A pioneer in gravitational wave theory and mathematical physics, Distinguished Professor Susan Scott’s groundbreaking work has influenced the global scientific community and inspired a new generation of researchers.

AIP Fellow Prof Scott (Australian National University) has been awarded the George Szekeres Medal of the Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS).

The George Szekeres Medal is the most prestigious award of the AustMS. She is only the third woman to be awarded it, the second person (first woman) from ANU.

The medal was awarded in the opening ceremony of the joint meetings of the AustMS, American Mathematical Society, and New Zealand Mathematical Society held in Auckland in December 2024.

Read more about Prof Susan Scott and the Medal here.

Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop is a pioneer in the exploitation of the mechanical action of light: radiation pressure, photon momentum, and electrical and magnetic forces.

Her research has been a significant driver of new physics and new technologies in biomedicine.

AIP Fellow Prof Rubinsztein-Dunlop (University of Queensland) has been awarded the SPIE Gold Medal for innovations in the transfer of optical angular momentum to matter.

This Medal is the highest honour the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers bestows.

Read more about Prof Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop and the Medal here.