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, 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. 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. Active membership must be demonstrated within that three-year period****.

Notes:

*Allowing for significant interruptions to research development,for example, parental duties, illness, career change.
**Any exceptional circumstances should be forwarded to the Selection Committee to assess eligibility.
***Membership is considered to be current and continuous provided that membership dues are paid within or before the calendar year in which they are due.
****Active membership would be demonstrated, for example, with evidence of attending ANZIAM events, involvement in their organisation, or involvement in ANZIAM committees, be that at the local branch, special- interest group, or overarching ANZIAM level. 

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
• 2014 Dr Ngamta (Natalie) Thamwattana
• 2015 Dr Barry Cox
• 2016 Associate Professor Joshua Ross
• 2017 Dr Alys Clark
• 2018 Associate Professor Claire Postlethwaite
• 2019 Professor Ryan Loxton
• 2020 Associate Professor Jennifer Flegg
• 2021 Dr Lewis Mitchell
• 2022 Dr Elliot Carr
• 2023 Dr Christopher Lustri
• 2024 Dr Vivien Challis
• 2025 Assoc Prof Matthew Tam
• 2026 Dr Stuart Johnston

Call for nominations for the 2027 JH Michell Medal

Nominations for the award can be made by any member of ANZIAM other than the nominee or members of the Selection committee. A nomination portfolio should consist of three parts in the following order:

 (i) a statement detailing the impact that any career interruptions have had on the candidate’s opportunity to carry out research; 

(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 relative to opportunity. 

Each of parts (i) and (iii) should be no more than one-page in length.

Nominations should be sent to the ANZIAM Secretary <anziam.secretary@gmail.com> by Friday 16 October.