James Cook Medal

The James Cook Medal is awarded on an occasional basis by the Royal Society of New South Wales for "outstanding contributions to science and human welfare in and for the Southern Hemisphere". It was established in 1947 from funds donated by Henry Ferdinand Halloran, a member of the Society. ^[1]

Recipients

Source: RSNSW

• 2015 Professor Martin Green ^[2]
• 2013 Professor Brien Holden ^[3]
• 1999 Peter Colman ^[4]
• 1994 Sir Gustav Nossal ^[5]
• 1991 Graeme Milbourne Clark ^[6]
• 1987 Phillip Garth Law
• 1985 Donald Metcalf
• 1984 Ronald Lawrie Huckstep
• 1979 Robert John Walsh
• 1978 Sir Lawrence J. Wackett ^[7]
• 1977 I.A. Watson
• 1975 A. Walsh
• 1974 Sir Marcus L. Oliphant
• 1969 Lord Casey of Berwick
• 1966 Sir William Hudson
• 1965 John Gunther
• 1964 M.R. Lemberg
• 1961 Sir John Eccles
• 1959 Albert Schweitzer
• 1956 Sir Ian Clunies Ross ^[8]
• 1955 A.P. Elkin
• 1954 Sir Frank M. Burnet
• 1953 Sir David Rivett
• 1952 W.L. Waterhouse
• 1951 Sir Norman McAlister Gregg ^[9]
• 1950 Sir Neil H. Fairley
• 1948 B.A. Houssay
• 1947 The Rt. Hon. J.C. Smuts

References

1. "The James Cook Medal". Royal Society of new South Wales. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
2. "ACAP Director awarded James Cook Medal". Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
3. "Visionary receives James Cook Medal". BrienHolden Vision Institute. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
4. "Peter Malcolm Colman". CSIRO. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
5. "SVI Patron - Gustav JV Nossal". St Vincents Institute. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
6. "Teacher notes - Professor Graeme Clark". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
7. "Wackett, Sir Lawrence James (1896–1982)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
8. "History in the Making". Museum Victoria. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
9. "Perinatal lessons from the past: Sir Norman Gregg, ChM, MC, of Sydney (1892–1966) and rubella embryopathy". PMC. Retrieved 31 August 2015.