Australian Laureate Fellowship

The Australian Laureate Fellowship is an Australian professorial research fellowship awarded by the Australian Research Council. Fellows are chosen each year for five-year awards. In 2023 8 industry-focused Laureate Fellowships were awarded for the first time.

Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Georgina Sweet fellowships In 2010, the Australian Research Council created the Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowships. The Kathleen Fitzpatrick fellowship is named for Kathleen Fitzpatrick and honours a woman candidate in a humanities field. The Georgina Sweet fellowship is named for Georgina Sweet and honours a woman in a science or technology discipline. In addition to the funding from the standard Australian laureate fellowship, both of these named fellowships include an additional $20,000 per year to promote women in research.

Recipients

2025 NameArea of ResearchInstitutionNotesRefsAlex CollieReforming Australia's work disability benefit systemsMonash UniversityWenhui DuanRe-imagining concrete as a carbon sinkMonash UniversityRobert EdwardsNew horizons for synthetic phagesFlinders UniversityXiaojing HaoMultidimensional Targeted Synthesis of Compound Semiconductor PV MaterialsUniversity of New South WalesJulie HenryTransforming understanding of cognitive ageing: Bridging the lab-life gapUniversity of QueenslandMatt KingTracking and predicting the future of the East Antarctic Ice SheetUniversity of TasmaniaSean LiTransforming 2D Transistors: Breakthroughs in Nano-Dielectric EngineeringUniversity of New South WalesJosephine McDonaldPilbara Dreaming: Rock Art, Water and Heritage FuturesUniversity of Western AustraliaFelicity MeakinsAmplifying Indigenous Ecological Knowledge in Western Science with LanguageUniversity of QueenslandKathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate FellowshipTiffany MorrisonTransforming environmental governance for novel ocean-based climate actionUniversity of MelbourneRichard PayneUnlocking the Modified ProteomeUniversity of SydneyAnya ReadingThe expedited discovery of subsurface AntarcticaUniversity of TasmaniaGeorgina Sweet Australian Laureate FellowshipDaichao ShengNext-generation geotechnologies for high-speed and heavy-haul railUniversity of Technology SydneyHrvoje TkalčićEchoes from the Planetary Cores: Seismic Insights into Deep WorldsAustralian National UniversityJames WardTransforming cities for Indigenous Peoples' social and emotional wellbeingUniversity of QueenslandGeoffrey WebbTemporal analytics for a complex, dynamic and ever-changing worldMonash UniversityChuan ZhaoA next-generation water splitter for a green-hydrogen futureUniversity of New South Wales

2024 NameArea of ResearchInstitutionNotesRefsDerek AbbottUltrasensitive terahertz sensingUniversity of AdelaideAndrew BakerStalagmites and groundwaterUniversity of New South WalesGabrielle BelzImmune response in vertebratesUniversity of QueenslandNathaniel BindoffEarth's response to emission reductionsUniversity of TasmaniaAlan CollinsMapping Earth's surfaceUniversity of AdelaideYihong DuPartial differential equationsUniversity of New EnglandChristopher GibsonDecarbonisation transitionsUniversity of WollongongMichael KearneyPests and climate changeUniversity of MelbourneLiza LimMusical approach to climate changeUniversity of SydneyJames McCawMathematical modelling for infectious diseasesUniversity of MelbourneAndrea MorelloQuantum computingUniversity of New South WalesJacqueline PeelInternational law for corporate climate accountabilityUniversity of MelbourneKathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate FellowshipSharon RobinsonFuture of Antarctic ecosystemsUniversity of WollongongJeffrey WalkerSurveillance capability for natural disastersMonash UniversityHongxia WangMolecular engineering for solar cell developmentQueensland University of TechnologyGeorgina Sweet Australian Laureate FellowshipMichael WardUnderstanding the wild domestic animal interfaceUniversity of SydneyThomas WernbergGreat Southern ReefUniversity of Western Australia

2023 NameArea of ResearchInstitutionNotesRefsXuemei BaiZero carbon citiesAustralian National UniversityJacqueline BatleyDisease resistance in plantsUniversity of Western AustraliaJaneen BaxterGender equalityUniversity of QueenslandKathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate FellowshipPhillip CasseyWildlife crimeThe University of AdelaideIndustry LaureateJoshua CinnerCoral reef fisheriesJames Cook UniversityHeike Ebendorff-HeidepriemGlass fibersThe University of AdelaideIndustry LaureateTerry FlewDigital technologies and societal trustUniversity of SydneyTimothy FletcherStormwater managementThe University of MelbourneIndustry LaureateGary FroylandDynamical systems and dataUniversity of New South WalesAlexander HamiltonQuantum computingThe University of New South WalesIndustry LaureateMatthew HornseyCarbon transitionUniversity of QueenslandJane McAdamEmergency evacuations and lawUniversity of New South WalesNam-Trung NguyenMicrofluidics, wearable medical devicesGriffith UniversitySarah PinkDigital economy and net zero transitionMonash UniversityShizhang QiaoBattery storageThe University of AdelaideIndustry LaureateVeena SahajwallaE-waste recyclingThe University of New South WalesIndustry LaureateJennifer Smith-MerryThe National Disability Insurance SchemeThe University of SydneyIndustry LaureateCatherine StampflRenewable energyUniversity of SydneyGeorgina Sweet Australian Laureate FellowshipWilly SusiloCryptographyUniversity of WollongongGerhard SwiegersGreen hydrogenThe University of SydneyIndustry LaureateGene TysonPredictive understanding of the human microbiomeQueensland University of TechnologyShaobin WangNonmetals for green catalysisUniversity of AdelaideGeordie WilliamsonFundamental symmetries of discrete structuresUniversity of SydneyYusuke YamauchiConductive porous catalystsUniversity of QueenslandAlpha YapTissue mechanics and cell sociologyUniversity of Queensland

