Status

Nominations for the 2022 award will open in early 2021.
 

Guidelines

• Guidelines for nominators
• Guidelines for referees

Award background and eligibility

The Ian Wark Medal and Lecture commemorates the contributions to Australian science and industry by the late Sir Ian William Wark CMG CBE FAA FTSE.

The award recognises research that contributes to the prosperity of Australia where that prosperity is attained through the advancement of scientific knowledge or its application, or both. The award is normally made every two years and includes a $3,000 honorarium. The Medal and a lecture is presented at a dinner in the Awardees State capital. 

The Australian Academy of Science encourages nominations of female candidates and of candidates from a broad geographical distribution.

Candidates may be put forward for more than one award. If a proposed candidate is already the recipient of an Academy award, the second award must be for a distinct, additional, body of work undertaken since the first award, and/or work in a different field.

Awardees

• 2018—C. J. Drummond
• 2016—M. Green
• 2014—M. Gu
• 2012—K.Galvin
• 2010—A. Yu
• 2008—A.F. Reid
• 2006—G.M. Clark
• 2003—G.J. Jameson
• 2001—K.G. McCracken
• 1998—T.W. Healy
• 1996—R. Woodall
• 1994—H.K. Worner
• 1991—W.J. Trahar
• 1989—D.H. Solomon
• 1987—A.L.G. Rees