Science at the Shine Dome 2024

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Celebrating our nation’s remarkable scientific talent

Science at the Shine Dome is the Australian Academy of Science’s flagship event. Australia’s science community gathers at the Shine Dome in Canberra to celebrate science and to honour outstanding achievements in science. It is also a valuable networking opportunity for Academy Fellows, early- and mid-career researchers, government representatives, politicians, media, science associated organisations, and the science-interested general public.

In 2024, Science at the Shine Dome was held from Monday 9 to Thursday 12 September. Fellows elected in 2023 and 2024, and award recipients from 2023 and 2024, were recognised across the event. The event also celebrated the Academy’s 70th anniversary.

Livestream: Thursday 12 September

0:00 Stream starts

1:00 President’s Welcome

5:25 Platinum Partner Address: CSIRO

8:38 2023 Matthew Flinders Lecture - Professor Lidia Morawska FAA

40:00 2023 Ruby Payne-Scott Lecture - Professor Jenny Graves AC FAA

1:52:27 2023 Jacques Miller Medal Awardee Presentation - Professor Di Yu

2:10:05 2023 Nancy Millis Medal Awardee Presentation - Professor Renae Ryan

2:26:01 Medal Presentations for 2023 Awardees

4:13:51 2024 Macfarlane Burnet Lecture - Professor David Lindenmayer AO FAA

4:42:42 2024 Ruby Payne-Scott Lecture Professor Kerrie Mengersen FAA FASSA

5:12:49 2024 David Craig Medal Awardee Presentation - Professor Justin Gooding FAA FTSE

5:30:05 2024 Suzanne Cory Awardee Presentation - Professor Peter Koopman FAA

 5:47:04 2024 Nancy Millis Awardee Presentation - Professor Anita Ho-Baillie

6:03:27 2024 Gustav Nossal Medal Awardee Presentation - Professor Andrew Steer FAHMS

6:17:53 Medal Presentations for 2024 Awardees

7:12:46 Close of Day 4

Livestream: Wednesday 11 September 

0:00 Welcome

1:30 Platinum Event Partner Address: Department of Defence

8:21 New Fellows 2024 Presentations

9:09 Professor Nerilie Abram FAA

22:54 Professor Andrew Blakers FAA FTSE

36:57 Professor Rachelle Buchbinder AO FAA FAHMS

51:53 Professor Kylie Catchpole FAA FTSE

1:04:27 Professor Mary Garson AM FAA

1:19:39 Professor Arthur Georges FAA

1:36:41 Professor Roslyn Gleadow FAA

2:31:09 Professor Dmitri Golberg FAA

2:46:55 Professor Michael Kearney FAA

3:01:37 Professor Matthew Kiernan AM FAA FAHMS

3:17:32 Professor Glenn King FAA

3:33:00 Professor Zheng-Xiang Li FAA

3:48:38 Professor Georgina Long AO FAA FAHMS

4:06:48 Professor Budiman Minasny FAA

4:22:15 Professor Jose Polo FAA

5:33:06 Professor Emma Johnston AO FAA FTSE

5:51:53 Professor Hrvoje Tkalčić FAA

6:13:00 Professor Gene Tyson FAA

6:32:45 Professor Madeleine van Oppen FAA

6:50:05 Professor Lianzhou Wang FAA

7:06:08 Professor Eric Warrant FAA

7:21:20 Professor Willy Zwaenepoel FAA FTSE

7:35:27 Professor Mark Krumholz FAA

7:52:02 Close of Day three

Livestream: Tuesday 10 September

0:00 Welcome

3:22 New Fellows 2023 Presentations continue

4:17 Professor Linfa Wang FAA FTSE

20:04 Professor Tim Brodribb FAA

36:12 Professor Rich Payne FAA

50:34 Professor Shizhang Qiao FAA

1:06:13 Professor Brajesh Singh FAA

1:55:40 Professor Leslie Weston FAA

2:13:17 Professor Xinghuo Yu FAA

2:28:36 Professor Gareth McKinley FAA FRS

2:46:35 Professor Pankaj Sah FAA FAHMS

4:06:56 New Fellows 2024 Admission Ceremony

6:50:40 President’s Address and Launch of Academy Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan

8:03:10 Close of Day two

Livestream: Monday 9 September 

0:00 Welcome

8:31 President’s Welcome

12:36 New Fellows 2023 Admission Ceremony

3:07:12 Platinum Partner Address - Department of Industry, Science and Resources

3:14:27 New Fellows 2023 Presentations

3:15:11 Scientia Professor Liming Dai FAA

3:30:51 Professor Mariapia Degli-Esposti FAA FAHMS

3:45:13 Professor Zaiping Guo FAA FTSE

3:58:54 Professor Sharon Lewin AO FAA FAHMS

4:14:53 Professor David Keith FAA

4:33:33 Professor Andrew Wilks FAA FTSE FAHMS

5:26:31 Professor David Komander FAA FRS

5:39:47 Professor Elaine Holmes FAA

5:53:02 Professor Jian Li FAA

6:08:36 Professor Belinda Medlyn FAA

6:22:15 Professor Louis Moresi FAA

6:35:48 Professor Peter Taylor FAA

6:50:00 Close of Day one

2024 Event Partners

• Platinum Partners: Department of Industry, Science and Resources, CSIRO, Department of Defence 
• Gala Dinner Partner: University of Sydney 
• Diversity and Inclusion Partner: University of Queensland 
• Gold Partners: Deakin University, University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, AIMS 
• Silver Partners: QUT, Proto Axiom 
• Bronze Partners: ANSTO, ARDC 
• EMCR Supporters: UNSW Sydney, University of Melbourne, Macquarie University, University of Western Australia, Swinburne University of Technology, NCI, SIEF   
• Gelato Cart Partner: The GrantEd Group 
• Coffee Break Partner: Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute