The Shorland Medal is awarded annually by the New Zealand Association of Scientists in recognition of a "major and continued contribution to basic or applied research that has added significantly to scientific understanding or resulted in significant benefits to society." The medal was established in 1999 and named after Brian Shorland, a New Zealand organic chemist.
Recipients Year Medalist Field1999Michael Corballis Cognitive neuroscience2000Paul KibblewhitePulp and paper making2001Brian Halton Strained organic compounds2002Hugh BibbyGeothermal and volcanic systems2003Kenneth MacKenzieChemistry of ceramics2004John McKinnonWool chemistry2005Adya SinghWood science2006David ParryBiophysics2007Robin MitchellPathogenic bacteria2008Graeme L. GainsfordX-ray crystallography2009Alan B. KaiserConduction2010Ken McNattyMammalian reproduction2011Harjinder SinghMilk products2012Michael HendyMathematical phylogeny2013Graham NugentBovine tuberculosis2014Wei GaoMaterials science2015Ian BrownMaterials chemistry2016Antony BraithwaiteCancer research2017Fetal Physiology and Neuroscience Team:Foetal physiology and neuroscience2018Jadranka Travas-SejdicAdvanced polymeric and nanomaterials2019The SHIVERSSHIVERS – Southern Hemisphere Influenza and Vaccine Effectiveness Research and Surveillance was an ESR led research project investigating influenza and influenza vaccines. project team members:Influenza2020Mark CostelloOcean biodiversity informatics2021Mike BerridgeCancer cell biology2022Geoffrey WaterhouseThe New Zealand Association of Scientists Awards for 2022, https://doi.org/10.26686/nzsr.vi.8065Applications of nanotechnology2023AgResearch Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Development Team:Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions2024Chris BumbyMaterials physicshttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hNseBpIAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao2025Philip HulmeEcology and Biosecurity
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Shorland Medal, New Zealand Association of Scientists