Academy of Science honours two University of Sydney researchers

Thomas Maschmeyer. Professor Thomas Maschmeyer from Chemistry and Dr Kevin Coulembier from Mathematics & Statistics have received the recognition of their peers in these prestigious honours awarded annually by the Australian Academy of Science. Two University of Sydney academics have been recognised for their work in the annual awards of the Australian Academy of Science, the country's premier scientific association. Professor Thomas Maschmeyer from the School of Chemistry and the University of Sydney Nano Institute has been awarded the David Craig Medal and Lecture in recognition of his research career spanning more than three decades. The Academy of Science honour follows on from a stellar year in 2020 when Professor Maschmeyer was awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation ; recognised by Times Higher Education as one of the top 10 'academics who mattered' ; ranked 15th in the World's Leading Chemists list ; and received the Australian Financial Review's Sustainability Award. In 2018, he won the Eureka Prize for Leadership in Innovation &. The Academy citation noted that Professor Maschmeyer's work has "led to fundamental breakthroughs in catalytic materials, in-site characterisation, green chemistry, hydrothermal processing, ionic liquids and energy materials".