Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science

They were announced last night

PM’s Prize: David Blair, David McClelland, Susan Scott and Peter Veitch from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery.

Innovation: Thomas Maschmeyer (Uni Sydney)

New innovator: Justin Chalker (Flinders U)

Physical scientist: Xiaojing Hao (UNSW)

Life Scientist: Mark Dawson (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre)

Primary school science: Sarah Fletcher (Bonython Primary, ACT)

Secondary school science: Darren Hamley (Willetton High, WA)