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Australian Academy of Science

The Australian Academy of Science was founded in 1954 by a group of distinguished Australians, including Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London.[1] The first president was Sir Mark Oliphant. The academy is modelled after the Royal Society and operates under a Royal charter;[1] as such, it is an independent body, but it has government endorsement. The Academy Secretariat is in Canberra, at the Shine Dome.

Formation

1954

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

≈500 Fellows

Chennupati Jagadish

www.science.org.au

The objectives of the academy are to promote science and science education through a wide range of activities. It has defined four major program areas:


The academy also runs the 22 National Committees for Science which provide a forum to discuss issues relevant to all the scientific disciplines in Australia.

Origins[edit]

The Australian National Research Council (ANRC) was established in 1919 for the purpose of representing Australia on the International Research Council. The Council ceased to exist in 1954, replaced by the Australian Academy of Science.[2]

Primary Connections

Science by Doing

Nova: science for curious minds

reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry

Science booklets

Brain Box

Science education is a main commitment of Australian Academy of Science. Current activities include following projects:[5]

(1954–1957)

Sir Mark Oliphant

(1957–1961)

Sir John Eccles

(1961–1964)

Sir Thomas Cherry

(1965–69)

Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet

(1969–1970)

Dr David Martyn

(1970)

Professor Dorothy Hill

(1970–1974)

Sir Rutherford Robertson

(1974–1978)

Sir Geoffrey Badger

(1978–1982)

Dr Lloyd Evans

(1982–1986)

Professor Arthur Birch

(1986–1990)

Professor David Curtis

(1990–1994)

Professor David Craig

(1994–1998)

Sir Gustav Nossal

(1998–2002)

Professor Brian Anderson

(2002–2006)

Dr Jim Peacock

(2006–2010)

Professor Kurt Lambeck

(2010–2014)

Professor Suzanne Cory

(2014–2018)

Professor Andrew Holmes

(2018–2022)

Professor John Shine

(2022–)

Professor Chennupati Jagadish

Source:[7]

Anton Hales Medal to recognise distinguished research in the Earth sciences;

[9]

to recognise research in the Earth sciences by female researchers;[10]

Dorothy Hill Medal

to recognise distinguished research in biology;[11]

Fenner Medal

to recognise outstanding research in the medical sciences;[12]

Gottschalk Medal

John Booker Medal, to recognise outstanding research in the sciences that underpin engineering;

[13]

to recognise outstanding basic research in chemistry;[14]

Le Fèvre Medal

to recognise outstanding research in physics;[15]

Pawsey Medal

,[16] to recognise distinguished research in human genetics, including clinical, molecular, population and epidemiological genetics and cytogenetics.[17]

Ruth Stephens Gani Medal

to recognise outstanding research in one or more of the fields of applied probability, biometrics, mathematical genetics, psychometrics and statistics (awarded every two years).[18]

Moran Medal

Early career awards:[8]


Mid career awards:[19]


Career awards recognising lifelong achievement:[23]


Other awards include:

Other learned Academies[edit]

There are three other learned Academies in Australia, those of Humanities (Australian Academy of the Humanities), Social Science (Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia) and Technological Sciences and Engineering (Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering). The four Academies cooperate through the Australian Council of Learned Academies, formed in 2010.

List of Australian organisations with royal patronage

Australian Academy of Science

Australian Academy of Science Building

a branch of the Australian Academy of Science

Taxonomy Australia

35°17′1.2″S 149°7′21.4″E / 35.283667°S 149.122611°E / -35.283667; 149.122611