MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Science Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Caution
Copyright © Monash University 1996
ISBN 1037-0919
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
PRIZES
CONTENTS
- Department of Anatomy
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Earth Sciences
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Department of Geography and Environmental Science
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Pathology and Immunology
- Department of Pharmacology
- Department of Physics
- Department of Psychology
- School of Applied Science - Gippsland Campus
Prize in Anatomy sponsored by Churchill Livingstone Publishers
A prize of a copy of Gray's Anatomy (value approximately $250), sponsored by
Churchill Livingstone Publishers, is awarded to the student with the highest
aggregate of marks in Anatomy ANT2011/2022 and Anatomy ANT3011/3022. The name
of the recipients are displayed on an honour board in the Anatomy museum.
Linbrook Medal
A medal and prize of $150 awarded to the top two students in second year
biochemistry who intend to further their studies in third year biochemistry.
Merck Medal
A medal awarded to outstanding students in fourth year biochemistry honours.
Society of Chemical Industry of Victoria Prize
A prize of $100 is awarded for excellence in a major course component which is
clearly connected with the practice or application of chemistry in industry.
The prize is awarded in odd-numbered years on the recommendation of the head of
the Department of Chemical Engineering to the top student in the subjects
CHE3071/3082 (Chemical engineering science), and in even-numbered years on the
recommendation of the head of the Department of Chemistry to the top student in
one of the pairs of subjects CHM3011/3022 (Chemistry) or CHM3031/3042
(Chemistry). The prize may be shared.
Dulux Australia Prize in Chemistry
A prize of $750 is awarded annually to a chemistry student who has completed
third year of the BSc course in the Faculty of Science and who is enrolled in
the BSc (Honours) course in the Department of Chemistry. Students who are
permanent residents of Australia, or of whom at least one parent is a permanent
resident of Australia, are eligible. The prize is awarded on the basis of
relevant academic achievement and short-listed applicants will be required to
make an oral presentation to the Dulux Technical Management at Dulux. Selection
criterion is academic achievement but consideration may be given to such
factors as character, leadership, personality and financial need.
ICI Australia Prize in Chemistry
A prize of $300 is donated by ICI Research to be awarded annually to the
student in any branch of chemistry who has shown the greatest proficiency in
the BSc (Honours) year or in the masters Stage 1 course leading to the degree
of Master of Science.
Dow Scholarship
Dow Chemical (Australia) Ltd provides funds annually for a scholarship valued
at $1000 pa to be awarded to a student completing the degree of Bachelor of
Science in the subject of chemistry. The scholarship is tenable in the second,
third or honours year in the Faculty of Science and is awarded on the
recommendation of a committee consisting of the head of the Department of
Chemistry, a member of the Department of Chemistry, nominated by the head, and
a representative of Dow Chemical (Australia) Ltd, nominated by the company. In
awarding the scholarship the committee takes into account academic merit as
demonstrated in the preceding annual examination in chemistry, qualities of
character and personality and the personal circumstances of the candidate. The
scholarship is only awarded to a candidate judged by the committee to be of
sufficient merit.
ACS Prize
A prize of $150 is awarded for excellence in third- year computer science.
Aspect Computing Scholarship
A scholarship valued at $1000 is awarded to a student completing second year
and proceeding to third-year computer science, for the final year of their
course on a full-time basis. The student must be an Australian resident.
Students in permanent full-time employment or completing the course on an
employer-subsidised basis are ineligible.
Open Software Associates Prizes
A prize of $500 awarded for the best project in honours.
A prize of $500 awarded for the best coursework results in honours.
Two prizes of $1000 are awarded to the top two students completing both of the
two first-year earth sciences subjects and proceeding to enrol in the two
second-year earth science eight-point major subjects.
Two prizes of $500 for the third and fourth top students, as above.
Aberfoyle Resources Prize
A prize of $250 for the top second-year student in geology.
Aberfoyle Resources Prize
A prize of $250 for the top third-year student in geology and/or geophysics.
