Honours, Awards and Distinctions

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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