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 |
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Derek Abbott | Ultrasensitive terahertz sensing | University of Adelaide | [4] | |
Andrew Baker | Stalagmites and groundwater | University of New South Wales | [5] | |
Gabrielle Belz | Immune response in vertebrates | University of Queensland | [6] | |
Nathaniel Bindoff | Earth's response to emission reductions | University of Tasmania | [7] | |
Alan Collins | Mapping Earth's surface | University of Adelaide | [8] | |
Yihong Du | Partial differential equations | University of New England | [9] | |
Christopher Gibson | Decarbonisation transitions | University of Wollongong | [10] | |
Michael Kearney | Pests and climate change | University of Melbourne | [11] | |
Liza Lim | Musical approach to climate change | University of Sydney | [12] | |
James McCaw | Mathematical modelling for infectious diseases | University of Melbourne | [13] | |
Andrea Morello | Quantum computing | University of New South Wales | [14] | |
Jacqueline Peel | international law for corporate climate accountability | University of Melbourne | Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship | [15] |
Sharon Robinson | Future of Antarctic ecosystems | University of Wollongong | [16] | |
Jeffrey Walker | Surveillance capability for natural disasters | Monash University | [17] | |
Hongxia Wang | Molecular engineering for solar cell development | Queensland University of Technology | Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship | [18] |
Michael Ward | Understanding the wild domestic animal interface | University of Sydney | [19] | |
Thomas Wernberg | Great Southern Reef | University of Western Australia | [20] |
Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
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Xuemei Bai | Zero carbon cities | Australian National University | [21] | |
Jacqueline Batley | Disease resistance in plants | University of Western Australia | [22] | |
Janeen Baxter | Gender equality | University of Queensland | Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship | [23] |
Phillip Cassey | Wildlife crime | The University of Adelaide | Industry Laureate | [24] |
Joshua Cinner | Coral reef fisheries | James Cook University | [25] | |
Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem | Glass fibers | The University of Adelaide | Industry Laureate | [26] |
Terry Flew | Digital technologies and societal trust | University of Sydney | [27] | |
Timothy Fletcher | Stormwater management | The University of Melbourne | Industry Laureate | [28] |
Gary Froyland | Dynamical systems and data | University of New South Wales | [29] | |
Alexander Hamilton | Quantum computing | The University of New South Wales | Industry Laureate | [30] |
Matthew Hornsey | Carbon transition | University of Queensland | [31] | |
Jane McAdam | Emergency evacuations and law | University of New South Wales | [32] | |
Nam-Trung Nguyen | Microfluidics, wearable medical devices | Griffith University | [33] | |
Sarah Pink | Digital economy and net zero transition | Monash University | [34] | |
Shizhang Qiao | Battery storage | The University of Adelaide | Industry Laureate | [35] |
Veena Sahajwalla | E-waste recycling | The University of New South Wales | Industry Laureate | [36] |
Jennifer Smith-Merry | The National Disability Insurance Scheme | The University of Sydney | Industry Laureate | [37] |
Catherine Stampfl | Renewable energy | University of Sydney | Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship | [38] |
Willy Susilo | Cryptography | University of Wollongong | [39] | |
Gerhard Swiegers | Green hydrogen | The University of Sydney | Industry Laureate | [40] |
Gene Tyson | Predictive understanding of the human microbiome | Queensland University of Technology | [41] | |
Shaobin Wang | Nonmetals for green catalysis | University of Adelaide | [42] | |
Geordie Williamson | Fundamental symmetries of discrete structures | University of Sydney | [43] | |
Yusuke Yamauchi | Conductive porous catalysts | University of Queensland | [44] | |
Alpha Yap | Tissue mechanics and cell sociology | University of Queensland | [45] |
Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
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Anne Orford | Law of War | University of Melbourne | Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow | [133] |
Benjamin Andrews | Partial Differential Equations | Australian National University | [134] | |
Bradley Sherman | Food Security | University of Queensland | [135] | |
David Craik | Drug Design | University of Queensland | [135] | |
Justin Gooding | Biosensing | University of New South Wales | [136] | |
Kerrie Mengersen | Bayesian Statistics | Queensland University of Technology | [137] | |
Leann Tilley | Biometrology | University of Melbourne | Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow | [133] |
Lisa Kewley | Cosmology | Australian National University | [134] | |
Matthew Bailes | Radio Astronomy | Swinburne University of Technology | [138] | |
Philip Hugenholtz | Microbial Ecology | University of Queensland | [135] | |
Ping Koy Lam | Laser Levitation | Australian National University | [134] | |
Ronald Rapee | Adolescence | Macquarie University | [139] | |
Steven Sherwood | Cloud Physics | University of New South Wales | [136] | |
Trevor McDougall | Ocean Mixing | University of New South Wales | [136] | |
Zheng-Xiang Li | Plate Tectonics | Curtin University | [140] |
Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
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Arthur Lowery | Signal Processing | Monash University | [153] | |
Bert Roberts | Geochronology | University of Wollongong | [154] | |
Glenda Sluga | Internationalism | University of Sydney | Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow | [155] |
Hugh O'Neill | Mineralogy | Australian National University | [156] | |
Hugh Possingham | Conservation Biology | University of Queensland | [157] | |
Ian Reid | Computer Vision | University of Adelaide | [158] | |
Katherine Demuth | Language Development | Macquarie University | [159] | |
