The Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) is an organisation that was founded in 1888 as the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science to promote science. It was modelled on the

British Association for the Advancement of Science The British Science Association (BSA) is a charity and learned society founded in 1831 to aid in the promotion and development of science. Until 2009 it was known as the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA). The current Chi ...

. For many years, its annual meetings were a popular and influential way of promoting science in Australia and New Zealand. The current name has been used since 1930.

History

Two of its founders include

Archibald Liversidge Archibald Liversidge FRS FRSE FRSNSW LLD (17 November 1847 – 26 September 1927) was an English-born chemist and a co-founder of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Early life Liversidge was born at Turnham Green, ...

and Horatio George Anthony Wright. In the 1990s, membership and attendance at the annual meetings decreased as specialised scientific societies increased in popularity. Proposals to close the Association were discussed, but it continued after closing its office in Adelaide. It now operates on a smaller scale but is beginning to grow. The Annual Meetings are no longer held. It holds lectures, for the medals and for other named lectures, both nationally and at state level. Each year it organises Youth ANZAAS, an annual residential scientific forum attended by senior secondary students from Australian schools and High schools.

Awards

The Association awards two important medals; the Mueller medal, named in honour of

Ferdinand von Mueller Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vict ...

, botanist and pioneer environmentalist, and the ANZAAS medal.

ANZAAS Medal

The ANZAAS medal is awarded annually for services in the advancement of science or administration and organisation of scientific activities, or the teaching of science throughout Australia and New Zealand and in contributions to science which lie beyond normal professional activities. Sculptor Andor Meszaros designed the Medal, which was first awarded in 1965.

Recipients

Mueller Medal

The Medal is awarded annually to a scientist who is the author of important contributions to anthropological, botanical, geological or zoological science, preferably with special reference to Australia.ANZAAS > Mueller Medal Recipients (1904-2005)
archive.is Retrieved 9 July 2017, It is named after

, the German/Australian botanist who was Director of the

Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria are botanic gardens across two sites–Melbourne and Cranbourne. Melbourne Gardens was founded in 1846 when land was reserved on the south side of the Yarra River for a new botanic garden. It extends across ...

. Initiated in 1902, it was designed by

Walter Baldwin Spencer Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer (23 June 1860 – 14 July 1929), commonly referred to as Baldwin Spencer, was a British-Australian evolutionary biologist, anthropologist and ethnologist. He is known for his fieldwork with Aboriginal peoples in ...

Recipients

Youth ANZAAS

Youth ANZAAS is an annual residential scientific forum for senior Australasian secondary school students from Years 9, 10, 11 and 12. This event is designed to provide students with a broad perspective on the aims and practice of scientific endeavour, ranging from satisfying curiosity and the drive to discover, to the application of science in the real world. It gives students the opportunity to visit world-class facilities where cutting edge research is undertaken and meet leading scientists. Recent forums have been:

Programs

ANZAAS – Australian Synchrotron Inaugural Winter School

The ANZAAS – Australian Synchrotron Inaugural Winter School was launched in July 2009. The four-day program aims to give young researchers – Honours, Masters and early PhD students – an understanding of synchrotron techniques and operation for research purposes. Participants attend lectures, tour the facility and perform beamline experiments that complement their lectures.

Publications

Report of the ... meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Australia and New Zealand. 1888–1930

* 1st Meeting ... Sydney, New South Wales. August–September 1888 – Conference President – H.C. Russellbr>''Digital Copy at archive.org''
* 2nd Meeting ... Melbourne, Victoria. January 1890 – Conference President – Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Muellerbr>''Digital Copy at archive.org''
* 3rd Meeting ... Christchurch, New Zealand. January 1891 – Conference President –

Sir James Hector Sir James Hector (16 March 1834 – 6 November 1907) was a Scottish-New Zealand geologist, naturalist, and surgeon who accompanied the Palliser Expedition as a surgeon and geologist. He went on to have a lengthy career as a government employe ...

br>''Digital Copy at archive.org''
* 4th Meeting ... Hobart, Tasmania. January 1892 – Conference President – Sir Robert G.C. Hamiltonbr>''Digital Copy at archive.org''
* 5th Meeting ... Adelaide, South Australia. September 1893 – Conference President – Prof Ralph Tatebr>''Digital Copy at archive.org''
* 6th Meeting ... Brisbane, Queensland. January 1895 – Conference President –

Sir Augustus Charles Gregory Sir Augustus Charles Gregory (1 August 1819 – 25 June 1905) was an English-born Australian explorer and surveyor. Between 1846 and 1858 he undertook four major expeditions. He was the first Surveyor-General of Queensland. He was appointed a ...

* 7th Meeting ... Sydney, New South Wales. January 1898 – Conference President – Prof. Archibald Liversidgebr>''Digital Copy at archive.org''
* 8th Meeting ... Melbourne, Victoria. January 1900 – Conference President – Lt Col. Robert L.J. Ellerybr>''Digital Copy at archive.org''
* 9th Meeting ... Hobart, Victoria. January 1902 – Conference President – Captain Frederick Huttonbr>''Digital Copy at archive.org''
* 10th Meeting ... Dunedin, New Zealand. January 1904 – Conference President – Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth Davidbr>''Digital Copy at archive.org''
* 11th Meeting ... Adelaide, South Australia. January 1907 – Conference President –

Alfred William Howitt Alfred William Howitt , (17 April 1830 – 7 March 1908), also known by author abbreviation A.W. Howitt, was an Australian anthropologist, explorer and naturalist. He was known for leading the Victorian Relief Expedition, which set out to es ...

br>''Digital Copy at archive.org''
* 12th Meeting ... Brisbane, Queensland. January 1909 – Conference President –

Sir William Henry Bragg Sir William Henry Bragg (2 July 1862 – 12 March 1942) was an English physicist, chemist, mathematician, and active sportsman who uniquelyThis is still a unique accomplishment, because no other parent-child combination has yet shared a Nobel ...

br>''Digital Copy at archive.org''
* 13th Meeting ... Sydney, New South Wales. January 1911 – Conference President – Sir David Orme Massonbr> ''Digital Copy at archive.org''
* 14th Meeting ... Melbourne, Victoria. January 1913 – Conference President – Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth Davidbr>''Digital Copy at archive.org''
* 15th Meeting ... Hobart, Tasmania. January 1921 – Conference President – Sir Walter Baldwin Spencerbr>''Digital Copy at archive.org''
* 16th Meeting ... Wellington, New Zealand. January 1923 – Conference President – Sir George Handley Knibbs * 17th Meeting ... Adelaide, South Australia. August 1924 – Conference President – General Sir John Monash * 18th Meeting ... Perth, Western Australia. August 1926 – Conference President – Prof. Edward Henry Rennie * 19th Meeting ... Hobart, Tasmania. January 1928 – Conference President –

Richard Hind Cambage Richard Hind Cambage (7 November 1859 – 28 November 1928) was an Australian surveyor and botanist who made important contributions to the description of the genera ''Acacia'' and ''Eucalyptus''. Early life Cambage, son of John Fisher Camba ...

* 20th Meeting ... Brisbane, Queensland. May–June 1930 – Conference President –

Ernest Clayton Andrews Ernest Clayton Andrews BA, FRS (18 October 1870 – 1 July 1948), commonly referred to as E. C. Andrews, was an Australian geologist and botanist. Early life and education Andrews was born in Balmain, New South Wales, second child of noted artist ...

Report of the ... meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science. 1930–1997

Report of the Second Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (frontispiece)

* 21st Meeting ... Sydney, New South Wales. August 1932 – Conference President – Sir John Hubert Plunkett Murray * 22nd Meeting ... Melbourne, Victoria. January 1935 – Conference President –

Sir Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton, he was a key expedition leader durin ...

* 23rd Meeting ... Auckland, New Zealand. January 1937 – Conference President – Sir Albert Cherbury David Rivett * 24th Meeting ... Canberra, ACT. January 1939 – Conference President – Sir Ernest Scott * 25th Meeting ... Adelaide, South Australia. August 1940 / August 1946 – Conference President – Prof. P. Marshallbr> ''Digital Copy at archive.org''
* 26th Meeting ... Perth, Western Australia. August 1947 – Conference President – Prof. A. E. V. Richardson * 27th Meeting ... Hobart, Tasmania. January 1949 – Conference President –

Arthur Bache Walkom Arthur Bache Walkom (8 February 1889 – 2 July 1976) was an Australian palaeobotanist and museum director. Walkom was born in Grafton, New South Wales and moved with his family to Sydney where he was educated at Petersham Public and Fort Stree ...

* 28th Meeting ... Brisbane, Queensland. 1951 – Conference President – Professor Emeritus Sir Kerr Grant * 29th Meeting ... Sydney, New South Wales. August 1952 – Conference President �
Sir Douglas Berry Copland
* 30th Meeting ... Canberra, ACT. January 1954 – Conference President – Sir Theodore Rigg * 31st Meeting ... Melbourne, Victoria. August 1955 – Conference President – Sir Richard van der Riet Woolley * 32nd Meeting ... Dunedin, New Zealand. 1957 – Conference President –

Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, (3 September 1899 – 31 August 1985), usually known as Macfarlane or Mac Burnet, was an Australian virologist known for his contributions to immunology. He won a Nobel Prize in 1960 for predicting acquired immune ...

