Royal Society of New South Wales
2025 Postgraduate Student and
Early Career Researcher
Award Presentations

Mr Yunlong Qiang, University of Sydney
Ms Eilish McMaster, University of Sydney
Ms Isabelle Nicolas, Macquarie University
Mr Amir Tourani, Western Sydney University
Mr Christopher Whyte, University of Sydney
Dr Adrian Y. S. Lee, University of Sydney
Dr Jiayan Liao, University of Technology Sydney
Dr Brandon Munn, University of Sydney

Date: Monday, 9 March 2026, 6.00 — 8.30 pm AEDT
Venue: University of Sydney, Michael Spence Building (F23), Level 1 Auditorium
Entry: No charge
Registration: Information to follow
All are welcome

The evening’s program comprises eight short talks presented by PhD research candidates who have been awarded the Society’s Jak Kelly Award and Royal Society of NSW Bicentennial Scholarships for 2025, and early career researchers who have been awarded Royal Society of NSW Early Career Research and Service Citations for  2025.  Mr Robyn Williams AO FRSN FAA of the ABC Science Show will chair the presentation of awards and will conduct a discussion with each of the postgraduate students and ECR speakers.

The evening is being generously hosted by the University of Sydney in the Auditorium of the Michael Spence Building (F23) on the Camperdown Campus.

Information about each presenter, along with a summary of their presentations, will follow.

Mr Robyn Williams AO FRSN FAA
Science Journalist, Broadcaster, and Presenter of the ABC RN Science Show

Robyn Williams AO FRSN FAA, British/Australian science journalist and broadcaster, will chair the presentation of awards. Over the decades since he hosted Innovations and Investigations from 1974 — The Science Show on ABC Radio National (RN) in 1975, and created Ockham’s Razor in 1984, he has become one of Australia’s best-recognised science communicators. He brings clarity, judgement, and humour to the complexities of scientific research.

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