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Walter Burfitt Prize

Royal Society of New South Wales

Description

The Walter Burfitt Prize was established as a result of a generous gift to the Society by Dr W.F. Burfitt B.A., M.B., Ch.M., ., of Sydney, which was augmented by another gift from Mrs W.F. Burfitt when Dr Burfitt died in 1957. The Prize is awarded at intervals of three years to a worker in pure or applied science, resident in Australia or New Zealand, and whose papers and other contributions published during the past six years are deemed of the highest scientific merit. Account is taken only of investigations described for the first time, and carried out by the author mainly in these countries.

Recipients

2004 : A/Professor B. Neilan