They were announced Friday

Scientist of the Year:  Sharad Kumar (Uni SA) and Colin Raston (Flinders U)

Industry Collaboration: Flinders U Medical Device Partnering Programme

STEMM educator: Kerry Wilkinson (Uni Adelaide)

STEMM educator (school): Kristie Talbot (Modbury School)

PhD Research: Erinn Fagan-Jeffries (Uni Adelaide)

Tall Poppy: Kylie Dunning (Uni Adelaide)

Unsung heroes: Graham Medlin (SA Museum), Robert Lawrence and Rosemary Lawrence (Native Orchid Society and Wild Orchid Watch)

Innovator: Micro-X Carbon Nano Tube team