School of Science and Technology
The School of Science and Technology offers a range of discipline-based awards which recognise academic achievement in Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Pharmacy, Physics, and Physiology. The award of a prize is cited on the recipient’s academic transcript or academic record. Information about available awards for Science and Technology students can be found below.
| Prize | Value | Terms | Current Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Society for Microbiology Prize | $300 | Awarded annually to the student, if of sufficient merit, who has the highest aggregate in MICR220, MICR350 and BTEC360 and who is enrolled in a Bachelor of Science with a major in Microbiology | Shari Tyler |
| Eleanor Kitto Memorial Prize | $250 | Awarded to the external student, if of sufficient merit, who has gained the best result in a second or third year Pure Mathematics unit | Callum Whitehead |
| Gaius McIntosh & Family Prize Applied Mathematics | $250 | Awarded to the undergraduate who, if of sufficient merit, has achieved the most distinguished result in 200 or 300 level Applied or Pure Mathematics units. | Sachini Thilangika Irugalbandara |
| H M Spedding Prize for Mathematics | $250 | Awarded to the woman undergraduate or graduate, if of sufficient merit, who obtains the best results in a Mathematics unit | Anna Putrino |
| KG Lewis Prize in Organic Chemistry - 1st Year | $250 | Awarded annually, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Science and Technology to the undergraduate students who most distinguish themselves in both the theoretical and practical aspects of the first-year units in Organic Chemistry. In the case of the first-year prize, it is a requirement that the student be enrolled, in the following year, in the second year unit of Organic Chemistry | Anqian Sun |
| KG Lewis Prize in Organic Chemistry - 2nd Year | $250 | Awarded annually, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Science and Technology to the undergraduate students, if of sufficient merit, who most distinguish themselves in both the theoretical and practical aspects of the second-year units in Organic Chemistry. | Kwehlubuhle Moyo |
| KG Lewis Prize in Organic Chemistry - 3rd Year | $250 | Awarded annually, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Science and Technology to the undergraduate students, if of sufficient merit, who most distinguish themselves in both the theoretical and practical aspects of the third-year units in Organic Chemistry. | Tori Thomas |
| KG Lewis Prize in PhD in Chemistry | $500 | Awarded to a PhD Organic Chemistry Student to support with travel costs. | Oscar Lamb |
| Lily Pereg Memorial Award | $3,500 | By application closing Feb annually. Selection will be made according to the following criteria: Academic merit; project scope, with priority given to microbiology related projects; student statement - motivation for the project and career aspirations, identification of any special conditions or obstacles student has overcome in their studies, e.g. financial, geographic, cultural or other disadvantage | Not Awarded in 2025 |
| Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for Exercise and Sports Science | $500 | This award recognises the student who has demonstrated exceptional academic performance by achieving the highest GPA within their cohort in either the Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science or the Bachelor of Clinical Exercise | Layne Hamspon |
| Physiology Prize for Third Year Physiology | $500 | Awarded to the undergraduate, if of sufficient distinction, who has achieved the highest aggregate mark for at least three of the following units: NEUR330, NEUR331, NEUR332, NEUR333, NEUR334, NEUR335, NEUR337, PSIO331, PSIO332, PSIO335 and PSIO350. | Georgina Langburne-Knox |
| R H Stokes Prize for Experimental Chemistry | $750 | Awarded annually, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Science and Technology, to the fourth-year student, if of sufficient merit, who most distinguishes themself in the experimental aspects of their research project in Chemistry | Katie Fisher |
| Riggs Prize in Chemistry for First Year | $750 | Awarded annually to a student who has successfully completed both CHEM110 and CHEM120 within the Bachelor of Science. The nominee will have made an original and/or critical approach to class work in Chemistry, including, for example, by asking questions or making suggestions which illuminate the class work for all students. | Josiah Cann |
| Riggs Prize in Chemistry for Second Year | $750 | Awarded annually to a student, if of sufficient merit, who has shown academic excellence in Chemistry units during both trimesters. In particular, making the most original and/or critical approach to class work. | Fran Lake |
| Riggs Prize in Chemistry for Third Year | $750 | Awarded annually to a student, if of sufficient merit, who has shown academic excellence in Chemistry units during both trimesters. In particular, making the most original and/or critical approach to class work. | Emma Tomlinson |
| School Prizes in Mathematics and Computer Science - 1st Year Applied Mathematics | $500 | Awarded to the undergraduate students, if of sufficient merit, who gain the most distinguished results in units offered by the school. There shall be one award for each of the first-year Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics and Computer Science; one award for second- or third-year units in each of Pure Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics and Computer Science; and two awards for any undergraduate units offered by the school. A prize may be shared by two or more students; an individual student may be awarded more than one prize. | Chris Mason Moira Kathleen Cully Leighton Morgan Arielle Johnson Nathan Shorter Jarrah Prately Yiye Zhou Melanie Willis Connor Murphy |
| Thomas Arnold Burr Memorial Prize | $250 | Awarded on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Science and Technology to the undergraduate students, if of sufficient merit, who gain the most distinguished results in units offered by the school. There shall be one award for each of the first-year Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics and Computer Science; one award for second- or third-year units in each of Pure Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics and Computer Science; and two awards for any undergraduate units offered by the school. A prize may be shared by two or more students; an individual student may be awarded more than one prize. | Daniel Ho |
