In honour of the late Ernest Oliver Tuck, FAustMS, FTSE and FAA, ANZIAM has instituted a mid-career award for outstanding research and distinguished service to the field of Applied Mathematics. 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 and previous winners of the ANZIAM medal are ineligible. The selection criteria for the award are:

 

1. Outstanding research, relative to opportunity, in Applied and/or Industrial Mathematics, where a significant proportion of the research work has been carried out in Australia and/or New Zealand.
2. Distinguished service in the field of Applied Mathematics. Service in ANZIAM related activities will be highly regarded.
3. On 1 January in the year in which the award is made, the recipient will have normally had their PhD conferred more than ten and less than twenty years ago (see note 3. below).
4. Membership of ANZIAM for at least the five calendar years preceding the year in which the award is made. Backdating of membership is not acceptable.

Between 2013 and 2017, the EO Tuck Medal was awarded at most biennially.

Notes:

 

1. In criterion 1 the research portfolio will be assessed relative to opportunity. Any significant teaching and administrative responsibilities will be considered when assessing the volume of a candidate’s research output and contribution.
2. ANZIAM considers it highly desirable that its members advance the profession into the future. The selection panel can consider the potential of the candidate to the discipline (for example, via their ability to be awarded prestigious research fellowships).
3. Any exceptional circumstances should be forwarded to the Executive Committee to assess eligibility; they will normally consider the types of career interruptions allowed by the ARC in their research fellowship guidelines.

Winners of the EO Tuck Medal

• 2013 Professor Shaun C. Hendy and Associate Professor Geoffry N. Mercer
• 2015 Associate Professor Troy W. Farrell
• 2017 Professor Kate A. Smith-Miles
• 2018 Professor Yvonne M. Stokes
• 2019 Professor Scott W. McCue
• 2020 Professor Matthew Simpson
• 2021 Professor Michael Plank
• 2022 Professor James McCaw
• 2023 Associate Professor Luke Bennetts
• 2024 Professor Alex James

The 2025 E.O. Tuck Medal: call for nominations

Nominations are now sought for the E.O. Tuck Medal, an award given in honour of the late Ernest Oliver Tuck, by ANZIAM, a division of the Australian Mathematical Society. The mid-career award is for outstanding research and distinguished service to the field of Applied Mathematics.

Closing date: 18th October 2024

Nominations for the award can be made by any member of ANZIAM other than the nominee or members of the Selection committee. A nomination should consist of four parts in the following order: (i) a career interruption statement; (ii) a brief C.V. of the nominee that includes the nominee's list of publications; (iii) a resumé of the significance of the nominee's research; and (iv) a resumé of the significance of the nominee's service contribution. Parts (i), (iii) and (iv) should be no more than one-page in length.

Nominations should be sent directly to the Committee Chair, Assoc. Prof. Murk Bottema at murk.bottema@flinders.edu.au.