Fellows formally admitted to Australian Academy of Science
The special event on Tuesday saw elected fellows from 2022, 2021 and 2020 receive their moment in the limelight – recognising their outstanding contributions to science – and marked the first time the event has run in-person since 2019.
The fellows signed their names into the Charter Book and were formally admitted into the academy by its President, Professor Chennupati Jagadish.
The three-day event, which runs from Tuesday to Thursday, kicked off with admission ceremonies on day one.
Fellows elected in 2022 are giving presentations on Wednesday, followed by the Gala Dinner at the Great Hall of Parliament House where medals will be handed to awardees of the Macfarlane Burnet Medal, Matthew Flinders Medal and the Ruby Payne-Scott Medal.
Three award lectures will be given by awardees from 2020 and 2022 on Thursday, including the University of Sydney’s Professor Steve Simpson who has won this year’s MacFarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture.
Below are the University of Sydney awardees and fellows elected over the past three years.
2022 fellows
Professor Kathy Belov, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global and Research Engagement), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Professor Marcela Bilek, School of Biomedical Engineering and School of Physics
Professor Albert Zomaya, School of Computer Science
Professor John Cannon, School of Mathematics & Statistics
Professor Emma Johnston, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Further details on the 2022 fellows can be found here.
MacFarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture
Professor Steve Simpson, Academic Director, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences
2021 fellows
Professor Glenda Halliday, Brain and Mind Centre
Professor Hala Zreiqat, Director, ARC Training Centre for Innovative BioEngineering, School of Biomedical Engineering
Further details on the 2021 fellows can be found here.
David Craig Medal and Lecture
Professor Thomas Maschmeyer, School of Chemistry and Sydney Nano Institute
Christopher Heyde Medal
Associate Professor Kevin Coulembier, School of Mathematics & Statistics
2020 fellows
Professor Tim Bedding, School of Physics
Professor Kate Jolliffe, Associate Dean Research Education, School of Chemistry
Further details on the 2020 fellows can be found here.
The University of Sydney is a major event partner of the Science at the Shine Dome 2022 Gala Dinner.
