The Edgeworth David Medal is awarded annually by the Royal Society of New South Wales for distinguished contributions by a young scientist under the age of 35 years for work done predominantly in Australia or which contributed to the advancement of Australian science.[1][2][3][4]

It was first awarded in 1949 and is named after the pioneering geologist Sir Edgeworth David, FRS.

Recipients

Source: RSNSW

YearLaureatesDiscipline
1948Ronald Gordon Giovanelli
E. Ritchie		Astrophysics
Organic Chemistry
1949Temple B. KielyPlant Pathology
1950Ronald Murray Berndt & Catherine H. Berndt[5]Anthropology
1951John Gatenby BoltonRadio Astronomy
1952Alan Buchanan WardropBotany
1954Eric Stephen BarnesMathematics
1955Hugh Bryan Spencer Womersley[6]Botany
1956John Maxwell CowleyChemical Physics
1957John Maxwell Cowley
John Paul Wild		Chemical Physics
Radio Astronomy
1958Paul Ivan KornerPhysiology
1960Ronald Drayton Brown[7]Chemistry
1961Ralph Owen Slatyer[8]Climatology
1962Ray F. IsbellSoil Science
1963Neville Horner FletcherPhysics
1964Mollie Elizabeth HolmanPhysiology
1965John L. DillonAgricultural Economics
1966Roger Ian TannerMechanical Engineering
1967David Headley Green[9]
William James Peacock		Geology
Botany
1968Robert McCredie May[10]Physics
1969Barry W. NinhamPhysics
1970A. David BuckinghamInorganic Chemistry
1971William Francis BuddGlaciology
1972Donald Harold Napper[11]
J. Stone		Physical Chemistry
Physiology
1973Charles Barry OsmondPlant Biology
1974Allan Whitenack Snyder[12]Physics
1975F. John BallardBiochemistry
1976Ross Howard StreetMathematics
1977Robert Anthony AntoniaMechanical Engineering
1978T.W. Cole
Michael G. Clark		Astronomy
Physiology
1979Graham Clifford GoodwinElectrical Engineering
1980Michael Anthony EtheridgeGeology
1981Martin Andrew GreenApplied Physics
1982Nhan Phan-Thien[13]Mechanics
1983Denis WakefieldOcular Immunology
1984Alan James HusbandPathology
1985Simon Charles Gandevia
Brian James Morris[14]		Clinical Neurophysiology
Molecular Biology
1986Leslie David Field
Peter Gavin Hall		Chemistry
Statistics
1987Andrew Cockburn[15]Zoology
1988Peter Andrew LayInorganic Chemistry
1989Trevor William Hambley[16]Chemistry
1990Timothy Fridjof Flannery[17]Taxonomy & Phylogeny – Macropodidea
1991Mark HarveyTaxonomy – Invertebrates
1992Peter James Goadsby
Keith Alexander Nugent[18]		Neurophysiology
Optics
1993John Skerritt[1]Agriculture (Genetics)
1994Richard Hume Middleton[19]Electrical Engineering
1995Anthony Bruce MurphyPhysics
1996Peter Alexander RobinsonPhysics
1997Albert Zomaya[20]Mathematics
1998Not awarded
1999Merlin Crossley[21]Molecular Biology
2000Michael Coon Yoong LeeZoology
2001Samantha RichardsonEvolution
2002Marcela BilekPhysics
2003Stuart Robert BattenChemistry
2004Cameron KepertChemistry
2005Christopher Barner-KowollikChemistry
2006Barry Brook[22]Environmental Science
2007Stuart WyitheAstrophysics
2008Adam Micolich[23]Physics
2009Nagarajan ValanoorMaterials Science
2010Angela Moles[24]Botany
2011Trent Woodruff[25]Pharmacology
2012Joanne Whittaker[26]Geophysics
2013David Wilson[27]Mathematics and Public Health
2014Richard PayneChemistry
2015Simon HoBiology and evolution
2016Muireann IrishNeuroscience
2017Angela NickersonPsychology
2018Elizabeth J. NewChemistry
2019Si Ming ManImmunology
2020 Brett Hallam[28] Photovoltaics
2021 Lining Arnold Ju[1] Biomechanics
2022 Tim S. Doherty[29] Predator–Prey Dynamics

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Edgeworth David Medal". Royal Society of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Edgeworth David Medal". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. ↑ The Australian Journal of Science. Vol. 28–29. p. 20.
  4. ↑ The Australian Physicist. Vol. 26.
  5. ↑ Tomkinson, Robert. Going it Alone?: Prospects for Aboriginal Autonomy. p. 24.
  6. ↑ Svane, Ib (2014). "Obituary-HBS Womersley (1922–2011)". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 135 (2): 134–139. doi:10.1080/03721426.2011.10887153. S2CID 88097603.
  7. ↑ The International Who's Who 2004. p. 232.
  8. ↑ publications, Europa. The International Who's Who 2004. p. 1568.
  9. ↑ "Green, D. H. (David Headley)". Trove. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  10. ↑ The Environment Encyclopedia and Directory 2001. p. 514.
  11. ↑ "Napper, Donald Harold, FAA, FRACI (1937–)". trove. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Snyder, Allan Whitenack (1940 – )". Encyclopaedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Academic Staff Profile-Nhan Phan-Thien". NUS Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Edgeworth Medal". RSNSW. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  15. ↑ "Edgeworth David Medal for Zoology". Australian National University. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "Trevor Hambley". The Conversation. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  17. ↑ Flannery, Tim. The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples. p. preface.
  18. ↑ "Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)". La Trobe University. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "R. Middleton". Automatica (Elsevier). Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  20. ↑ Olanu, Stephan. Handbook of Bioinspired Algorithms and Applications. p. editors.
  21. ↑ "Professor Merlin Crossley, Trustee". Australian Museum. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  22. ↑ "Climate change professor wins science prize". University of Adelaide. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  23. ↑ "Adam Micolich wins Edgeworth David Medal". UNSW Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  24. ↑ "Angela Moles". TED Sydnsy. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  25. ↑ "Award for young scientist for work in new immune field". University of Queensland. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  26. ↑ "2012 Edgeworth David Medal awarded to Dr Jo Whittaker". earthbyte. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  27. ↑ "Professor David Wilson". Burnet Institute. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  28. ↑ "Five UNSW researchers honoured by Royal Society of NSW". Mirage News. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  29. ↑ "Three scientists win Royal Society of NSW awards". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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