Marsden Medal

The Marsden Medal is a yearly award given by the New Zealand Association of Scientists. It is named after Sir Ernest Marsden and honours "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

Year	Recipient	Institution	Reference
1974	Lucy Moore	DSIR	[2]
1977	Jim Brodie	New Zealand Oceanographic Institute	[3]
1997	Jennifer Hartley	AgResearch	[4]
1998	Rodger Sparks	Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences	[4]
1999	Graeme Wake	University of Canterbury	[4]
2000	David Penny	Massey University	[4]
2001	Ian Speden	Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences	[4]
2002	Howard Wearing	HortResearch	[4]
2003	Roger Green	University of Auckland	[4]
2004	Peter Barrett	Victoria University of Wellington	[4]
2005	Kevin Tate	Landcare Research	[5]
2006	Tim Haskell	Industrial Research Limited	[6]
2007	Ailsa Goulding	University of Otago	[7]
2008	Yeap Foo	Industrial Research Limited	[8]
2009	Fred Davey	Geological and Nuclear Sciences	[9]
2010	Brian Robinson	University of Otago	[10]
2011	Geoffrey B. Jameson	Massey University	[11]
2012	Lionel Carter	Victoria University of Wellington	[12]
2013	Barry Scott	Massey University	[13]
2014	Mick Clout Keith Hunter	University of Auckland University of Otago	[14][15]
2015	Mike Andrews	Industrial Research Limited	[4]
2016	Margaret Brimble	University of Auckland	[16]
2017	Carolyn Burns	University of Otago	[17][18]
2018	John Montgomery Warren Tate	University of Auckland University of Otago	[19][20]
2019	Paula Jameson	University of Canterbury	[21][22]
2020	Martha Savage	Victoria University of Wellington	[23]
2021	Virginia Braun	University of Auckland	[24]
2022	Wickliffe Abraham	University of Otago	[25]
2023	Richie Poulton	University of Otago	[26]

See also

• Rutherford Medal
• List of general science and technology awards
• List of awards named after people

References

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2. Morton, John. "Lucy Beatrice Moore". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
3. "Scientists to get medals". The Press. 13 September 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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5. "Media release: Landcare Research scientist awarded Marsden Medal". landcareresearch.co.nz. 2011. 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.
6. "Radio New Zealand : Our Changing World : Thursday 27 January 2011". radionz.co.nz. 2011. 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.
7. "Professor Ailsa Goulding, Medicine Section, Dunedin School of Medicine, New Zealand". dnmeds.otago.ac.nz. 2011. 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.
8. "It's only natural". irl.cri.nz. 2011. 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.
9. "Ian Shaw, Peter Gluckman at the NZAS science awards". sciencemediacentre.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011. The Marsden Medal for 2009 is awarded to Dr F J Davey FRSNZ, Researcher Emeritus, Geological and Nuclear Sciences.
10. "Chemist awarded Marsden Medal". odt.co.nz. 2011. 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.
11. "2011 awards". scientists.org.nz. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. 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.
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18. "Big award for studying small lake critters". Radionz.co.nz. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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21. "New Zealand Association of Scientists - 2019 Award Recipients". scientists.org.nz. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
22. "Professor Emerita Paula Jameson awarded 2019 Marsden Medal | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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25. Editors (19 December 2022). "The New Zealand Association of Scientists awards for 2022". New Zealand Science Review. doi:10.26686/nzsr.vi.8065. {{cite journal}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
26. "2023 Award Recipients". scientists.org.nz. Retrieved 9 June 2023.