The Royal Society of NSW announced its Awards for 2020 at the 1289th Ordinary General Meeting on Wednesday, 9 December 2020. 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 Richard Bryant AC FASSA FAA FAHMS
- Clarke Medal and Lecture—Distinguished Professor Michelle Leishman
- Edgeworth David Medal—Associate Professor Brett Hallam
- History and Philosophy Medal—Professor Alison Bashford FRSN FAHA FBA FRHistS
- Liversidge Lecture—Professor Richard Payne FRSN FRACI FRSC
- Poggendorff Lectureship—Professor Angela Moles FRSN
- Jak Kelly Award—Mr Matthew Donnelly
- Royal Society of NSW Scholarships—Mr Sajad Razavi Bazaz, Mr Daniel Fox, and Ms Phillipa Specker
- Royal Society of NSW Medal—Emerita Professor Mary O’Kane AC FRSN FTSE Hon FIEAust
- Royal Society of NSW Citation—Emeritus Professor Heinrich Hora FRSN FAIP FInstP.
Details about the recipients can be found on the Royal Society website.