Shorland Medal Explained

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

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shorland Medal . New Zealand Association of Scientists . 2018 . 26 February 2019.
  2. Halton. Brian. Some unremembered chemists: Francis Brian Shorland, OBE, PhD, DSc (L'pool), Hon. DSc(VUW), FRSNZ (1909–1999). New Zealand Science Review. 2022 . 75. 2–3 . 37–42. 10.26686/nzsr.v75i2-3.7850 . 254717767 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200115221924/https://scientists.org.nz/resources/Documents/NZSR/NZSR75(2-3).pdf. 15 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Medal for top New Zealand scientist. 26 November 2007. www.scoop.co.nz. 2 May 2020.
  4. Web site: New Zealand Association of Scientists 2009 Awards. 16 November 2009. www.scoop.co.nz. 2 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Two school of chemical and physical Sciences staff win at Welly awards. 26 November 2010. 2010 News, Wellington Faculty of Science, Victoria University of Wellington. 3 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Prominent dairy scientist awarded Shorland Medal. 11 November 2011. www.scoop.co.nz. 2 May 2020.
  7. Web site: NZAS celebrates NZ scientific achievements. 28 November 2012. www.scoop.co.nz. 2 May 2020.
  8. Web site: NZAS awards celebrate fundamental science. 21 January 2014. www.scoop.co.nz. 2 May 2020.
  9. Web site: Top engineering scientist wins major award. 13 November 2014. www.scoop.co.nz. 2 May 2020.
  10. Web site: Awards reward scientists with an eye to the future. 13 November 2014. www.scoop.co.nz. 2 May 2020.
  11. Web site: NZAS celebrate NZ scientific achievements. 20 November 2015. www.scoop.co.nz. 2 May 2020.
  12. Web site: Awards go to leading academics. Gibb. John. 9 September 2016. Otago Daily Times Online News. en. 2 May 2020.
  13. Web site: University of Auckland researchers honoured – The University of Auckland. 15 November 2018. www.auckland.ac.nz. 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. Web site: The 'SHIVERS' flu study wins national science award. 24 October 2019. www.nzdoctor.co.nz. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191029012101/https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/undoctored/shivers-flu-study-wins-national-science-award. 29 October 2019. 4 May 2020.
  16. Web site: New Zealand Association of Scientists - Shorland Medal. 2021-12-07. scientists.org.nz.
  17. Web site: 2020 Award Recipients. 2021-12-07. scientists.org.nz.
  18. The New Zealand Association of Scientists Awards for 2022, https://doi.org/10.26686/nzsr.vi.8065
  19. Web site: 2023 Award Recipients. 2024-06-09. scientists.org.nz.

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