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Have you cast a vote and won a prize?

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Thank you to the thousands of students, teachers and science aficionados from across the nation who voted for their favourite scientist in the 2009 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes People's Choice Award.

The votes were tallied and the winner announced on 18 August at the Awards Dinner. Congratulations to Katherine Belov who you chose as the recipient of this coveted Eureka Prize.

The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes would also like to congratulate the following voters who each won a prize for their efforts:

DNA sequencing - Helen Kennedy, Narrabundah College, ACT
New Scientist magazine subscription - Judy Ford, SA
Abbeys Bookshop, Sydney vouchers - Kate McDonald, NSW; and Gordy Rhineheart, TAS
Science books and DVDs from the ABC Shop - Helen Keen, WA
Microsoft Xbox 360 - Dylan Reichardt, Bunbury Senior High School, WA
Microsoft software - Angelica Andrianopoulos, Ruyton Girls' School, VIC; Kirsten Bennett, Roseville College, NSW; Christina Bowie, Springwood State High, QLD; Callum Cooke, Kismet Park Primary School, VIC; Mitchell Davies, Calvin Secondary School, TAS; Mikayla Farley, Forest Lake State High School, QLD; Patrick Haesler, St Mary's Central School, NSW; Rachel Haffenden, St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School, QLD; Ratu Laginikoro, Norfolk Island Central School; Kelvin Ma, Leeming Senior High School, WA; Corey McCallum, Booleroo Centre District School, SA; Kaitlin Morgan, St Mary's College, TAS; Nakita Morrison, Esperance Anglican Community School, WA; Stevo Piro, Valley View Secondary, SA; Jaimee Prior, Corryong College, VIC; Jack Riley, St Luke's Grammar School, NSW; Kreigan Salai, Deloraine High School, TAS; Joshua Sinclair, Colo High, NSW; Wilson Smith, St Pius X College Chatswood, NSW; and Riley White, Burgmann Anglican School, ACT.

Read more about Katherine Belov and her work with the Tasmanian devil.

See the glitz and glamour of the 2009 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes Awards Dinner.

Luke Ockerby (winner 2008 DNA sequencing) with Rochelle Cook, Head of Science, St. Brendan-Shaw TAS

Luke Ockerby (winner 2008 DNA sequencing) with Rochelle Cook, Head of Science, St. Brendan-Shaw TAS