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Winners of the 2024 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science

9 Oct 2024 11:00 AM | Anonymous

Professor Matthew Bailes heads Australia’s research into fast radio bursts (FRBs) and gravitational waves, both of which are leading to important breakthroughs in astrophysics and cosmology. He and his team discovered the first FRB, a massively energetic flash of radiation from a distant galaxy.

Congratulations Professor Bailes, Swinburne University of Technology and ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), for receiving the 2024 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.


Dr Andrew Horsley founded Quantum Brilliance, making quantum devices with diamonds. He and his team conducted research to address the key barriers to using synthetic diamond for room temperature quantum computing. He has unlocked pathways for quantum computing to become an everyday technology.

Congratulations Dr Horsley for receiving the 2024 Prize for New Innovators.


Distinguished Professor Tianyi Ma has developed new technologies including a floating device that uses solar energy to produce hydrogen from seawater, and a way of turning carbon dioxide into fuels such as ethanol. His research is supporting Australia’s transition to clean energy and net zero.

Congratulations Professor Ma, RMIT University, for receiving the 2024 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year.


More about the 2024 PM's Prizes winners here.

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