2017 Queensland Award Winners

Dr Ian McLeod

Coastal restoration, specialising in shellfish restoration James Cook University Vast shellfish reefs were once common in … Read More »
Dr Anjali Jaiprakash

Robotics Queensland University of Technology Dr Jaiprakash works at the intersection of medicine, engineering and design, helping people … Read More »
Dr Lee Hickey

Genetics and plant breeding University of Queensland We need more productive crops to feed a rapidly growing … Read More »
Dr Tom Bridge

Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation Biology Queensland Museum Network We typically think of coral reefs as shallow, sun-drenched habitats … Read More »
Dr Mostafa Rahimi Azghadi

Electrical and Electronic Engineering James Cook University How does the brain, which consumes less power than a … Read More »
Dr Indira Prasadam

Musculoskeletal Research Queensland University of Technology Osteoarthritis (OA) impacts 1 in 4 Australians, and there are … Read More »
Dr Kirsty Short

Virology University of Queensland For most people the flu is a relatively mild illness. Symptoms include things like … Read More »
Dr Christopher Doropoulos

Marine and Estuarine Ecology, Ecological impacts of climate changes CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Dr Doropoulos focuses on how … Read More »
Dr Ken Dutton-Regester

Melanoma Genetics and Biology QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute In 2017 about 14,000 Australians will be diagnosed … Read More »
Dr Sandip Kamath

Allergy and Clinical Immunology James Cook University Food allergy affects 1 in every 10 kids in Australia. Allergies … Read More »
Dr Alienor Chauvenet

Conservation Science University of Queensland Biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide and with it the benefits … Read More »
Dr Emily Callander

Health Economics James Cook University Dr Callander’s research uses microsimulation techniques to look at the current distribution of … Read More »