Dr Mengyu Li (Physics), Professor Pablo Fernandez Penas (Sydney Medical School), Professor Peter Banks (Life and Environmental Sciences), Professor Kate Jolliffe (Chemistry).
University of Sydney academics have picked up four prestigious Eureka Prizes for Science at the annual celebration of Australian research and innovation, leadership, science engagement and school science.
Horizon Fellow Dr Mengyu Li from the School of Physics received the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher; Professor Kate Jolliffe from the School of Chemistry received the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Researchers; and the Sensory Conservation Team led by Professor Peter Banks from the School of Life and Environmental Sciences received the Eureka Prize for Environmental Research.
Sydney researchers at the Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis, also won a Eureka Prize in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research. The NSW Lead of the centre is Professor Pablo Fernandez Penas, Head of Dermatology in the Sydney Medical School.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Emma Johnston, said the Eureka Prize winners reflected the high standards of scientific research across the whole University.
“These are outstanding researchers and I’m thrilled they have been recognised by their peers. It’s particularly meaningful for me that the University has received awards for early career research, mentoring, environmental science and interdisciplinary cooperation across institutions. This shows that we have expertise and commitment across the whole bandwidth of scientific endeavour,” she said.
