2006 New South Wales Award Winners
- Dr Alaina Ammit
- Dr James Curran
- Dr Nathan Daczko
- Dr Louisa Degenhardt
- Dr Kirstie Fryirs
- Dr Andrew Harris
- Dr Andrew Hopkins
- Dr Adam Micolich
- Dr Geraldine O’Neill
- Dr Leigh Sheppard
- Dr Stuart Tangye
- Dr Stephen Wroe
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Dr Alaina Ammit
University of Sydney Alaina is a researcher on airway smooth muscle in inflammation and airway remodelling. Her work has implications … Read More »
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Dr James Curran
University of Sydney James builds systems for computers to understand, store and manipulate human languages. Some of the applications for … Read More »
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Dr Nathan Daczko
Macquarie University Nathan’s research ranges from studies in deep crystal processes in areas undergoing mountain building to processes operating at … Read More »
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Dr Louisa Degenhardt
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre UNSW Louisa’s research on trends in illicit drug use identified the Australian heroin shortage … Read More »
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Dr Kirstie Fryirs
Macquarie University Kirstie is an environmental scientist and a recognised leader in rivers research. Kirstie has developed a framework for … Read More »
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Dr Andrew Harris
University of Sydney Andrew’s research is in sustainable hydrogen, phytomining (sustainable mining using plants to recover metals) and large-scale manufacture … Read More »
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Dr Andrew Hopkins
University of Sydney Andrew studies galaxy evolution: the role of star formation in galaxies and how galaxy morphologies arise and … Read More »
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Dr Adam Micolich
University of new South Wales Adam works in the area of semiconductor nanoelectronics, focusing on how the quantum mechanical nature … Read More »
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Dr Geraldine O’Neill
The Children’s Hospital Westmead Geraldine has made a most significant contribution to cancer cell research. When cancer spreads it becomes … Read More »
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Dr Leigh Sheppard
University of New South Wales Leigh researches and develops sustainable energy solutions. He looks specifically at solar-hydrogen, a form of … Read More »
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Dr Stuart Tangye
Garvan Institute of Medical Research Stuart researches the human immune system identifying defects that may be responsible for the development … Read More »
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Dr Stephen Wroe
University of New South Wales Stephen’s research focuses on evolution and ecology of Australian animals – with implications for improving … Read More »