In honour of of John Henry Michell, ANZIAM, a Division of the Australian Mathematical Society, has instituted an award for outstanding new researchers. At most one award will be made annually, but only to a candidate of sufficient merit. No person can receive more than one such award. The selection criteria for the award are:

1. The researcher must have carried out distinguished research in applied and/or industrial mathematics, where a significant proportion of the research work has been carried out in Australia and/or New Zealand; AND
2. On 1 January in the year in which the AWARD is made, the recipient will be within the equivalent of the first ten years of their research-related career*, following the conferral of a PhD**; AND
3. The researcher must have been a member of ANZIAM for at least the** three calendar years preceding the year in which the AWARD is made. Backdating of membership is not acceptable

Notes:

* Allowing for significant interruptions to research development, for example, parental duties, illness, career change.
** Any exceptional circumstances should be forwarded to the Executive Committee to assess eligibility.

Past Winners

• 1999 Dr Harvinder Singh Sidhu
• 2000 Dr Antoinette Tordesillas
• 2001 Dr Nigel Bean
• 2002 Dr Stephen Lucas
• 2003 — no award — (ANZIAM2003 subsumed in ICIAM 2003)
• 2004 Dr Mark Ian Nelson
• 2005 — no award
• 2006 Dr Sanjeeva Balasuriya
• 2007 Dr Yvonne Stokes
• 2008 Dr Carlo Laing
• 2009 Dr Scott McCue
• 2011 Dr Frances Y. Kuo
• 2012 Dr Matthew Simpson
• 2013 Dr Terry O’Kane

Nominations

Nominations for the AWARD can be made by any member of ANZIAM other than the nominee. A nomination should consist of a brief C.V. of the nominee together with the nominee's list of publications and no more than a one page resumé of the significance of the nominee's work. Nominations should be forwarded in confidence, electronically in pdf format, to Associate Professor Mary Myerscough (marym@maths.usyd.edu.au), Chair of the Selection Panel, by 8th November 2013.

Please note that, where necessary, the Selection Panel will consult with appropriate assessors concerning evaluation of any nominee's research.