The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering announces its 2022 award. * President’s Medal: Joanne Daly (ATSE) * Agrifood: George Chen (Uni Melbourne), Zoë Doubleday (Uni SA) * Commercialisation: Forbes McGain (Western Health (Victoria)) and Jason Monty (Uni Melbourne) * Engineering: Aaron McFadyen (QUT) * Entrepreneur: Saeid Nahavandi (Deakin University) * Innovation: Veena Sahajwalla (UNSW) * Rizzardo Polymer Scholarship: Jefferson Lam, (Monash University) * Solomon Award: Laura Downie (Uni Melbourne)

The Australian Council of Deans of  Science announces its new executive. * president: Melissa Brown (Uni Queensland) * secretary- treasurer: Mark Buntine (Curtin U) * Katrina Falkner (Uni Adelaide) * Virginia Kilborn (Swinburne U) * Farzad Khosrowshahi (Victoria U) * Adam Trevitt (Uni Wollongong) * Andrew Woodward (Edith Cowan U) * Brian Yates (Uni Tasmania) is past president

Martin Green (UNSW) wins the Millennium Technology Prize from Technology Academy Finland, for “transforming the production of solar energy.”

Marilyn McMahon (deputy dean Deakin U Law School) is appointed interim chair of Victoria’s Sentencing Advisory Council.

The American Concrete Association’s 2022 Overall Excellence award goes to Uni Sydney for its Chau Chak Wing Museum.