Dr. Vasileios Stavropoulos
2022 Victorian Award WinnerVasileios has significant professional experience in the field of Forensic/Clinical Psychology. His research specialisations involve the areas of Developmental Psychopathology, Psychometry and Behavioral Addictions while he serves as an associate academic... Read More »
Dr Cassandra Wright
2022 Northern Territory Award WinnerMy research aims to reduce alcohol and other drugs harms in Australia. I study policies, people’s environments, their social and family lives and individual differences that influence alcohol and drug... Read More »
Dr Suzi Claflin
2022 Tasmanian WinnerI study things that we can do right now to improve the lives of people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). My research focuses on two main areas: health education and... Read More »
Dr Sejeong Kim
2022 Victorian Award WinnerSejeong’s field of research focuses on the development of light sources for integrated photonics circuits. In particular, she is interested in novel, emerging types of light signals, such as photons... Read More »
Zohra Lassi
2022 South Australian Award WinnerZohra Lassi Disparities in health exist at geographical and socio-economic levels, and developing countries share the highest burden of deaths among mothers and children. In countries with all income levels,... Read More »
Tatiana Soares da Costa
2022 South Australian Award WinnerTatiana Soares da Costa Effective herbicides are critical for agriculture. Without them, weeds outcompete crops for resources such as sunlight and nutrients, leading to reduced crop quality and yield. Worryingly,... Read More »
Sam Elliott
2022 South Australian Award WinnerSam Elliott Organised youth sport can be an emotional context that undermines parenting behaviours and attitudes. Less desirable forms of parental involvement can negatively impact children’s enjoyment, motivation, psychosocial development,... Read More »
Rong Zhu
2022 South Australian Award WinnerRong Zhu Australian face significant challenges in relation to labour, education and health. Dr Zhu’s economics research focuses on the causal analyses of these important policy-relevant topics. Rong’s examination of... Read More »
Renly Lim
2022 South Australian Award WinnerRenly Lim Almost everyone will take medicines at some point in their lives. Medicines have many benefits but can also cause harm. A total of 250,000 hospital admissions annually are... Read More »
Qi Wu
2022 South Australian Award WinnerQi Wu Artificial intelligence is able to respond to a variety of verbal questions, but it cannot see the world around it and answer interesting questions about visual environments. Dr... Read More »
Jiawen Li
2022 South Australian Award WinnerJiawen Li Heart attack occurs when a blood vessel supplying the heart is suddenly blocked due to the rupture of a high-risk plaque. Despite significant advances in cardiology, the accurate... Read More »
Erinn Fagan-Jeffries
2022 South Australian Award WinnerErinn Fagan-Jeffries It’s estimated that only a third of Australia’s 200,000 insect species are formally named and described. This is a huge problem for conservation, biosecurity and ecological applications, as... Read More »
Dr Brendan Kennedy
2014 Western Australian Award WinnerThe University of Western Australia Research Field: Biomedical engineering Breast cancer is the leading cancer-related disease in women in Australia and accounts for 15% of female cancer deaths. Surgery to... Read More »
Dr Peter Peeling
2014 Western Australian Award WinnerUniversity of Western Australia Research Field: Human Movement and Sports Science Iron deficiency is the world’s most common nutrient disorder and is suggested to impact up to 11% and 35%... Read More »
Dr Tristan Clemons
2014 Western Australian Award WinnerThe University of Western Australia Research Field: Nanotechnology Dr Tristan Clemons studies the synthesis and application of polymeric nanoparticles suitable for the delivery of therapeutics. In heart attack victims, Tristan’s... Read More »
Dr James Miller-Jones
2014 Western Australian Award WinnerCurtin University Research Field: Radio astronomy and jet physics Dr James Miller-Jones is recognised internationally as an expert in the field of relativistic jet launched from black holes. These jets... Read More »
Dr Sue-Ann Watson
2014 Queensland Award WinnerARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies/James Cook University Research Field: Marine Biology Dr Sue-Ann Watson investigates the effects of rising carbon dioxide on ocean animals. Marine invertebrates are... Read More »
Dr Claudia Vickers
2014 Queensland Award WinnerThe University of Queensland Research Field: Microbial Metabolic Engineering Dr Claudia Vickers is a synthetic biologist with a focus on metabolic engineering in microbes. She is particularly interested in using... Read More »
Dr Lara Herrero
2014 Queensland Award WinnerGriffith University Research Field: Virology In 2004 Dr Lara Herrero was diagnosed with Ross River Virus, the result of being bitten by an infected mosquito. A decade later Lara’s research... Read More »
Dr Vincent Dalbo
2014 Queensland Award WinnerCentral Queensland University Research Field: Medical and Applied Sciences Dr Vincent Dalbo looks at healthy aging and disease prevention. As we age our quality of life decreases due to loss... Read More »