CRA Exploration Prize
A prize of $500 for the top third-year student in mapping.
Pasminco Exploration Prize
A prize of $2000 for the most promising third-year student in geology.
Western Mining Prize for `Hard Rock' Geology
A prize of $500 for the top honours student in the study of `hard rock'
geology.
BHP Petroleum Prize
A prize of $500 for the top honours student in the field of petroleum
geoscience.
Esso Australia Prizes
A prize of $500 for the top honours student in the field of geophysics.
Postgraduate Earth Sciences Publication Prize
A prize of $250 for the best published journal paper by a postgraduate
student.
A R Wallace Prize
A prize of $150 for the best botany/zoology honours student.
J S Duncan Prize
A prize of $500 is awarded for the best honours thesis in geography and
environmental science to a student who achieves an overall grade of Honours I
in his or her honours year and whose thesis is judged by the staff of the
department to be of outstanding merit.
Leo Gleeson Prize
A prize of $650 for the best honours student in applied mathematics.
Carl Moppert Prize in Mathematics
A prize of $100 for the best all-round mathematics honours student.
Pure Mathematics Prize
A prize of $100 for the outstanding honours student in pure mathematics.
Mathematical Statistics Prize
A prize of $100 for the best honours student in mathematical statistics.
Ed Westaway Prize
A prize of $200 and a certificate is awarded annually to the top microbiology
honours student.
Nairn Medal
Awarded to the top BSc Honours student each year. The awardee receives an
engraved medal and a cheque for $200.
Geoff Bentley Prize
A prize of textbooks to the value of $250 awarded, based on academic merit, to
the best third-year student who proceeds into honours or postgraduate studies
in pharmacology.
Alan Boura - Wellcome Australia Prize
A prize of $300 for the top honours student in pharmacology in recognition of
Professor Alan Boura's contribution to teaching and research in the discipline.
The prize will include a book of the student's choice and a Monash University
shield.
J J McNeill Prize for Physics
A prize of $350 is awarded to the top honours student from amongst those
enrolled in physics, applied physics or theoretical physics. The names of the
recipients are displayed on a board in the Department of Physics.
Australian Psychological Society Prize in Psychology
A prize of $300 plus a letter from the APS president that recognises excellence
is awarded to the student who gains first place at the end of either an APS
accredited course in psychology of four years duration leading to a single
qualification or an APS accredited fourth-year course in psychology comprising
the equivalent of one year of full-time study. One APS Prize in Psychology will
be given at each institution that has independent membership of the Australian
Vice-Chancellors' Committee and has APS accredited courses of the above
type(s). Recipients of the prize will have their processing fee for application
for associated membership of the APS waived if they make application within
twelve months of completing their course of study in psychology. Recipients
will also have their conference registration fee paid by the society if they
present a paper based on their thesis at the APS annual conference in the year
following the completion of their course of study.
Clarence Claude Fisher Award
A number of awards typically of $200 to $600 per student, based on academic
merit and requirement for assistance, are available annually to students
enrolled in undergraduate degree courses in the School of Applied Science.
RACI Gippsland Chemistry Awards
+ An award of $200 plus one year's student membership of the RACI is awarded on
academic merit.
+ A cash award of $50 and student membership of the RACI is awarded for the
best third-year chemistry project.
APM Maryvale Mill Scholarships
Two awards of $5000 are made on the basis of academic merit for students
studying full-time at first, second or third year in applied science, business
or engineering, who are proceeding to a further year of full-time study.
Coal Corporation of Victoria
Three awards of $1000 are open to students enrolled in applied science and are
made on the basis of academic merit to full-time students in their second year,
who are proceeding to full-time study at third-year level.
AusIMM Student Prize
An annual prize of $500 to be awarded to the student excelling in the
application of the environmental sciences to the mining industry.
ASOR Scholarship
An award of $500 plus one year's membership of the Australian Society of
Operations Research is open to students studying operations research at
fourth-year level, based on academic merit at third-year level.
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