources
• 1984 Peter R. Wood, Australian National University - Astronomy
• 1983 Michael A. Dopita, Australian National University - Astronomy
• 1982 James A. Piper, Macquarie University - Photonics
• 1981 Martin A. Green, University of New South Wales - Photovoltaic
• 1980 John E. Norris, Australian National University - Astronomy
• 1979 Gregory J. Clark, CSIRO - Nuclear Physics
• 1978 Richard N. Manchester, CSIRO - Radio Astronomy
• 1977 Jacob N. Israelachvili, University of California, Santa Barbara - Fluid Mechanics
• 1976 W. Miller Goss, National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Radio Astronomy
• 1975 Rodney J. Baxter, Australian National University - Statistical Mechanics
• 1974 Donald B. Melrose, University of Sydney - astrophysics, plasma physics
• 1973 Bruce HJ McKellar, University of Melbourne - Theoretical Physics
• 1972 Kenneth C. Freeman, Australian National University - Astronomy, Astrophysics
• 1971 Barry W. Ninham, Australian National University - Physical Chemistry
• 1970 Rodney A. Challinor, Sigma Group
• 1969 Kenneth G. McCracken, CSIRO - Astronomy
• 1967 Robert M. May, Oxford University - Population Biology