The Australian Laureate Fellowship is an Australian professorial research fellowship awarded by the Australian Research Council. Fellows are chosen each year for five-year awards. [1] In 2023 8 industry-focused Laureate Fellowships were awarded for the first time. [2]
In 2010, the Australian Research Council created the Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowships. The Kathleen Fitzpatrick fellowship is named for Kathleen Fitzpatrick and honours a woman candidate in a humanities field. The Georgina Sweet fellowship is named for Georgina Sweet and honours a woman in a science or technology discipline. In addition to the funding from the standard Australian laureate fellowship, both of these named fellowships include an additional $20,000 per year to promote women in research. [3]
| Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Collie | Reforming Australia's work disability benefit systems | Monash University | [4] | |
| Wenhui Duan | Re-imagining concrete as a carbon sink | Monash University | [5] | |
| Robert Edwards | New horizons for synthetic phages | Flinders University | [6] | |
| Xiaojing Hao | Multidimensional Targeted Synthesis of Compound Semiconductor PV Materials | University of New South Wales | [7] | |
| Julie Henry | Transforming understanding of cognitive ageing: Bridging the lab-life gap | University of Queensland | [8] | |
| Matt King | Tracking and predicting the future of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet | University of Tasmania | [9] | |
| Sean Li | Transforming 2D Transistors: Breakthroughs in Nano-Dielectric Engineering | University of New South Wales | [10] | |
| Josephine McDonald | Pilbara Dreaming: Rock Art, Water and Heritage Futures | University of Western Australia | [11] | |
| Felicity Meakins | Amplifying Indigenous Ecological Knowledge in Western Science with Language | University of Queensland | Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship [12] | [13] |
| Tiffany Morrison | Transforming environmental governance for novel ocean-based climate action | University of Melbourne | [14] | |
| Richard Payne | Unlocking the Modified Proteome | University of Sydney | [15] | |
| Anya Reading | The expedited discovery of subsurface Antarctica | University of Tasmania | Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship [12] | [16] |
| Daichao Sheng | Next-generation geotechnologies for high-speed and heavy-haul rail | University of Technology Sydney | [17] | |
| Hrvoje Tkalčić | Echoes from the Planetary Cores: Seismic Insights into Deep Worlds | Australian National University | [18] | |
| James Ward | Transforming cities for Indigenous Peoples' social and emotional wellbeing | University of Queensland | [19] | |
| Geoffrey Webb | Temporal analytics for a complex, dynamic and ever-changing world | Monash University | [20] | |
| Chuan Zhao | A next-generation water splitter for a green-hydrogen future | University of New South Wales | [21] |
| Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Abbott | Ultrasensitive terahertz sensing | University of Adelaide | [22] | |
| Andrew Baker | Stalagmites and groundwater | University of New South Wales | [23] | |
| Gabrielle Belz | Immune response in vertebrates | University of Queensland | [24] | |
| Nathaniel Bindoff | Earth's response to emission reductions | University of Tasmania | [25] | |
| Alan Collins | Mapping Earth's surface | University of Adelaide | [26] | |
| Yihong Du | Partial differential equations | University of New England | [27] | |
| Christopher Gibson | Decarbonisation transitions | University of Wollongong | [28] | |
| Michael Kearney | Pests and climate change | University of Melbourne | [29] | |
| Liza Lim | Musical approach to climate change | University of Sydney | [30] | |
| James McCaw | Mathematical modelling for infectious diseases | University of Melbourne | [31] | |
| Andrea Morello | Quantum computing | University of New South Wales | [32] | |
| Jacqueline Peel | International law for corporate climate accountability | University of Melbourne | Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship | [33] |
| Sharon Robinson | Future of Antarctic ecosystems | University of Wollongong | [34] | |
| Jeffrey Walker | Surveillance capability for natural disasters | Monash University | [35] | |
| Hongxia Wang | Molecular engineering for solar cell development | Queensland University of Technology | Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship | [36] |
| Michael Ward | Understanding the wild domestic animal interface | University of Sydney | [37] | |
| Thomas Wernberg | Great Southern Reef | University of Western Australia | [38] |
| Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xuemei Bai | Zero carbon cities | Australian National University | [39] | |
| Jacqueline Batley | Disease resistance in plants | University of Western Australia | [40] | |
| Janeen Baxter | Gender equality | University of Queensland | Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship | [41] |
