Thursday, 27 August 2015

Eureka Awards

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the Eureka Awards at the Sydney Town Hall. Sometimes described as the Oscars of Australian Science, the Eureka Awards are presented each year by the Australian Museum. I wasn't nominated for an award, but I was invited to one of the Macquarie University tables for the event (I think the Uni likes to roll out its Laureate Fellows for special occasions). Congratulations to all the winners. Macquarie did pretty well, taking home two Eureka prizes (congrats to Dave Raftos and Jin Dayong). For me the highlights are always the Sleek Geek awards for the best science movies made by primary and secondary school students. Interestingly, Paige Beebe, who won the secondary school prize for her movie "the Secret of the Appendix" is actually the grand daughter of Nobel Prize winner Barry Marshall.


Since the Eureka Awards are a glamorous scientific gala, I had to dust off my tux and bowtie (thanks Phyllis for tying my bowtie!)

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2 comments:

  1. essay best16 May 2017 at 23:26

    I hope the event went great. You must have felt honored to be a part of Eureka awards.Congratulations to all the winners.

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  2. cv writing service9 August 2017 at 18:48

    This was a very sweet post! Loved seeing you looking so sharp and dapper! You really did put in all the energy in getting ready! Very cute

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