The Mackerras Medal
About the award
The Mackerras Medal is the Society’s highest award and is given every two years to a member of the Society under 50 years of age who has demonstrated excellence in entomology.
The award is named in honour of Dr Ian Mackerras, the Society’s first President and an entomologist who embodied the excellence in entomological pursuits that the award recognises.
Professor Scott O’Neill wins 2010 Mackerras Medal
Scott O’Neill is a medical entomologist who completed his BSc (Hons 1) at the University of Sydney in 1984, PhD in the University of Queensland in 1989, and then held research positions overseas from 1991 to 2001, mainly at Yale University. In 2001 Professor O’Neill returned to Australia as Professor and Head of the then School of Integrative Biology at the University of Queensland (now School of Biological Sciences). More on “Professor Scott O’Neill wins 2010 Mackerras Medal”
Past recipients
| 2010 | Professor Scott O'Neill |
| 2008 | Dr David Yeates |
| 2004 | Prof. A. Hoffmann |
| 2002 | Dr G.P. Fitt |
| 2000 | Dr P.G. Allsopp |
| 1996 | Dr M.P. Zalucki |
| 1992 | Dr E.S. Nielsen |
| 1990 | Dr R.A.I. Drew |
| 1988 | Dr T.R. New |
| 1986 | Dr R.W. Sutherst |
| 1984 | Dr J.A.L. Watson |