Defence researcher Kayla Johnson has won the Best Young Scientist Award at the International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology (ICTTP).
Our high achievers
DST scientists and engineers are frequently recognised for their achievements in helping to safeguard Australia with defence science innovation.
You can browse news articles celebrating our recent high achievers below, or filter the list to view recipients of some regular awards such as The Minister's Achievement Award and The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) Scientific Achievement Awards.
Latest recipients
2016 Queen’s Birthday honours.
Congratulations to Zenka Mathys who was awarded a Public Service Medal (PSM) in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday honours.
2016 Queen’s Birthday honours
DST Group's Loris Molent has been recognised in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday honours.
DST Early Career Achievement Award
Defence Researcher Huon Bornstein was awarded the DST Group Early Career Achievement Award for his work on Armour Mechanics and Vehicle Survivability.
2015 Minister's Achievement Award in Defence Science
Dr Mark Patterson has won the 2015 Minister’s Award for his contributions to the protection and wellbeing of Australian soldiers.
Acoustical Society of America’s Silver Medal in Signal Processing in Acoustics
The Acoustical Society of America has recognised Dr Brian Ferguson for his contributions to in-air and in-water acoustic classification, localisation and tracking.
M A Sargent Medal
Chief Defence Scientist, Dr Alex Zelinsky, has received the prestigious 2015 M A Sargent Medal from Engineers Australia.
OPCW-The Hague award
Defence Science and Technology Organisation's (DSTO's) Dr Bob Mathews has been awarded the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) The Hague award.
