2013 Science and Innovation Awards

Grants to realise big ideas from young rural innovators

The recipients of the 2013 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry have been announced on 5 March at the ABARES Outlook 2013 conference dinner.

Congratulations to Dr Zhong–Hua Chen who was awarded the ultimate honour with the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Award for his project ‘Functional analysis of stomatal movement genes for barley salt tolerance: connecting gene to yield performance in saline soil.’

ABARES also congratulates the recipients of the industry category awards:

• Joshua Sweeny – Australian Animal Welfare Strategy Award recipient
• Honor Calnan – Australian Meat Processor Corporation Award recipient
• Kate Plush – Australian Pork Limited Award recipient
• Robert Sharwood – Cotton Research and Development Corporation Award recipient
• Dr Zhong–Hua Chen – Grains Research and Development Corporation Award recipient
• Richard Fennessy – Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation Award recipient
• Sandrine Makiela – Horticulture Australia Limited Award recipient
• Parwinder Kaur – Meat & Livestock Australia Award recipient
• Lachlan Bull – Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Award recipient
• Jesse Leland – Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Award recipient
• Abdul Jabbar – Dairy Australia Award recipient
• Richard Brackin – Sugar Research and Development Corporation Award recipient

View the winners’ booklet to read about each recipient’s project.

Recipients have each been granted up to $22,000 to undertake a project on an emerging scientific issue or innovative activity over the next twelve months. The recipient of the Minister’s Award receives an additional $33,000 to further pursue their research area. The Awards aim to encourage science, innovation and technology in rural industries and help to advance the careers of young scientists and innovators through national recognition of their research ideas.

2013 Science Award partners

We thank our award partners for their support and commitment to the 2013 Awards.

• Australian Animal Welfare Strategy
• Australian Meat Processor Corporation
• Australian Pork Limited
• Cotton Research and Development Corporation
• Dairy Australia
• Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
• Grains Research and Development Corporation
• Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation
• Horticulture Australia
• Meat & Livestock Australia
• Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
• Sugar Research and Development Corporation.

Questions?

Contact the Science Awards team:

Phone: 02 6272 2260 or 02 6272 2303 or 02 6272 3051
Email: Science Awards team