Person
Scott, Susan M.
FAA
- Occupation
- Astrophysicist and Theoretical physicist
Summary
Susan Scott is an astrophysicist internationally recognised for her research in gravitational waves. Her work focuses on gravitational waves, mathematical aspects of general relativity, and cosmology and extragalactic astronomy. Having joined the Australian National University in 1998, Scott became Professor of Theoretical Physics in 2009. She leads the University's General Relativity Theory and Data Analysis Group, which is part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration. In 2020 Scott was awarded the Dirac Medal from the University of New South Wales and the Australian Institute of Physics, and was joint winner, with colleagues David Blair, David McClelland and Peter Veitch, of the Prime Minister's Prize for Science.
Details
"Susan Scott has made ground-breaking discoveries in the fields of general relativity and gravitational wave science. Her theoretical work includes advancing our understanding of both singularities and the global structure of space-time. Professor Scott has also been a pioneer in the analysis of astrophysical signatures in gravitational wave experiments." [from https://www.science.org.au/profile/susan-scott 11/7/2022]
Chronology
- 1979
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), Monash University
- 1986 - 1989
- Award - Rhodes Fellowship, University of Oxford
- 1991
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Adelaide
- 1992 - 1998
- Award - ARC Australian Research Fellow
- 1999 -
- Award - Fellow, Institute of Physics, United Kingdom
- 2004 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics
- 2004 -
- Award - Fellow, European Academy of Sciences
- 2009 -
- Career position - Professor of Theoretical Physics, Australian National University
- 2016 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2016 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Mathematical Society
- 2016
- Award - Gruber Cosmology Prize, Gruber Foundation
- 2016
- Award - Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence, Australian National University
- 2016
- Award - Special Breakthrough Prize for Fundamental Physics
- 2017 -
- Career position - Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzgRAV)
- 2017
- Award - Group Achievement Award in Astronomy, Royal Astronomical Society
- 2017
- Award - Einstein Medal, Einstein Society, Switzerland
- 2017
- Award - Bruno Rossi Prize, American Astronomical Society
- 2017
- Award - Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research
- 2020 -
- Award - Fellow, American Physical Society
- 2020 -
- Award - Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Theoretical Physics, University of New South Wales and Australian Institute of Physics
- 2020
- Award - Prime Minister's Prize for Science (jointly)
- 2022 -
- Award - Fellow, International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG)
- 2022 -
- Career position - Editor-in-Chief, Classical and quantum gravity
- 2022
- Award - Walter Burfitt Prize, Royal Society of New South Wales Sciences and Technology, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 2022
- Award - Blaise Pascal Medal, European Academy of Science
- 2023
- Award - Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal (jointly with Nick Wormald), Australian Academy of Science
- 2024
- Award - George Szekeres Medal, Australian Mathematical Society
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Published resources
Resources
- Prime Minister's Prizes for Science 2020 [citations], Department of Industry, Science and Resources, Canberra, 2020, https://www.industry.gov.au/data-and-publications/prime-ministers-prizes-for-science-2020. Details
- 'Susan Scott - Citation at year of election, 2016', The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links], Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/susan-scott. Details
- Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, 2023. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/thomas-ranken-lyle-medal. Details
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Created: 11 July 2022, Last modified: 16 December 2025