August 1, 2025
A number of Society Fellows and previous winners of Society Awards are among the finalists of the 2025 Australian Museum Eureka Awards—the country’s most comprehensive national science awards, honouring excellence across the spectrum of research and innovation, leadership, science engagement, and school science.
Presented annually in partnership with some of the nation’s leading scientific institutions, government organisations, universities, and corporations, the Eureka Prizes raise the profile of science and science engagement in the community by celebrating outstanding achievements.
Amongst the finalists in this year’s Prizes are:
- Associate Professor Noushin Nasiri, leader of the Macquarie University ‘Fission Chips Team’ and winner of the RSNSW 2021 Warren Prize — nominated for the Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology
- Dr Xuan Li, of the University of Technology Sydney and winner of the 2024 RSNSW Ida Browne Early Career Medal — nominated for the Macquarie University Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher
- Professor Anita Ho-Baillie FRSN of the University of Sydney and winner of the RSNSW 2022 Warren Prize, Professor Alex McBratney AM FAA of the University of Sydney and winner of the RSNSW 2024 Poggendorff Award, and Professor Yansong Shen FRSN of UNSW Sydney and winner of the 2025 RSNSW Edgeworth David Medal — nominated for the Eureka Prize for Sustainability Research
- Distinguished Professor Ian Paulsen FRSN FAA of Macquarie University — nominated for the Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science
- Professor Thomas Maschmeyer AO FRSN FAA FTSE and Professor Robert Park FRSN FTSE of the University of Sydney— nominated for the UNSW Eureka Prize for Societal Impact of Science
The Council of the Royal Society of New South Wales extends warm congratulations to each of the above finalists on this recognition of their achievements.
