Prizes and Awards

The following is a list of key prizes and awards won mainly by staff and postgrads whilst working in the School (undergrad prizes are included occasionally in notable cases).

2009

• Fulbright reserved candidate for General awards, Technology and Communication and Science and Engineering - Hungyen Lin
• Research Abroad Scholarship - Benjamin Ung
• IEEE South Australia Section Student Travel Assistance Fund - Hungyen Lin
• Research Abroad Scholarship - Hungyen Lin
• 2009 ARC Australian Postdoctoral (APD) fellowship - Xiaoxia Yin
• YIA Paper Award - Kelvin Wong
• ACoRN Travel Grant - Luke Balzan
• ABC Women In Engineering Scholarship - Daisy Correa
• Outstanding Paper Award - Kelvin Wong
• D R Stranks Postgraduate Travelling Fellowship - Yik Ling Lim

2008

• Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) Overseas Travel Fellowship - Shaghik Atakaramians
• Best student presentation award, ICST Conference 2008 - Don Dissanayake
• Reed Business Information (RBI) award - Martin Strange.
• IEEE South Australia Travel Assistance Award - Gretel Png
• Walter and Dorothy Duncan Trust - Gretel Png
• IEEE South Australia Section Travel Assistance Fund - Jega Balakrishnan
• Tall Poppy Award - Tamath Rainsford
• Tall Poppy Award - Mark McDonnell
• Google Australia and New Zealand Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship (Finalist) - Gretel Png
• AFUW Fellowship - Gretel Png
• The Jack Loader Research Scholarship - Gretel Png
• IEEE LEOS Graduate Student Fellowship - Withawat Withayachumnankul
• Australian Federation of University Women-South Australia (AFUW-SA) Barbara Crase Bursary - Gretel Png
• SPIE Scholarship in Optical Science and Engineering - Withawat Withayachumnankul

2007

• A winner of the poster presentation at the SPIE Symposium on Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology, Canberra, Australia - Withawat Withayachumnankul
• Contingency Travel Grant for the SPIE Symposium on Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology, Canberra, Australia - Withawat Withayachumnankul
• AFUW-SA Daphne Elliott Bursary - Gretel Png
• Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) J R Beard Travel Award - Gretel Png
• International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Educational Scholarship - Gretel Png

2006

• 2006-2008 Australian Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) - Withawat Withayachumnankul
• 2006-2008 University of Adelaide Scholarship for Postgraduate Research  - Withawat Withayachumnankul
• AUGU/RC Heddle Award, The University of Adelaide - Gretel Png
• International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Educational Scholarship - Gretel Png
• South Australian Tall Poppy Award - Bradley Ferguson
• Mutual Community scholarship - Sunny Yin
• Research Abroad scholarship - Sunny Yin
• WavE Travel Fellowship, Switzerland - Sunny Yin
• International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) travel stipend, USA - Sunny Yin

2005

• Research Abroad Scholarship, The University of Adelaide  - Gretel Png
• Mutual Community Postgraduate Travel Grant, The University of Adelaide - Gretel Png
• SPIE Travel Scholarship (USA) - Frederic D.R. Bonnet
• South Australian Young Tall Poppy award - Sam Mickan
• Alumni Postgraduate Medal - Bradley Ferguson

2004

• Landahl Scholarship (USA) - Matthew J. Berryman
• SA Young Tall Poppy Award for Science - Derek Abbott
• IEEE South Australia Section Travel Assistance Fund - Mark D. McDonnell
• The Alumni Postgraduate Medal (formerly Culross) - Samuel P. Mickan
• Research Abroad Scholarship - Matthew J. Berryman
• SPIE Travel Scholarship (USA) - Frederic D.R. Bonnet
• ARC Australian Postdoctoral (APD) Fellowship - Adrian P. Flitney
• Fellow IEEE - Derek Abbott
• IEEE AP&MTT Chapter Young Engineer Project Award - Nigel Brine
• SA Great Award in Science & Technology - Derek Abbott
• US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Travel Grant - Mark D. McDonnell
• IREE Neville Thiele Award - Derek Rogers

