Marsden Medal

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The Marsden Medal is a yearly award given by the New Zealand Association of Scientists. It honors "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

2011 Geoffrey B. Jameson, Massey University^[2]
2010 Brian Robinson, Otago University, Dunedin^[3]
2009 F J Davey FRSNZ, Geological and Nuclear Sciences^[4]
2008 Yeap Foo, Industrial Research Limited, Gracefield^[5]
2007 Ailsa Goulding, University of Otago^[6]
2006 Tim Haskell, Industrial Research Limited^[7]
2005 Kevin Tate, Landcare Research, Palmerston North^[8]
2004 Peter Barrett, Victoria University of Wellington
2003 Roger Green, University of Auckland
2002 Howard Wearing, HortResearch
2001 Ian Speden, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
2000 David Penny, Massey University
1999 Graeme Wake, of University of Canterbury, Christchurch
1998 Rodger Sparks, of IGNS, Lower Hutt
1997 Jennifer Hartley of Hawkes Bay

References

↑ "Marsden Medal". scientists.org.nz. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved 25 November 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." Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ "2011 awards". scientists.org.nz. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved 25 November 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." Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ "Chemist awarded Marsden Medal". odt.co.nz. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved 9 November 2011. "University of Otago senior scientist Emeritus Prof Brian Robinson has been awarded a Marsden Medal by the New Zealand Association of Scientists." Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ "Ian Shaw, Peter Gluckman at the NZAS science awards". sciencemediacentre.co.nz. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved 9 November 2011. "The Marsden Medal for 2009 is awarded to Dr F J Davey FRSNZ, Researcher Emeritus, Geological and Nuclear Sciences." Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ "It's only natural". irl.cri.nz. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved 9 November 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." Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ "Professor Ailsa Goulding, Medicine Section, Dunedin School of Medicine, New Zealand". dnmeds.otago.ac.nz. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved 9 November 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." Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ "Radio New Zealand : Our Changing World : Thursday 27 January 2011". radionz.co.nz. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved 9 November 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." Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ "Media release: Landcare Research scientist awarded Marsden Medal". landcareresearch.co.nz. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved 9 November 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." Check date values in: |date= (help)

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