2022 NameArea of ResearchInstitutionNotesRefsTimothy BeddingAsteroseismologyUniversity of SydneyLarissa BehrendtFirst NationsUniversity of Technology SydneyKathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate FellowshipDavid BowmanBushfiresUniversity of TasmaniaCyrille BoyerLight-Driven manufacturingUniversity of New South WalesAnne CastlesLiteracy in adolescenceMacquarie UniversitySimon DriverDark matterUniversity of Western AustraliaJoanne EtheridgeElectron microscopyMonash UniversityGeorgina Sweet Australian Laureate FellowshipAlexander FornitoHuman brainMonash UniversityAndrew Hassellmathematics of wave motionAustralian National UniversityMark KrumholzsupercomputingAustralian National UniversityLidia Morawskaair quality in buildingsQueensland University of TechnologyMichael Stumpfmathematical biologyUniversity of MelbourneKaren Thorpeearly childhood learningUniversity of QueenslandMatt Traunano-manufacturingUniversity of QueenslandPeter VethTraditional Custodians' heritage protectionUniversity of Western AustraliaNicolas Voelckerwearable sensorsMonash University

2021 NameArea of ResearchInstitutionNotesRefsMatthew BarnettMetal recyclingDeakin UniversityAxel BrunsPartisanship, polarisation and democracyQueensland University of TechnologyHelen ByrneMathematical biologyUniversity of SydneyKishan Dholakia3D volumetric imagingUniversity of AdelaideJeffery ErringtonBiology of L-form bacteriaUniversity of SydneySharon FrielGlobal health equityAustralian National UniversityKliti GriceBiofilm entombment and microbial functionalityCurtin UniversityZaiping GuoHigh energy-density batteriesUniversity of WollongongDayong Jinupconversion nanotechnologyUniversity of Technology SydneyYun LiuCrystal chemistryAustralian National UniversityGeorgina Sweet Australian Laureate FellowshipDena LyrasMicrobiologyMonash UniversityAlexander McBratneySoil monitoring systemUniversity of SydneyNaomi McClure-GriffithsHow galaxies workAustralian National UniversityMichael MilfordGlobal positioning systemsQueensland University of TechnologySundhya PahujaGlobal corporations, accountability and international lawUniversity of MelbourneKathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate FellowshipRobert PartonCell biologyUniversity of QueenslandAndrew WhiteArtificial intelligence and neuromorphic computersUniversity of Queensland

2020 NameArea of ResearchInstitutionNotesRefsAlison BashfordWorld PopulationUniversity of New South WalesRoss BuckleyIT law University of New South WalesDennis Del FaveroArt and Technology University of New South WalesMaureen DollardOccupational Safety and Health University of South AustraliaKathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate FellowElaine HolmesSenescenceMurdoch UniversityDavid JamesGenetics of aging University of SydneyLoeske KruukWildlife management and conservation Australian National UniversityCatherine LovelockConservation of coastal wetlandUniversity of QueenslandGeorgina Sweet Australian Laureate FellowHarvey MillarPlant ProteinUniversity of Western AustraliaJochen MuellerManagement of Chemical Substances University of QueenslandMartina StenzelNanomedicineUniversity of New South WalesKari VilonenMathematicsUniversity of MelbourneToby WalshArtificial intelligenceUniversity of New South WalesHuanting WangRenewable energy Monash University

2019 NameArea of ResearchInstitutionNotesRefsAndrew DzurakQuantum ComputingUniversity of New South WalesBarry PogsonPlant BiologyAustralian National UniversityBelinda MedlynEnvironmental ScienceWestern Sydney UniversityGeorgina Sweet Australian Laureate FellowDavid BellwoodCoral ReefsJames Cook UniversityDebra BernhardtMolecular SimulationsUniversity of QueenslandEnrico ValdinociPartial Differential EquationsUniversity of Western AustraliaJie LuMachine LearningUniversity of Technology SydneyJohn GrundySoftware EngineeringMonash UniversityKaarin AnsteyDementiaUniversity of New South WalesLianzhou WangSolar EnergyUniversity of QueenslandLiming DaiCatalysisUniversity of New South WalesLynette RussellIndigenous AustraliansMonash UniversityKathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate FellowMarcela BilekSurface ModificationUniversity of SydneyNina WedellEcologyUniversity of MelbourneRupert Quentin GraftonWater JusticeAustralian National UniversitySara DolnicarTourismUniversity of QueenslandYi-Min (Mike) XieArchitectureRMIT University

2018 NameArea of ResearchInstitutionNotesRefsBostjan KobeInnate ImmunityUniversity of QueenslandChristine BeveridgePlant GeneticsUniversity of QueenslandGeorgina Sweet Australian Laureate FellowDan LiNanoionicsUniversity of MelbourneHanns-Christoph NägerlQuantum SimulationUniversity of QueenslandHong HaoCivil EngineeringCurtin UniversityJames WhisstockMolecular ImagingMonash UniversityJolanda JettenSocial PsychologyUniversity of QueenslandJonathon BarnettAdaptation to climate change in the PacificUniversity of MelbourneJulian GaleCrystallizationCurtin UniversityKarl GlazebrookGalaxy FormationSwinburne University of TechnologyKourosh Kalantar-zadehLiquid MetalsUniversity of New South WalesMadeleine van OppenCoral ReefsUniversity of MelbourneMarilyn FleerChild DevelopmentMonash UniversityKathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate FellowPeter VisscherGenomicsUniversity of QueenslandStephen FoleyPlate TectonicsMacquarie UniversityTamara DavisDark EnergyUniversity of Queensland

2017