ANU congratulates Prime Minister's Science Prize winner »

The ANU ANU congratulates Distinguished Professor Graham Farquhar AO, who has won the 2015 Prime Minister's Prize for Science for his work on water-efficient crops and to help the world understand the impacts of climate change. ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young AO said Professor Farquhar was a global leader in plant biophysics and photosynthesis. "The Prime Minister's Prize for Science is well-deserved recognition for Professor Farquhar's career at ANU, which has focussed on finding real and practical solutions to the problems facing the world," Professor Young said. "He has helped develop new water-efficient varieties of wheat, improved global food security, and found evaporation and winds speeds are slowing as the climate changes. "On behalf of the University, I congratulate Professor Farquhar and his colleagues on the latest award, and wish them continued success in the challenging field of plant science and photosynthesis." Professor Farquhar said the award was recognition of the great work being done by teams of plant scientists at ANU. "It's a great honour," Professor Farquhar said. "It is recognition of work I've been part of at ANU now on and off since about 1970." The Prime Minister's prize is the latest in a string of accolades for Professor Farquhar.