Moran Medal

Moran Medal
DescriptionAward recognizing outstanding research by early-career Australian scientists in statistical sciences
CountryAustralia
Presented byAustralian Academy of Science

The Moran Medal in Statistical Sciences is awarded every two years by the Australian Academy of Science to recognise outstanding research by Australian scientists under 40 years of age in the fields of applied probability, biometrics, mathematical genetics, psychometrics, and statistics.

This medal commemorates the work of the late Pat Moran, for his achievements in probability.

Winners

Source:

YearWinnerAffiliationLocationAward fieldNotes
2025 Margarita Moreno-Betancur Murdoch Children's Research Institute and University of Melbourne Biostatistics
2023 David Frazier Monash University Statistics
Rachel Wang University of Sydney Statistics
2021Christopher DrovandiQueensland University of TechnologyData collection and computation
Janice ScealyAustralian National UniversityStatistics
2019Kim-Anh Lê Cao and Stephen LeslieUniversity of MelbourneStatistics
2017Joshua RossUniversity of AdelaideApplied Probability and Statistics
2015Jean YangUniversity of SydneyStatistical methodology
2013Aurore DelaigleUniversity of MelbourneStatistics
2011Scott Sisson (statistician) and Mark TanakaUniversity of New South WalesSydneyStatistics
2009Melanie BahloWalter and Eliza Hall InstituteMelbourneStatistics
2007Rob J. HyndmanMonash UniversityMelbourneSeveral areas of statistics
2005Mark W. BlowsUniversity of QueenslandBrisbane Mathematical genetics
2003Nigel G. BeanUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideApplied probability
2001Aihua XiaUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneApplied probability
1997Matthew P. WandUniversity of WollongongWollongong, NSWStatistics
1993Philip K. PollettUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneApplied probability
1990Alan H. WelshAustralian National UniversityCanberra

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Moran Medal | Australian Academy of Science". science.org.au. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  2. ↑ "Moran Medal | Australian Academy of Science".
  3. ↑ "2025 awardees: 2025 Moran Medal". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  4. ↑ "Decoding dragons and devils, what triggers volcanoes, and more: Australia's stars of science". Australian Academy of Science. 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  5. ↑ "2021 awardees". www.science.org.au. Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "2021 awardees". www.science.org.au. Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "2019 awardees | Australian Academy of Science".
  8. ↑ "2017 awardees | Australian Academy of Science".
  9. ↑ "2015 awardees | Australian Academy of Science".
  10. ↑ "2013 awardees | Australian Academy of Science".
  11. ↑ "2011 awardees | Australian Academy of Science".
  12. ↑ https://www.science.org.au/past-winners/2009-awardees#moran
    "'New era of gene technology is on its way', says medal winner", 2009-05-05, "AAS-Media releases-05.05.09". Archived from the original on 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  13. ↑ https://www.science.org.au/past-winners/2007-awardees#moran
    "Rob Hyndman awarded with prestigious Moran Medal", 2007-06-05, http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/news/2007/june/moran-medal.html Archived 2010-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ "Two researchers win prestigious medals", 2003-01-08, http://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news450.html
  15. ↑ "Australian Academy of Science Newsletter", April-June 1997, "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2012-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ↑ "Professor Philip Pollett", Undated, Moran Medal Archived 2008-08-19 at the Wayback Machine