The Eureka Prize shortlists are announced.

Environmental research

Burramys Genetic Rescue Team: UniMelb, La Trobe U, UNSW Mounts Buller and Stirling Resorts Management, Difficult Bird Research Group: ANU Re100: (hydro power sites) Andrew Blakers, Matthew Stocks, Bin Lu (ANU)

Interdisciplinary research

Biopen Team: ARC Centre for Electromaterials Science, UniWollongong; UniMelbourne; Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. eReefs Project Team, Great Barrier Reef Foundation; Australian Institute of Marine Science; CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; Bureau of Meteorology; Department of Environment and Science. Optical Physics in Neuroscience: University of Queensland

Medical Research

UoQ Diamantina Institute. Type One Diabetes Research Team: UofQ. Anthony Weiss, UniSydney

Infectious Diseases

ACT Now for Tuberculosis Control, Greg Fox (UniSydney) and Guy Marks (UNSW). CF Air, Metro North Hospital, Prince Charles Hospital, Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Children’s Health Queensland, UoQ, Griffith University; Gold Coast Health, QUT.

Technology

Wendy Erber, Kathryn Fuller, Henri Hui, UWA. Justin Gooding, Parisa Khiabani, Alexander Soeriyadi, UNSW. Pablo Juliano (CSIRO) and collaborators

Early career researcher

Caitlin Byrt, UniAdelaide. Justin Chalker, Flinders U. Mohsen Rahmani, ANU

Defence Science and Technology

Causality: Australian National University, Defence Science and Technology Group. Centre for Forensic Science: UTS and Western Sydney U. Sapphire Clock Team: University of Adelaide; and Cryoclock Pty Ltd

Data Science

Jie Lu, UTS, CSIRO Data61

Scientific Research

Sally Dunwoodie, Victor Chang. Invisible Catalyst Team, ANU and Curtin U.

Emerging leader

Jason Brouwer, Walter and Eliza Hall. Brett Hallam, UNSW. Elizabeth New, UniSydney.

Innovation

Michelle Haber, Children’s Cancer Institute and UNSW. Thomas Maschmeyer, UniSydney, Andrew Pitman, UNSW.

Outstanding Mentor

Nalini Joshi, UniSydney. Barry Pogson, ANU. Neil Saintilan, Macquarie U.

Engagement

Brad Norman and Samantha Reynolds, EcoOcean Whale Research. QuestaGame. Zika Mozzie Seeker, Metro South Health, Queensland.

Promoting understanding science

Alan Duffy, Swinburne U. Kate Grarock, Woodlands and Wetlands Trust. Darren Saunders, UNSW.

Science Journalism

Jo Chandler, UniMelbourne, Adam Geiger, Sealight Pictures, Liam Mannix, The Age.

Secondary school science

Eliza Dalziel, Claire Galvin, St Monica’s College, Queensland. Abby Hambleton and Owen Kelly, Warrandyte High, Vic. Ella Woods and Emily Woods, St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, Qld.

Primary school science

Ellie Cole and Tsambika Galanos, PLC Sydney and Amelia Lai and Caitlyn Walker,  PLC Sydney, NSW