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. 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

The 2026 JH Michell Medal

 A call for nominations for the 2026 JH Michell Medal will occur in the second half of 2026.