| Excellence in Teaching in the field of Physics | |
| 2015 | Certificate awarded by the Adelaide University Sciences Association |
| Chair of Lattice 2012 - International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory | |
| 2012 | Elected to host the premier meeting for the field of lattice field theory. |
| South Australian Science Excellence Awards Finalist - Science Educator of the Year | |
| 2009 | One of four finalists for Science Educator of the Year |
| South Australian Science Excellence Awards Finalist - Science Educator of the Year | |
| 2008 | One of three finalists for Science Educator of the Year |
| Australian Institute of Physics Walter Boas Medal | |
| 2007 | Awarded for original research making the ``most important contribution to physics.'' |
| Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics | |
| 2007 | Recognises significant contributions to the field of Physics. |
| Executive Dean of Sciences Prize for Excellence in Teaching | |
| 2007 | Awarded for outstanding teaching in undergraduate science at the University of Adelaide |
| to staff with more than five years of teaching experience. | |
| Stephen Cole the Elder Prizes for Excellence in Teaching | |
| 2007 | Nominated for outstanding teaching in undergraduate courses at the University of Adelaide. |
| Stephen Cole the Elder Prizes for Excellence in Teaching | |
| 2006 | Nominated for outstanding teaching in undergraduate courses at the University of Adelaide. |
| Nobel Prize Lecture | |
| 2004 | Renowned for lattice QCD research illustrating the vacuum structure of Quantum |
| Chromodynamics, featured in the Nobel Prize Lecture by Prof Frank Wilczek. | |
| Published in Les Prix Nobel. The Nobel Prizes 2004, Editor Tore Frängsmyr, | |
| [Nobel Foundation], Stockholm, 2005. | |
| Baryons '95 International Conference | |
| 1995 | Prize for Best Presentation by a Young Investigator |
| TRIUMF | |
| 1989-91 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada |
| (NSERC) Postdoctoral Fellowship | |
| McMaster University | |
| 1985-87 | Desmond G. Burns Graduate Scholarships in Theoretical Physics |
| 1983-86 | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships |
| 1983-86 | Harry Lyman Hooker Graduate Scholarships |
| University of Guelph | |
| 1983 | College of Physical Science Graduation Prize (1st in class) |
| 1982-83 | NSERC Summer Research Scholarships. |
| 1982 | Alma Mater B. Sc. and College of Physical Science Scholarships. |
| 1981 | Copernicus and University of Guelph Early In Course Scholarships. |
| 1979-80 | University of Guelph Entrance and Honours Physics Scholarships. |
| Canada-Wide Science Fair | |
| 1979 | Canadian Association of Physicists Prize for best physics investigation. |
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