Award
Australia Prize (1990 - 1999)
Commonwealth of Australia
- From
- 1990
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - To
- 1999
- Functions
- Award
Summary
The Australia Prize was awarded annually by the Australian Government between 1990 and 1999 to recognise outstanding achievement in a selected area of science and technology promoting human welfare. Those areas included energy science and technology, molecular science, telecommunications, remote sensing, and physical sciences relating to mining or minerals processing. It was awarded to both Australian and international researchers. In 2000 it was replaced by the Prime Minister's Prizes for science.
Related entries
Timeline
1990 - 1999 Australia Prize
2000 - Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
2000 - Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
2000 - Prime Minister's Prize for Science
Published resources
Resources
- 'Australia Prize (1990 - 1999)', Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017], Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, 2017, https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20180314151507/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/132056/20180315-0146/science.gov.au/community/PrimeMinistersPrizesforScience/Recipients/1990-1999/Pages/default.html. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 29 October 2019, Last modified: 19 July 2022