Kim Sterelny | Evolutionary Psychology | Australian National University | [156] | |
Lloyd Hollenberg | Quantum Sensing | University of Melbourne | [160] | |
Mark Cassidy | Offshore Drilling | University of Western Australia | [161] | |
Mark Finnane | Criminal Justice | Griffith University | [162] | |
Michelle Simmons | Quantum Computing | University of New South Wales | [163] | |
Nicholas Evans | Linguistic Diversity | Australian National University | [156] | |
Peter Taylor | Stochastic Processes | University of Melbourne | [160] | |
Tanya Monro | Photonics | University of Adelaide | Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow | [158] |
Trevor Lithgow | Visual Prosthesis | Monash University | [153] | |
Xu-Jia Wang | Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations | Australian National University | [156] |
Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
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Alexandra Aikhenvald | Ethnolinguistics | James Cook University | [164] | |
Ben Eggleton | Photonics | University of Sydney | [165] | |
David Lindenmayer | Surrogate Species | Australian National University | [166] | |
Douglas MacFarlane | Renewable Energy | Monash University | [167] | |
Eelco Rohling | Sea Level Rise | Australian National University | [166] | |
Frank Caruso | Biomolecular Engineering | University of Melbourne | [168] | |
Ivan Marusic | Fluid Dynamics | University of Melbourne | [168] | |
John Quiggin | Financial Regulation | University of Queensland | [169] | |
Malcolm McCulloch | Marine Calcifiers | University of Western Australia | [170] | |
Michael Fuhrer | Electronics | Monash University | [167] | |
Nalini Joshi | Nonlinear Systems | University of Sydney | Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow | [165] |
Nicholas Wormald | Probabilistic Combinatorics | Monash University | [167] | |
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg | Coral Reefs | University of Queensland | [169] | |
Rick Shine | Invasive Species | University of Sydney | [165] | |
Sue O'Connor | Human Dispersal to Australia [ broken anchor ] | Australian National University | Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow | [166] |
Terry Hughes | Coral Reefs | James Cook University | [164] | |
Tessa Morris-Suzuki | Grassroots Politics in Asia | Australian National University | [166] |
Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
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Alexander Haslam | Social Psychology | University of Queensland | [171] | |
Bernard Degnan | Cell Biology | University of Queensland | [171] | |
Craig Moritz | Biodiversity | Australian National University | [172] | |
David Studdert | Public health | University of Melbourne | [173] | |
Gordon Wallace | Bionics | University of Wollongong | [174] | |
Ian Peterson | Quantum Physics | University of New South Wales | [175] | |
Jason Mattingley | Attention | University of Queensland | [171] | |
Mahananda Dasgupta | Particle Accelerators | Australian National University | Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow | [172] |
Maria Forsyth | Sustainable Energy | Deakin University | [176] | |
Martin Asplund | Milky Way Galaxy | Australian National University | [172] | |
Michael Keane | Population Aging | University of New South Wales | [177] | |
Peter Bartlett | Machine Learning | Queensland University of Technology | [178] | |
Peter Gavin Hall | Data Science | University of Melbourne | [174] | |
Philip Bland | Meteorites | Curtin University | [179] | |
Pippa Norris | Democracy | University of Sydney | Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow | [180] |
Stuart Wyithe | Galaxy Formation | University of Melbourne | [174] | |
Warwick Anderson | Australian Racial Thought | University of Sydney | [180] |
Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
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Amnon Neeman | Derived Categories | Australian National University | [181] | |
Ary Hoffmann | Pest Control | University of Melbourne | [182] | |
Bryan Gaensler | Astronomy | University of Sydney | [183] | |
Christian Turney | Climate Change | University of New South Wales | [184] | |
Hanna Kokko | Adaptation | Australian National University | [181] | |
Hilary Charlesworth | Human Rights | Australian National University | [181] | |
Lorraine Mazerolle | Policing | University of Queensland | [185] | |
Margaret Jolly | Anthropology | Australian National University | [186] | |
Mark Bradford | Civil Engineering | University of New South Wales | [184] | |
Mark Westoby | Ecology | Macquarie University | [187] | |
Matthew England | Ocean Warming | University of New South Wales | [184] | |
Min Gu | Nanotechnology | Swinburne University of Technology | [188] | |
Paul Mulvaney | Nanotechnology | University of Melbourne | [182] | |
Peter Goodyear | Education | University of Sydney | [183] | |
William Laurance | Conservation | James Cook University | [164] |
Name | Area of Research | Institution | Notes | Refs |
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Anthony William Thomas | Particle Physics | University of Adelaide | [189] | |
Bernard Balleine | Decision-Making | University of Sydney | [190] | |
Brian Schmidt | Astronomy | Australian National University | [191] | |
Chennupati Jagadish | Nanotechnology | Australian National University | [192] | |
Dietmar Muller | Geology | University of Sydney | [190] | |
George Williams | Anti-Terrorism Legislation | University of New South Wales | [193] | |
Jennifer Martin | Antibacterials | University of Queensland | [194] | |
Lesley Head | Human-Environment Interaction | University of Wollongong | [195] | |
Michael Tobar | Telecommunications | University of Western Australia | [196] | |
Peter Hodgson | Metals | Deakin University | [197] | |
Peter Mumby | Coral Reefs | University of Queensland | [194] | |
Richard Bryant | Aboriginal Mental Health | University of New South Wales | [184] | |
Richard Hobbs | Ecology | University of Western Australia | [198] | |
Scott W. Sloan | Civil Engineering | University of Newcastle | [199] | |
Stephen Simpson | Nutrition | University of Sydney | [190] |
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