Gold Medals

The AINSE Gold Medal is awarded for excellence in research, based on publications over the last five years which acknowledge AINSE support.

The AINSE Gold Medal may be awarded jointly to collaborating researchers and one medal is reserved for graduate students, including those who have recently completed their PhD projects. 

Nominees for awards are submitted to the AINSE Council by the Specialist Committees for consideration at the December meeting each year.

Awards are usually presented in the following May at the at the time of the Council meeting, and at the presentation of the medal, Gold Medallists give an address on their research.

Download AINSE Gold Medal Nomination Form 

AINSE Gold Medal Awards

Year

Recipient

Presented  

2012 Ms Kateryna Bazaka, James Cook University (Student) May 2012
2011 Mr Mark Paskevicius, Curtin University (Student) May 2011
2010 Mr Sharth Sriram, RMIT University (Student) May 2010
2009 Mr Paul Saines Jun 2009
2007 Professor Stewart Campbell, University of New South Wales   Dec 2007 
2007 Mr Andrew Wroe, University of Wollongong (Student) Apr 2008
2006 Mr John Daniels, Monash University (Student) Dec 2007
2005 Dr Shane Kennedy, Bragg Institute, ANSTO Dec 2005
2004 Mr Gianluca Paglia, Curtin University of Technology (Student) Dec 2004
2003 A/Professor Brendan Kennedy, The University of Sydney  May 2003 
2003 Mr Iwan Cornelius, University of Wollongong (Student) Dec 2004
1999 Professor Jim Camakaris,The University of Melbourne May 2000
1999 Mr Darren Goossens, Monash University (Student) May 2000
1998 Prof Ian McDougall, The Australian National University May 1999 
1998 Mr Ismundar, The University of Sydney  (Student) May 1999
1997 Dr Trevor Hicks, Reader in Physics at Monash University May 1998
1997 Ms Katrina Frankcombe, University of Tasmania (Student) May 1998
1996  La Trobe University Fission Track Research Group led by
Prof Andrew Gleadow
May 1997
1996 Mr Jarrod Martin, The University of New South Wales (Student) May 1997
1995 Dr David Hill, Dr Peter Pomery, the late Professor James O'Donnell, The University of Queensland  May 1996 
1995 Mr Scott Walker, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Student) May 1996
1994  Professor Len Lindoy, James Cook University Dec 1995 
1994 Mr Xing Sheng Li, Curtin University (Student) Dec 1995
1993  Professor Don Napper and Professor Bob Gilbert, The University of Sydney Nov 1994 
1992 Professor Syd Haydon, University of New England Nov 1993