Eureka Prizes Judges
Judges for the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes are selected based on their exceptional knowledge and expertise.
Judging process
- All judges are bound by the Judges’ Agreement and Conflict of Interest Policy.
- Each prize has its own unique judging panel consisting of a minimum of four people.
- Judging for the AM Eureka Prizes takes place in May and June.
- In the first round, judges independently review each entry against the assessment criteria and award a score.
- In the second round, each panel meets via teleconference to discuss their scores and agree on three finalists, including one winner.
- The AM Eureka Prizes team provides administrative support to each panel, but does not play a role in the decision-making process.
2020 Judges
The Australian Museum and prize partners are deeply grateful to the following individuals, who freely give their time and expertise as a judge of the 2020 Eureka Prizes:
- Professor Frazer Allan, Head of School and Dean, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
- Pamela Ameglio GAICD, Group Executive Nuclear Operations ANSTO; and Mentor, IMNIS
- Professor Ian Anderson, Director - Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
- Professor Katherine Andrews, Director, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery (GRIDD), Griffith University
- Professor Peter Andrews AO FTSE FAICD FRACI, Chairman, Implicit Bioscience Ltd
- Dr Chris Armstrong PSM, NSW Deputy Chief Scientist & Engineer, Office of NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer; and Executive Director, NSW Department of Planning, Industry & Environment
- Kathy Bail, Chief Executive Officer, UNSW PRESS LTD; and New South Books and Publishing
- Dr Sue Barrell FTSE GAICD, Science leader, independent Chair/Director
- Mike Bartlett, Senior Manager, Education & Visitor Programs, Sydney Olympic Park Authority
- Dr Amber Beavis, Assistant Manager, Science Policy Section, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
- Professor Michael Blumenstein FACS SMIEEE, Associate Dean, Research Strategy and Management, University of Technology Sydney
- Sandy Carruthers, Executive Director Strategy, Science and Corporate Services, Department for Environment and Water (SA)
- Duncan Challen, General Manager - Business Development, Sydney Science Park by Celestino
- Professor Georgia Chenevix-Trench FAA FAHMS, Head of Department, QIMR Berghofer
- Shirley Chowdhary, Chief Executive Officer, GO Foundation
- Dr Craig Cormick, Creative Director, ThinkOutsideThe; and Member, Australian Science Communicators
- Anna Davis, Leader of Learning: Science, Casimir Catholic College
- Professor Mark Dodgson AO FASSA, Professor of Innovation Studies, University of Queensland
- Adjunct Professor, Heidi Drummer, Program Director, Burnet Institute
- Professor Graham Durant AM, Director, Questacon - The National Science and Technology Centre
- Professor Tim Entwisle, Director and Chief Executive, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
- Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea AM, Executive Director, Industry Mentoring Network in STEM (IMNIS), Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering; and Co-founder & CEO, Women in STEMM Australia
- Melanie Farmer, Associate Director Research and Innovation, Western Sydney University
- Professor Les Field AM FAA, Professor of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney
- Dr Elizabeth Finkel AM, Freelance Journalist; and Editor-at-large, Cosmos Magazine
- Dr Catherine Foley AO PSM FTSE FAIP FinstP, Chief Scientist, CSIRO
- Traceylee Forester, Indigenous Partnerships Coordinator, Australian Institute of Marine Science; and Lama Lama/Nywaigi Traditional Owner
- Professor Bryan Gaensler FAA, Director, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics; and Professor of Astronomy, University of Toronto
- Dr Melina Georgousakis, Founder, Franklin Women; and Research and Policy Manager, Bupa Health Foundation
- Brandon Gifford, Senior Reptile and Spider keeper, Australian Reptile Park
- Dr Lindsey Gray, Biologist & Science Communicator, University of Sydney; and Research Affiliate, Channel Seven
- Mitra Gusheh, Executive Manager - Social Impact, University of Technology Sydney
- Associate Professor Melissa Hart, Graduate Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, UNSW Sydney
- Ms Amanda Heyworth, Non-Executive Director, UniSA Ventures
- Professor Lesley Hughes, Distinguished Professor of Biology and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Integrity & Development), Macquarie University
- Professor Maria Kavallaris AM FAHMS FRSN, Director, Australian Centre for Nanomedicine, UNSW Sydney; and Head, Translational Cancer Nanomedicine Theme, Children's Cancer Institute
- Dr Sue Keay, Research Director – Cyber Physical Systems, CSIRO Data61
- Dr Georgina Kelly, Executive Director, Science Division, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE)
- Dr Inna Kolyshkina, Director, Data Science, Analytikk Consulting Services
- Juliana La Rosa, Head of Communications and Government Relations, ASC Pty Ltd
- Dr Paul Lawrence, Executive Director, Queensland Department of Environment and Science; and Science Delivery and Knowledge, Science and Technology Division
- Professor Joan Leach, Director, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
- Dr Tony Lindsay FTSE, SMIEEE, Director, STELaRLab, Lockheed Martin Australia
- Professor Dena Lyras FASM, Professor of Microbiology, Deputy Director of Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University; and President of the Australian Society for Microbiology
- Professor Alan Mackay-Sim, Emeritus Professor, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery
- Lynne Malcolm, Radio broadcaster - ABC Radio Science and Health Unit, ABC
- Professor Bernard Mans, Professor of Computer Science, Macquarie University
- Dr Jennifer Metcalfe, Director Econnect Communication; and Campus Visitor, Australian National University
- Professor Richard Mildren, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University; and Deputy Director, MQ Photonics Research Centre
- Associate Professor Alexey Muraviev, Associate Professor of National Security and Strategic Studies, Curtin University
- Professor Mary Myerscough, Professor of Mathematical Biology, University of Sydney
- Dr Aaron Ng, Group Technical Manager - Health Care Business Group, 3M Australia
- Emeritus Professor Neville Nicholls FAA, Emeritus Professor, Monash University
- Dr Penny Palmer, Executive Producer, Catalyst, ABC Television
- Professor Andrew Peele FTSE, Director – Australian Synchrotron, ANSTO
- Professor Barry Pogson, Head of Division of Plant Sciences, Australian National University
- Dr Susan Pond AM FRSN FTSE, Chair, NSW Smart Sensing Work
- Professor Laura Poole-Warren AM FTSE FAIMBE FBSE, Professor, UNSW Sydney
- Professor Colin Raston AO FAA, Professor in Clean Technology, Flinders University
- Bruce Ritchie, Senior Manager, Communications & Events, Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer
- Dr Erin Roger, Chair, Australian Citizen Science Association; and Global Partnerships Advisor, CSIRO
- Associate Professor Tracy Rushmer, Associated Dean Higher Degree Research FSE and Associate Professor Earth and Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University
- Professor Mark Schembri, Professor and NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, University of Queensland
- Dr Amy Shi-Nash, Global Head of Analytics and Data Science, HSBC
- Dr Jen Taylor, Research Director, CSIRO
- Professor Glen Ulett, Professor of Microbiology, Griffith University
- Kylie Walker, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering; and Chair, Australian National Commission for UNESCO
- Tim Wallace, Editor, The Conversation
- Professor Matt Wand FAA, Distinguished Professor of Statistics, University of Technology Sydney
- Dr Jonathan Webb, Science Editor, ABC
- Professor Geoff Webb, Professor, Monash University
- Professor Jim Williams AM FAA FTSE, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University; and Vice President, Australian Academy of Science
- Dr Robyn Williams AM, Presenter, The Science Show, ABC’s Radio National
- Riana Yeates, Assistant Manager, Science Policy Section, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources