Fiona Stanley honoured at WA's most prestigious science awards
Professor Fiona Stanley, Director of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, has been inducted into the Science Hall of Fame.
Commerce and Science and Innovation Minister Bill Marmion honoured the professor and five other winners at the Western Australian Science Awards lunch on 1 December.
"Science can be applied across many sectors and is vital to improving our health, environment and overall economic and industry growth," Mr Marmion said.
"Behind the science taking place in this State are individuals who work devotedly behind the scenes.
"It is because of these people and the work they conduct that the Western Australian Science Awards were introduced. I would like to congratulate all of this year's winners and finalists."
Professor Stanley's research includes: strategies to improve health and wellbeing in populations; causes and prevention of birth defects and major neurological disorders including cerebral palsies; the causes of and lifelong consequences of low birth weight; and patterns of maternal and child health in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations.
Professor Stanley is the founding director of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Chair of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, and is Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health at UWA.
The WA Scientist of the Year Award went to Winthrop Professor Michael Tobar, who co-invented a system that has been licensed to a major aviation company for its applications in advanced radar and telecommunications systems.
Other winners included Winthrop Professor Eric May - Early Career Scientist of the Year; Lynette Hillier, Newton Moore Senior High School - Science Educator of the Year; Brooke Topelberg, Westminster Primary School - Science Educator of the Year: Primary; and MarineDiscoveryWest and the Naturaliste Marine Discovery Centre - Science Outreach Initiative of the Year.
The WA Science Awards are administered by the Department of Commerce. For more information, click here