* 33rd Meeting ... Adelaide, South Australia. August 1958 – Conference President – Sir Marcus Laurence Elwin Oliphant * 34th Meeting ... Perth, Western Australia. 1959 – Conference President – Herbert Cole H.C. Coombs * 35th Meeting ... Brisbane, Queensland. May–June 1961 – Conference President �
Sir Samuel Macmahon Wadham
* 36th Meeting ... Sydney, New South Wales. 1962 – Conference President �

* 37th Meeting ... Canberra, ACT. January 1964 – Conference President �

* 38th Meeting ... Hobart, Tasmania. 1965 – Conference President �
Sir Rutherford Ness Robertson
* 39th Meeting ... Melbourne, Victoria. 1967 – Conference President �
Sir Fred Joyce Schonell
* 40th Meeting ... Christchurch, New Zealand. 1968 – Conference President �
Prof. Sir John Grenfell Crawford
* 41st Meeting ... Adelaide, South Australia. 1969 – Conference President �
Sir Charles Alexander Fleming
* 42nd Meeting ... Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 1970 – Conference President – Prof. Samuel Warren Carey * 43rd Meeting ... Brisbane, Queensland. 1971 – Conference President – Sir Gustav Victor Joseph Nossal * 44th Meeting ... Sydney, New South Wales. 1972 – Conference President �
Prof. Robert George Ward
* 45th Meeting ... Perth, Western Australia. 1974 – Conference President – Prof. Eric John Underwood * 46th Meeting ... Sydney, New South Wales. January 1975 – Conference President – The Hon. Mr Justice John Halden Wootten * 47th Meeting ... Hobart, Tasmania. 1976 – Conference President – Prof. W.D. Barrie * 48th Meeting ... Melbourne, Victoria. 1977 – Conference President �
Dr Lloyd Evans
* 49th Meeting ... Auckland, New Zealand. 1979 – Conference President �
Dr Keith Leonard Sutherland
* 50th Meeting ... Adelaide, South Australia. 1980 – Conference President �

* 51st Meeting ... Brisbane, Queensland. 1981 – Conference President �
Dr Graham Wesley Butler
* 52nd Meeting ... Sydney, New South Wales. 1982 – Conference President –

Sir Zelman Cowen Sir Zelman Cowen, (7 October 1919 – 8 December 2011) was an Australian legal scholar and university administrator who served as the 19th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1977 to 1982. Cowen was born in Melbourne, and attended ...

* 53rd Meeting ... Perth, Western Australia. 1983 – Conference President – Prof. Ralph Owen Slatyer * 54th Meeting ... Canberra, ACT. 1984 – Conference President – Sir Gustav Victor Joseph Nossal * 55th Meeting ... Melbourne, Victoria. 1985 – Conference President – Sir Edmund Percival Hillary * 56th Meeting ... Palmerston, New Zealand. 1987 – Conference President – Sir David Stuart Beattie * 57th Meeting ... Townsville, Queensland. 1987 – Conference President –
Sir Bruce Watson
* 58th Meeting ... Sydney, New South Wales. 1988 – Conference President – Prof. Geoffrey Norman Blainey * 59th Meeting ... Hobart, Tasmania. 1990 – Conference President – Dr. Brian H. Walker * 60th Meeting ... Adelaide, South Australia. 1991 – Conference President – Prof. David Boyd * 61st Meeting ... Brisbane, Queensland. 1992 – Conference President – Dr. Robyn Williams AM * 62nd Meeting ... Perth, Western Australia. September 1993 – Conference President – The Hon. Barry Owen Jones * 63rd Meeting ... Geelong, Victoria. September 1994 * 64th Meeting ... Newcastle, New South Wales. 1995 * 65th Meeting ... Canberra, ACT. 1996 * 66th Meeting ... Adelaide, South Australia. 1997 A 67th Meeting was scheduled for Hobart in 1998 but did not proceed.

References

Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888–1930)
at Australian Science at Work, accessed 28 February 2007 *Elkin, A.P. (1962), ''A Goodly Heritage: ANZAAS Jubilee Science in New South Wales'', Sydney, V.C.N. Blight, Government Printer *MacLeod, Roy (1988), The Commonwealth of Science – ANZAAS and the Scientific Enterprise in Australasia 1888–1988, Melbourne, Oxford University Press, . *Williams, Robyn (1997), A New Life for ANZAAS – Ockam's Razor, ABC Radio National. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/ockhamsrazor/new-life-for-anzaas/3565128

External links

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