Australia Museum Eureka Prizes

Global pandemic concept of coronavirus

UNSW Sydney celebrates seven finalists heralded in the ‘Oscars of science’.

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Over the past 15 years, Professor Andrew Pitman has demonstrated visionary leadership in the field of climate science. By bringing together a consortium of leading universities and institutions he has transformed the scale and impact of Australian climate science research.

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Professor Katharina Gaus is at the forefront of deciphering T cell signalling, a critical part of the human immune system. Her research combines new super-resolution fluorescence microscopes and analysis routines to reveal the decision making process of T cells.

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Over the past four years the Boyer Laboratory, led by Professor Cyrille Boyer,  has made breakthrough contributions to the field of polymer science.

Brett Neilan has won a record third Eureka prize for his world-first research into water toxins. Also honoured in Australia's most prestigious science awards was Justin Gooding for his work on biosensors.