Young Australian scientists head to meeting of Nobel Laureates

Eight outstanding young Australian scientists have been selected from a highly competitive field to attend the 2013 Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany.

Joining around 500 early career researchers from all over the world from 30 June to 5 July, they will have the opportunity to interact and network with Nobel Prize winners in the field of chemistry.
The delegation will be led by Academy Council member Professor Mark von Itzstein FAA, Director of the Institute for Glycomics at Griffith University.

The Australian Academy of Science congratulates the scientists selected to attend this exciting meeting:

• Vipal Agarwal, University of Western Australia
• Aditya Chopra, Australian National University
• Lena Daumann, University of Queensland
• Nicholas Green, Australian National University
• Anwen Krause-Heuer, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
• Hei Man Mandy Leung, University of Adelaide
• Lara Malins, University of Sydney
• Dr Paul Stevenson, Deakin University

Prior to 2013, the Academy provided funding for successful nominations to attend Lindau meetings. For the next eight years, support will be available from the Science and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF) under the SIEF Australian Academy of Science Fellowships to the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings scheme.

In specialist discipline years, up to 10 Australian-based early career scientists will be supported by SIEF-Academy fellowships; in multidisciplinary years up to 15 participants will be supported. The selection process is assisted by discipline specific expertise provided by the Academy’s National Committees for Science.

“The selected young students are passionate about research and will be outstanding ambassadors for our nation,” said Academy Foreign Secretary, Professor Andrew Holmes.
“The contacts and ideas they will gain at the meeting will inspire them for the whole of their careers.”

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