Guests of Honour:
His Excellency General The Honourable David
Hurley AC DSC (ret’d.), Governor of New South
Wales and Patron of the Royal Society of New South
Wales, and Mrs Hurley
Distinguished Fellow’s Lecture:
“Don’t blame the unemployed”
Hon Emeritus Professor Peter Baume AC DistFRSN
Award of Medals and Prizes:
| Clarke Medal (Geology) | Professor Simon P. Turner |
| Edgeworth David Medal | Associate Professor Muireann Irish |
| History and Philosophy of Science Medal | Em Professor Roy MacLeod |
| James Cook Medal | Professor David Cooper |
| Walter Burfitt Prize | Professor Justin Gooding |
| Archibald Liversidge Research Lecture and Medal | Professor Justin Gooding |
| Poggendorff Award for plant biology and agriculture | Associate Professor Andrew Robson |
Wednesday 3 May 2017
Union, University and Schools Club, 25 Bent Street, Sydney
President Brynn Hibbert and the MC, Judith Wheeldon | Associate Professor Muireann Irish and the Governor
Professor Simon Turner and the Governor | Professor Justin Gooding and the Governor
Emeritus Professor Roy MacLeod and the Governor | Associate Professor Andrew Robson and the Governor
Professor David Cooper and the Governor | Dr Mohammad Choucair and Hon. Emeritus Professor Peter Baume
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11 February 2026
Michael Crouch Room, Mitchell Building, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney 