| Phillip Cassey | Wildlife crime | The University of Adelaide | Industry Laureate | [42] |
| Joshua Cinner | Coral reef fisheries | James Cook University | [43] | |
| Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem | Glass fibers | The University of Adelaide | Industry Laureate | [44] |
| Terry Flew | Digital technologies and societal trust | University of Sydney | [45] | |
| Timothy Fletcher | Stormwater management | The University of Melbourne | Industry Laureate | [46] |
| Gary Froyland | Dynamical systems and data | University of New South Wales | [47] | |
| Alexander Hamilton | Quantum computing | The University of New South Wales | Industry Laureate | [48] |
| Matthew Hornsey | Carbon transition | University of Queensland | [49] | |
| Jane McAdam | Emergency evacuations and law | University of New South Wales | [50] | |
| Nam-Trung Nguyen | Microfluidics, wearable medical devices | Griffith University | [51] | |
| Sarah Pink | Digital economy and net zero transition | Monash University | [52] | |
| Shizhang Qiao | Battery storage | The University of Adelaide | Industry Laureate | [53] |
| Veena Sahajwalla | E-waste recycling | The University of New South Wales | Industry Laureate | [54] |
| Jennifer Smith-Merry | The National Disability Insurance Scheme | The University of Sydney | Industry Laureate | [55] |
| Catherine Stampfl | Renewable energy | University of Sydney | Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship | [56] |
| Willy Susilo | Cryptography | University of Wollongong | [57] | |
| Gerhard Swiegers | Green hydrogen | The University of Sydney | Industry Laureate | [58] |
| Gene Tyson | Predictive understanding of the human microbiome | Queensland University of Technology | [59] | |
| Shaobin Wang | Nonmetals for green catalysis | University of Adelaide | [60] | |
| Geordie Williamson | Fundamental symmetries of discrete structures | University of Sydney | [61] | |
| Yusuke Yamauchi | Conductive porous catalysts | University of Queensland | [62] | |
| Alpha Yap | Tissue mechanics and cell sociology | University of Queensland | [63] |
| Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Orford | Law of War | University of Melbourne | Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow | [151] |
| Benjamin Andrews | Partial Differential Equations | Australian National University | [152] | |
| Bradley Sherman | Food Security | University of Queensland | [153] | |
| David Craik | Drug Design | University of Queensland | [153] | |
| Justin Gooding | Biosensing | University of New South Wales | [154] | |
| Kerrie Mengersen | Bayesian Statistics | Queensland University of Technology | [155] | |
| Leann Tilley | Biometrology | University of Melbourne | Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow | [151] |
| Lisa Kewley | Cosmology | Australian National University | [152] | |
| Matthew Bailes | Radio Astronomy | Swinburne University of Technology | [156] | |
| Philip Hugenholtz | Microbial Ecology | University of Queensland | [153] | |
| Ping Koy Lam | Laser Levitation | Australian National University | [152] | |
| Ronald Rapee | Adolescence | Macquarie University | [157] | |
| Steven Sherwood | Cloud Physics | University of New South Wales | [154] | |
| Trevor McDougall | Ocean Mixing | University of New South Wales | [154] | |
| Zheng-Xiang Li | Plate Tectonics | Curtin University | [158] |
| Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Lowery | Signal Processing | Monash University | [171] | |
| Bert Roberts | Geochronology | University of Wollongong | [172] | |
| Glenda Sluga | Internationalism | University of Sydney | Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow | [173] |
| Hugh O'Neill | Mineralogy | Australian National University | [174] | |
| Hugh Possingham | Conservation Biology | University of Queensland | [175] | |
| Ian Reid | Computer Vision | University of Adelaide | [176] | |
| Katherine Demuth | Language Development | Macquarie University | [177] | |
| Kim Sterelny | Evolutionary Psychology | Australian National University | [174] | |
| Lloyd Hollenberg | Quantum Sensing | University of Melbourne | [178] | |
| Mark Cassidy | Offshore Drilling | University of Western Australia | [179] | |
| Mark Finnane | Criminal Justice | Griffith University | [180] | |
| Michelle Simmons | Quantum Computing | University of New South Wales | [181] | |
| Nicholas Evans | Linguistic Diversity | Australian National University | [174] | |
| Peter Taylor | Stochastic Processes | University of Melbourne | [178] | |
| Tanya Monro | Photonics | University of Adelaide | Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow | [176] |
| Trevor Lithgow | Visual Prosthesis | Monash University | [171] | |
| Xu-Jia Wang | Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations | Australian National University | [174] |
| Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Aikhenvald | Ethnolinguistics | James Cook University | [182] | |
| Ben Eggleton | Photonics | University of Sydney | [183] | |