2003

• Santa Fe Insitute Summer School Scholarship - Matthew J. Berryman
• Mutual Community Postgraduate Scholarship - Bobby Yau
• Siemen's Prize for Innovation (State Award) - Matthew J. Berryman
• E.R.T. Tiekink Memorial Prize - Derek Abbott
• DR Stranks Postgraduate Travelling Fellowship - Mark D. McDonnell
• The Alumni Postgraduate Medal (formerly Culross) - Said Al-sarawi
• IEEE Distinguished Service Award - Robert E. Bogner
• AFUW Doreen McCarthy Bursary - Mark D. McDonnell
• Australian Academy of Sciences (AAS) Young Researcher's Award - Sam P. Mickan
• Australian Academy of Sciences (AAS) Young Researcher's Award - Mark D. McDonnell
• SPIE Best Student Paper Award (USA) - Yingbo Zhu
• SPIE Travel Scholarship - Matthew J. Berryman
• IEEE R10 Outstanding Volunteer Award - Robert E. Bogner

2002

• Santa Fe Insitute Summer School Scholarship (USA) - Mark D. McDonnell
• New Focus CLEO Scholarship - Bradley S. Ferguson
• The Alumni Postgraduate Medal (formerly Culross) - Greg P. Harmer
• TU Delft Scholarship - Peter Celinski
• Research Abroad Scholarship - Mark D. McDonnell
• PGSA Supervisor of the Year Award - Derek Abbott
• Fellow IEEE - Mike Gibbard

2001

• George Murray Scholarship - Sam P. Mickan
• SA Premier's Scholarship (ICT) - Van Khanh Nguyen

2000

• D.R. Stranks Postgraduate Scholarship - Bradley S. Ferguson
• Fulbright Scholarship - Bradley S. Ferguson
• Mutual Community Postgrad Scholarship - Bradley S. Ferguson

Last Century

• 1999 Fulbright Scholarship - Sam P. Mickan
• 1999 SA Premier’s Scholarship - Brad Ferguson
• 1999 The ISDG Best Student Paper Award - Adrian Flitney
• 1999 Frank Perry Scholarship - Wen-Kuo Lin
• 1999 EIA Individual Award for Innovation - Andrew Beaumont-Smith
• 1998 Stephen Cole the Elder Prize - Derek Abbott
• 1998 ABC Women in Engineering Scholarship - Alice Olenich
• 1997 DAAD Scholarship (Germany) - Richard Cole
• 1997 The Clare Corani Memorial Prize - Chandrika Kodikara
• 1996 The University Medal (Undergraduate) - Brian W.-H. Ng
• 1989 IREE (Aust.) Normal W.V. Hayes Medal - Bruce R. Davis
• 1988 Princeton University Academic Merit Fellowship (USA) - Edwin K.P. Chong
• 1988 R.W. Parsons Memorial Award - Edwin K.P. Chong
• 1987 Texas Instruments Australia Certificate of Acheivement - Edwin K.P. Chong
• 1986 IEE Overseas Premium Best Paper Award - Robert E. Bogner & Bruce R. Davis
• 1986 Sir William Goodman Scholarship - Edwin K.P. Chong
• 1985 The William Culross Prize - Roderick C. Bryant
• 1984 The William Culross Prize - Doraisamy “Nanda” Nandagopal
• 1981 The William Culross Prize - Paul Rohan
• 1972 IERE Norman Partridge Prize - Robert E. Bogner
• 1960 IREA Norman W.V. Hayes Medal - Eric O. Willoughby
• 1959 Carnegie Fellowship (USA) - Stephen D. Kaneff
• 1953 IEE Overseas Premium Best Paper Award - Stephen D. Kaneff
• 1950 Angus Engineering Travel Scholarship - Stephen D. Kaneff
• 1901 The James Forrest Medal—Edward “Bubbles” V. Clark