Compiled by Diana Temple
Dr Liz Dennis
The
inaugural Prime Minister's Prize for Science has awarded to Dr Liz Dennis and
Dr Jim Peacock of CSIRO Plant Industry for the discovery of the flowering
gene; work that will help boost the world grain harvest by millions of tonnes.
The Prime Minister's Prize for
Science, the nation's premier science award valued at $300,000, is presented
to Australian scientists who promote human welfare through an outstanding
achievement in science or technology.
Dr Annette Gough
The Victorian Association for
Environmental Education have selected Wisenet Member Annette Gough as
Victorian Environmental Educator of the Year, for her substantial
long-standing contribution to environmental education. Annette, who is a
Senior Lecturer at Deakin University, was this year elected the first female
president (in 91 years!) of the Gould League of Victoria.
Professor
Christa Critchley
A significant force in WISENET's
beginnings in Canberra in the 1980s, Christa Critchley has recently been
promoted to Professor of Botany at the University of Queensland.
Congratulations Christa.
Dr Marianne Vonau,
Newly-elected President of the Neurosurgical Association of Australasia is Dr Marianne Vonau from Prince of wales Hospital in Sydney. This is probably a world-first: a woman president of a national neurosurgical society.