Marsden Medal Explained

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."[1] It rivals the Rutherford Medal from the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Recipients

YearRecipientInstitutionReference
1974Lucy MooreDSIR
1977Jim BrodieNew Zealand Oceanographic Institute[2]
1997Jennifer HartleyAgResearch
1998Rodger SparksInstitute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
1999Graeme WakeUniversity of Canterbury
2000David PennyMassey University
2001Ian SpedenInstitute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
2002Howard WearingHortResearch
2003Roger GreenUniversity of Auckland
2004Peter BarrettVictoria University of Wellington
2005Kevin TateLandcare Research[3]
2006Tim HaskellIndustrial Research Limited[4]
2007Ailsa GouldingUniversity of Otago[5]
2008Yeap FooIndustrial Research Limited[6]
2009Fred DaveyGeological and Nuclear Sciences[7]
2010Brian RobinsonUniversity of Otago[8]
2011Geoffrey B. JamesonMassey University[9]
2012Lionel CarterVictoria University of Wellington[10]
2013Barry ScottMassey University[11]
2014Mick Clout
Keith Hunter		University of Auckland
University of Otago		valign=top [12] [13]
2015Mike AndrewsIndustrial Research Limited[14]
2016Margaret BrimbleUniversity of Auckland[15]
2017Carolyn BurnsUniversity of Otago[16] [17]
2018John Montgomery
Warren Tate		University of Auckland
University of Otago		valign=top [18] [19]
2019Paula JamesonUniversity of Canterbury[20] [21]
2020Martha SavageVictoria University of Wellington[22]
2021Virginia BraunUniversity of Auckland[23]
2022Wickliffe AbrahamUniversity of Otago[24]
2023Richie PoultonUniversity of Otago[25]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marsden Medal . scientists.org.nz . 2011 . The Marsden Medal is awarded for 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. . 25 November 2011.
  2. News: Scientists to get medals . 13 September 1977 . . 15 . 4 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Media release: Landcare Research scientist awarded Marsden Medal. landcareresearch.co.nz . 2011 . New Zealand Association of Scientists’ Marsden Medal is awarded to recognise scientists who have made an outstanding contribution to the cause or profession of science in New Zealand. The recipient of this medal for 2005 is Dr Kevin Tate of Landcare Research, Palmerston North. . 9 November 2011.
  4. Web site: Radio New Zealand : Our Changing World : Thursday 27 January 2011 . radionz.co.nz . 2011 . Tim Haskell is a Distinguished Scientist at IRL, and recipient of the 2006 New Zealand Association of Scientist's Marsden Medal and the 2008 Antarctic medal. In 2009 a significant Antarctic strait lying under the permanent McMurdo Ice Shelf, about as wide as Cook Strait and up to 900 metres deep in places, was named Haskell Strait in his honour. . 9 November 2011.
  5. Web site: Professor Ailsa Goulding, Medicine Section, Dunedin School of Medicine, New Zealand . dnmeds.otago.ac.nz . 2011 . The New Zealand Association of Scientists' Marsden Medal is awarded to recognise people who have made an outstanding contribution to the cause or profession of science in New Zealand. The recipient of the medal for 2007 is Professor Ailsa Goulding, Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Otago, Dunedin for her sustained leadership and personal contribution to research on bone density, osteoporosis, and the role of obesity and nutrition in children's health. . 9 November 2011.
  6. Web site: It's only natural. irl.cri.nz . 2011 . And in recognition of his many achievements over an illustrious career that began at IRL’s predecessor, the DSIR, in 1971, he was presented with the Royal Society of New Zealand Science and Technology medal in 1998 and the Marsden Medal by the New Zealand Association of Scientists in 2008. . 9 November 2011.
  7. Web site: Ian Shaw, Peter Gluckman at the NZAS science awards . sciencemediacentre.co.nz . 2011 . The Marsden Medal for 2009 is awarded to Dr F J Davey FRSNZ, Researcher Emeritus, Geological and Nuclear Sciences. . 9 November 2011.
  8. Web site: Chemist awarded Marsden Medal . odt.co.nz . 2011 . University of Otago senior scientist Emeritus Prof Brian Robinson has been awarded a Marsden Medal by the New Zealand Association of Scientists. . 9 November 2011.
  9. Web site: 2011 awards . scientists.org.nz . 2011 . The New Zealand Association of Scientists Marsden Medal for 2011 is awarded to Professor Geoffrey B. Jameson in recognition of his sustained record of leadership and service to New Zealand science and his outstanding contribution to the chemical sciences. . 25 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425030609/http://www.scientists.org.nz/awards/2011 . 25 April 2012 . dead .
  10. Web site: 2012 awards. New Zealand Association of Scientists. 13 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20180121031330/http://scientists.org.nz/node/488. 21 January 2018. dead.
  11. Web site: 2013 awards. New Zealand Association of Scientists. 13 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20180121031308/http://scientists.org.nz/node/490. 21 January 2018. dead.
  12. Web site: 2014 awards. New Zealand Association of Scientists. 13 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20180121031242/http://scientists.org.nz/node/526. 21 January 2018. dead.
  13. News: Otago scientist receives Marsden Medal. 13 November 2014. Otago Daily Times. John. Gibb.
  14. Web site: Marsden Medal . New Zealand Association of Scientists . 9 September 2016.
  15. News: Medal for top NZ chemistry researcher . 8 September 2016 . New Zealand Herald . 9 September 2016 . Jamie . Morton.
  16. Web site: Miller . Tim . Otago scientist awarded Marsden Medal | Otago Daily Times Online News . Odt.co.nz . 2017-11-02 . 2017-12-13.
  17. Web site: Big award for studying small lake critters . Radionz.co.nz . 2017-11-02 . 2017-12-13.
  18. Web site: University of Auckland researchers honoured - the University of Auckland.
  19. Web site: University of Otago scientist awarded Marsden Medal. 15 November 2018.
  20. Web site: New Zealand Association of Scientists - 2019 Award Recipients. scientists.org.nz. 2019-12-27.
  21. Web site: Professor Emerita Paula Jameson awarded 2019 Marsden Medal Scoop News. 2019-10-29. www.scoop.co.nz. 2019-12-27.
  22. Web site: New Zealand Association of Scientists - Marsden Medal. 2021-12-07. scientists.org.nz.
  23. Web site: 2020 Award Recipients. 2021-12-07. scientists.org.nz.
  24. The New Zealand Association of Scientists awards for 2022 . New Zealand Science Review . 19 December 2022 . 10.26686/nzsr.vi.8065. free . Editors .
  25. Web site: 2023 Award Recipients. 2023-06-09. scientists.org.nz.

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