The Marsden Medal is a yearly award given by the New Zealand Association of Scientists. It is named after Sir Ernest Marsden and honours "a lifetime of outstanding service to the cause or profession of science, in recognition of service rendered to the cause or profession of science in the widest connotation of the phrase." It rivals the Rutherford Medal from the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Recipients

Year Recipient Institution Reference 1974 Lucy Moore DSIR 1975 Arthur Hugh Ward Massey University 1976 Ken Harrow DSIR 1977 Jim Brodie New Zealand Oceanographic Institute 1980 Al Rae Massey University 1985 George Knox University of Canterbury 1987 Richard Taylor 1989 John Watkinson Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre 1991 Alan Kirton Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre 1997 Jennifer Hartley AgResearch 1998 Rodger Sparks Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences 1999 Graeme Wake University of Canterbury 2000 David Penny Massey University 2001 Ian Speden Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences 2002 Howard Wearing HortResearch 2003 Roger Green University of Auckland 2004 Peter Barrett Victoria University of Wellington 2005 Kevin Tate Landcare Research 2006 Tim Haskell Industrial Research Limited 2007 Ailsa Goulding University of Otago 2008 Yeap Foo Industrial Research Limited 2009 Fred Davey Geological and Nuclear Sciences 2010 Brian Robinson University of Otago 2011 Geoffrey B. Jameson Massey University 2012 Lionel Carter Victoria University of Wellington 2013 Barry Scott Massey University 2014 Mick CloutKeith Hunter University of AucklandUniversity of Otago 2015 Mike Andrews Industrial Research Limited 2016 Margaret Brimble University of Auckland 2017 Carolyn Burns University of Otago 2018 John MontgomeryWarren Tate University of AucklandUniversity of Otago 2019Paula JamesonUniversity of Canterbury 2020Martha SavageVictoria University of Wellington 2021Virginia BraunUniversity of Auckland 2022Cliff AbrahamUniversity of Otago 2023Richie PoultonUniversity of Otago 2024Mike DragunowUniversity of Auckland 2025Tony ConnerNew Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science

See also Rutherford Medal List of general science and technology awards List of awards named after people

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