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Line 1: {{copyvio-revdel\|url=https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/honorific-awardees/2023-awardees\|url2=https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/honorific-awardees/2021-awardees\|url3=https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities-2/honorific-awardees/2024-awardees}} {{Short description\|Australian biological and physical science award}} [[File:Peter-hall.ruby.payne-scott.jpg\|thumb\|Ruby Payne-Scott (1912–1981) Australian pioneer in [[radiophysics]] and [[radio astronomy]].]] The '''Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture''' for women in science is a distinguished career award that acknowledges outstanding Australian women researchers in the biological sciences or physical science. It is ~~one of the most prestigious accolades~~ conferred by the [[Australian Academy of Science]] and is awarded to ~~women~~ researchers who are ~~normally~~usually resident in ~~Australia~~, and ~~who~~ conduct their research predominantly in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture for women in science {{!}} Australian Academy of Science \|url=https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/ruby-payne-scott-medal-and-lecture-women-science \|access-date=2024-04-06 \|website=www.science.org.au \|language=en}}</ref> This award, established in 2021, honours the contributions of [[Ruby Payne-Scott]], particularly in the fields of [[radiophysics]] and [[radio astronomy]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Academy launches two new career awards for 2021 {{!}} Australian Academy of Science \|url=https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/academy-launches-two-new-career-awards-2021 \|access-date=2024-04-06 \|website=www.science.org.au \|language=en}}</ref> The medal was established in 2021 and honours Australian pioneer women scientists.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Academy launches two new career awards for 2021 {{!}} Australian Academy of Science \|url=https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/academy-launches-two-new-career-awards-2021 \|access-date=2024-04-06 \|website=www.science.org.au \|language=en}}</ref> == Recipients == Line 13 ⟶ 10: !Year !Recipients ! !Contribution ! Line 18 ⟶ 16: \|2021 \|[[Cheryl Praeger]] \|Mathematics \|▼ \|has made groundbreaking contributions to group theory and [[combinatorics]]. Her work centers on the mathematics of [[symmetry]], particularly in the context of [[List of finite simple groups\|finite simple groups]]. Actively involved in gender diverse education in the mathematics fields. \|<ref>{{Cite web \|title=2021 awardees {{!}} Australian Academy of Science \|url=https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/honorific-awardees/2021-awardees \|access-date=2024-04-06 \|website=www.science.org.au \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Catchpole \|first=Heather \|date=2021-03-12 \|title=AAS awards 24 outstanding Australian scientists - Science Meets Business \|url=https://sciencemeetsbusiness.com.au/outstanding-contributions-to-science-recognised-by-the-australian-academy-of-science/,%20https://sciencemeetsbusiness.com.au/outstanding-contributions-to-science-recognised-by-the-australian-academy-of-science/ \|access-date=2024-04-06 \|website=sciencemeetsbusiness.com.au \|language=en-us}}</ref> \|- \|2022 \|[[Liz Dennis]] \|plant molecular biology \| \|has made significant contributions to our understanding of [[plant development]], vernalization-induced flowering, and increasing the yield of hybrid varieties. Her analysis of the basis of [[hybrid vigor]] has been exceptional in [[Arabidopsis]] and also in [[rice]]. She has worked to overcome the first-generation limitations for hybrids and so ensure continuous high food grain production. \|<ref>{{Cite web \|last=CSIRO \|title=CSIRO scientists honoured in Academy of Science awards \|url=https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2022/March/CSIRO-scientists-honoured-in-Academy-of-Science-awards \|access-date=2024-04-06 \|website=www.csiro.au \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2022 awardees {{!}} Australian Academy of Science \|url=https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/honorific-awardees/2022-awardees \|access-date=2024-04-06 \|website=www.science.org.au \|language=en}}</ref> \|- \|2023 \|[[Jenny Graves\|Jennifer Graves]] \|Genetics \| \|Researched the [[genetic diversity]] of [[Fauna of Australia\|Australian animals]] and introduced new theories on the origin and evolution of the human sex chromosomes and [[Sex-determination system\|sex determination.]] \|<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Centre for Transformative Innovation \|first=Swinburne University of Technology \|title=Graves, Jennifer Ann Marshall - Person - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation \|url=https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004126b.htm \|access-date=2024-04-06 \|website=www.eoas.info \|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2023 awardees {{!}} Australian Academy of Science \|url=https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/honorific-awardees/2023-awardees \|access-date=2024-04-06 \|website=www.science.org.au \|language=en}}</ref> \|- \|2024 \|[[Kerrie Mengersen]] \|Statistics \| \| Has developed new [[statistical methodology]], and explored real-world applications, such as digital and [[citizen science]] data, and the intersection between statistics, [[machine learning]] and [[artificial intelligence]]. An Australian pioneer and leader in [[Bayesian statistics]]. \|<ref>{{Cite web \|title=2024 awardees {{!}} Australian Academy of Science \|url=https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities-2/honorific-awardees/2024-awardees \|access-date=2024-04-06 \|website=www.science.org.au \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2024 Australian Academy of Science Awards \|url=https://www.snowmedical.org.au/news/2024-australian-academy-of-science-awards \|access-date=2024-04-06 \|website=Snow Medical \|language=en}}</ref> ▲\|- \|2025 \|[[Jane Visvader]] \|Biology \|contribution to breast cancer research \|<ref>{{Cite web \|title=2025 awardees: 2025 Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture \|url=https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities-2/honorific-awardees/2025-awardees#payne-scott \|access-date=2025-07-13 \|website=Australian Academy of Science \|language=en}}</ref> \|} Line 41 ⟶ 49: [[Category:Australian science and technology awards]] [[Category:Science awards honoring women]] [[Category:Awards established in 2021]] [[Category:Australian Academy of Science Awards]]