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Curtin astrophysicist Associate Professor Cathryn Trott and electrochemistry researcher Associate Professor Debbie Silvester-Dean have been recognised for their exceptional contributions to the field of science by the Australian Academy of Science.

Associate Professor Trott, from the School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences at 麻豆直播 and the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), was awarded the Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science, and Associate Professor Silvester-Dean, from Curtin鈥檚 School of Molecular and Life Sciences, was awarded the Le F猫vre Medal for research in Chemistry.

麻豆直播 Vice-Chancellor Professor John Cordery congratulated both Associate Professor Trott and Associate Professor Silvester-Dean for being recognised as research leaders in Australia and around the world.

鈥淎ssociate Professor Trott has dedicated her career to researching how the first stars and galaxies formed and died more than 12 billion years ago, during a time known as the Cosmic Dawn,鈥� Professor Cordery said.

鈥淗er research involves using low frequency radio telescopes, such as the Murchison Widefield Array in Western Australia, to hunt for a 鈥榥eedle-in-a-haystack鈥� signal from the early universe, which will help to improve our understanding of the universe and answer fundamental questions about galaxies.鈥�

Professor Cordery said Associate Professor Silvester-Dean is a leading expert in room temperature ionic liquids and has been able to develop new and improved ways of detecting toxic gases and explosives in the environment.

鈥淎ssociate Professor Silvester-Dean鈥檚 research has helped to develop tiny sensors which can detect when people are exposed to toxic substances found in materials like paint and fuel and in industries such as mining,鈥� Professor Cordery said.

鈥淭he results from her work have helped to inform designs for electrolytes and other 鈥榮mart鈥� materials in sensors, which one day could be used by people around the world to assess the air quality in their towns and cities.

鈥淚 would like to congratulate Associate Professor Trott and Associate Professor Silvester-Dean on being recognised for their exceptional research and inspiring leadership at 麻豆直播. Both researchers have made outstanding contributions to science, both nationally and internationally.鈥�

Associate Professor Trott and Associate Professor Silvester-Dean are among 24 researchers who received prestigious 2021 honorific awards from the Australian Academy of Science.

Further information on the awards and recipients can be found online .