Honours and awards to Fellows

The Academy congratulates the following Fellows for their achievements.

Professor Rick Shine AM FAA—2016 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science and the 2016 NSW Scientist of the Year.

Professor Joss Bland-Hawthorn FAA—2016 NSW Premier’s Prize for Excellence in Mathematics, Earth Sciences, Chemistry and Physics​

Professor Mike Archer AM FAA—2016 NSW Premier’s Prize for Excellence in Biological Sciences (Ecology, environmental, agricultural, organismal)​

Professor David James FAA—2016 NSW Premier’s Prize for Excellence in Medical Biological Sciences (Cell and molecular, medical, veterinary and genetics)​

Professor Toby Walsh FAA—2016 NSW Premier’s Prize for Excellence in Engineering and Information and Communications Technologies​

Professor Jim McCluskey FAA and Professor Jamie Rossjohn FAA—shared the 2016 Victoria Prize for Life Sciences

Professor Min Gu—2016 Victoria Prize for Physical Sciences

Professor Michelle Simmons FAA FTSE—L’oreal–UNESCO Asia–Pacific Woman in Science for 2017

Robyn Williams AM FAA—Australian Geographic Society’s Lifetime of Conservation Award