| David Lindenmayer | Surrogate Species | Australian National University | [184] | |
| Douglas MacFarlane | Renewable Energy | Monash University | [185] | |
| Eelco Rohling | Sea Level Rise | Australian National University | [184] | |
| Frank Caruso | Biomolecular Engineering | University of Melbourne | [186] | |
| Ivan Marusic | Fluid Dynamics | University of Melbourne | [186] | |
| John Quiggin | Financial Regulation | University of Queensland | [187] | |
| Malcolm McCulloch | Marine Calcifiers | University of Western Australia | [188] | |
| Michael Fuhrer | Electronics | Monash University | [185] | |
| Nalini Joshi | Nonlinear Systems | University of Sydney | Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow | [183] |
| Nicholas Wormald | Probabilistic Combinatorics | Monash University | [185] | |
| Ove Hoegh-Guldberg | Coral Reefs | University of Queensland | [187] | |
| Rick Shine | Invasive Species | University of Sydney | [183] | |
| Sue O'Connor | Human Dispersal to Australia [ broken anchor ] | Australian National University | Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow | [184] |
| Terry Hughes | Coral Reefs | James Cook University | [182] | |
| Tessa Morris-Suzuki | Grassroots Politics in Asia | Australian National University | [184] |
| Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Haslam | Social Psychology | University of Queensland | [189] | |
| Bernard Degnan | Cell Biology | University of Queensland | [189] | |
| Craig Moritz | Biodiversity | Australian National University | [190] | |
| David Studdert | Public health | University of Melbourne | [191] | |
| Gordon Wallace | Bionics | University of Wollongong | [192] | |
| Ian Peterson | Quantum Physics | University of New South Wales | [193] | |
| Jason Mattingley | Attention | University of Queensland | [189] | |
| Mahananda Dasgupta | Particle Accelerators | Australian National University | Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow | [190] |
| Maria Forsyth | Sustainable Energy | Deakin University | [194] | |
| Martin Asplund | Milky Way Galaxy | Australian National University | [190] | |
| Michael Keane | Population Aging | University of New South Wales | [195] | |
| Peter Bartlett | Machine Learning | Queensland University of Technology | [196] | |
| Peter Gavin Hall | Data Science | University of Melbourne | [192] | |
| Philip Bland | Meteorites | Curtin University | [197] | |
| Pippa Norris | Democracy | University of Sydney | Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow | [198] |
| Stuart Wyithe | Galaxy Formation | University of Melbourne | [192] | |
| Warwick Anderson | Australian Racial Thought | University of Sydney | [198] |
| Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnon Neeman | Derived Categories | Australian National University | [199] | |
| Ary Hoffmann | Pest Control | University of Melbourne | [200] | |
| Bryan Gaensler | Astronomy | University of Sydney | [201] | |
| Christian Turney | Climate Change | University of New South Wales | [202] | |
| Hanna Kokko | Adaptation | Australian National University | [199] | |
| Hilary Charlesworth | Human Rights | Australian National University | [199] | |
| Lorraine Mazerolle | Policing | University of Queensland | [203] | |
| Margaret Jolly | Anthropology | Australian National University | [204] | |
| Mark Bradford | Civil Engineering | University of New South Wales | [202] | |
| Mark Westoby | Ecology | Macquarie University | [205] | |
| Matthew England | Ocean Warming | University of New South Wales | [202] | |
| Min Gu | Nanotechnology | Swinburne University of Technology | [206] | |
| Paul Mulvaney | Nanotechnology | University of Melbourne | [200] | |
| Peter Goodyear | Education | University of Sydney | [201] | |
| William Laurance | Conservation | James Cook University | [182] |
| Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony William Thomas | Particle Physics | University of Adelaide | [207] | |
| Bernard Balleine | Decision-Making | University of Sydney | [208] | |
| Brian Schmidt | Astronomy | Australian National University | [209] | |
| Chennupati Jagadish | Nanotechnology | Australian National University | [210] | |
| Dietmar Muller | Geology | University of Sydney | [208] | |
| George Williams | Anti-Terrorism Legislation | University of New South Wales | [211] | |
| Jennifer Martin | Antibacterials | University of Queensland | [212] | |
| Lesley Head | Human-Environment Interaction | University of Wollongong | [213] | |
| Michael Tobar | Telecommunications | University of Western Australia | [214] | |
| Peter Hodgson | Metals | Deakin University | [215] | |
| Peter Mumby | Coral Reefs | University of Queensland | [212] | |
| Richard Bryant | Aboriginal Mental Health | University of New South Wales | [202] | |
| Richard Hobbs | Ecology | University of Western Australia | [216] | |
| Scott W. Sloan | Civil Engineering | University of Newcastle | [217] | |
| Stephen Simpson | Nutrition | University of Sydney | [208] |