The Royal Society of NSW announced its Awards for 2021 at the 1300th Ordinary General Meeting on Wednesday, 2 February 2022.  These prestigious awards, awarded by Australia’s oldest learned society, recognise outstanding achievements and excellence in science, engineering, philosophy and the arts.

The awards and their recipients announced at this meeting were:

• James Cook Medal—Scientia Professor Rose Amal AC FRSN FAA FTSE
• Clarke Medal and Lecture—Distinguished Professor Emeritus Robert John Aitken FRSN FAA FAHMS FRSE
• Edgeworth David Medal—Dr Arnold Lining Ju
• History and Philosophy Medal—Professor Dean Rickles
• Poggendorff Lectureship—Professor Richard Trethowan
• Pollock Memorial Lectureship—Professor Geraint Lewis FRSN FLSW
• Warren Prize (Medal and Lectureship)—Dr Noushin Nasiri
• Jak Kelly Award—Mx Zain Mehdi
• Royal Society of NSW Scholarships—Mr Sajad Abolpour, Mr Harry Marquis, and Mr Kevin (The Huong) Chau
• Royal Society of NSW Citation—The Honourable John Dowd AO QC FRSN
• Royal Society of NSW Citation—Mr Hubert Regtop MRSN
• Royal Society of NSW Citation—Mr Richard Wilmott MRSN

 

Details about the recipients can be found on the Royal Society website.