Shorland Medal

The Shorland Medal is awarded annually by the New Zealand Association of Scientists in recognition of a "major and continued contribution to basic or applied research that has added significantly to scientific understanding or resulted in significant benefits to society."[1] The medal was established in 1999 and named after Brian Shorland, a New Zealand organic chemist.[2]

Recipients

Year Medalist Field
1999 Michael Corballis Cognitive neuroscience
2000 R. Paul Kibblewhite Pulp and paper making
2001 Brian Halton Strained organic compounds
2002 Hugh Bibby Geothermal and volcanic systems
2003 Kenneth MacKenzie Chemistry of ceramics
2004 John McKinnon Wool chemistry
2005 Adya Singh Wood science
2006 David Parry Biophysics
2007 Robin Mitchell[3] Pathogenic bacteria
2008 Graeme L. Gainsford X-ray crystallography
2009 Alan B. Kaiser[4] Conduction
2010 Ken McNatty[5] Mammalian reproduction
2011 Harjinder Singh[6] Milk products
2012 Michael Hendy[7] Mathematical phylogeny
2013 Graham Nugent[8] Bovine tuberculosis
2014 Wei Gao[9][10] Materials science
2015 Ian Brown[11] Materials chemistry
2016 Antony Braithwaite[12] Cancer research
2017 Alistair Jan Gunn
Laura Bennett
Joanne Davidson
Justin Dean
Colin Green 		Foetal physiology and neuroscience
2018 Jadranka Travas-Sejdic[13] Advanced polymeric and nanomaterials
2019 The SHIVERS[14] project team members:[15]
Sue Huang
Nikki Turner
Michael Baker
Cameron Grant
Adrian Trenholme 		Influenza
2020 Mark Costello[16] Ocean biodiversity informatics
2021 Mike Berridge[17] Cancer cell biology
2022 Geoffrey Waterhouse[18] Applications of nanotechnology
2023 AgResearch Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Development Team:[19]
Cecile de Klein
Tony van der Weerden
Jiafa Luo
Stefan Muetzel
Arjan Jonker 		Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

References

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  12. ^ Gibb, John (9 September 2016). "Awards go to leading academics". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  13. ^ "University of Auckland researchers honoured – The University of Auckland". www.auckland.ac.nz. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  14. ^ SHIVERS – Southern Hemisphere Influenza and Vaccine Effectiveness Research and Surveillance was an ESR led research project investigating influenza and influenza vaccines.
  15. ^ "The 'SHIVERS' flu study wins national science award". www.nzdoctor.co.nz. 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ^ "New Zealand Association of Scientists - Shorland Medal". scientists.org.nz. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  17. ^ "2020 Award Recipients". scientists.org.nz. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  18. ^ The New Zealand Association of Scientists Awards for 2022, https://doi.org/10.26686/nzsr.vi.8065
  19. ^ "2023 Award Recipients". scientists.org.nz. Retrieved 9 June 2024.