# Bok Prize > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bok_Prize > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bok_Prize.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bok_Prize > Source revision: 1310973765 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Australian award for student research in astronomy}}{{about|the Bok Prize, an Australian prize in astronomy|the Harvard University prize for creative initiatives in community service|Derek Bok Public Service Prizes}} The '''Bok Prize''' is awarded annually by the [Astronomical Society of Australia](/source/Astronomical_Society_of_Australia) and the [Australian Academy of Science](/source/Australian_Academy_of_Science) to recognise outstanding research in astronomy by honoring a student at an Australian university. The prize consists of the Bok Medal together with an award of $1000 and ASA membership for the following year. {{cite web |title=The Bok Prize |url=https://asa.astronomy.org.au/prizes_and-grants/prizes-awards/bok-prize/ |accessdate=26 September 2020 |publisher=Astronomical Societyof Australia}} ==History== The prize is named to commemorate the energetic work of [Bart Bok](/source/Bart_Bok) in promoting the undergraduate and graduate study of astronomy in [Australia](/source/Australia), during his term (1957–1966) as Director of the [Mount Stromlo Observatory](/source/Mount_Stromlo_Observatory). ==Past winners== Source: [https://asa.astronomy.org.au/prizes_and-grants/prizes-awards/bok-prize/ Astronomical Society of Australia] {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Winner !! University !! class="unsortable" | Awarded for |- |2025 |Li Yusen |Australian National University |Orbital dynamics in barred Milky Way |- | 2024 || Sophie Young || University of Tasmania || Free-free Absorption in Young Radio Galaxies |- | 2023 || William McDonald || The University of Western Australia || Dissociation of Dark Matter and Gas in Cosmic Large-scale Structure |- | 2022 || Maria Djuric || [University of Sydney](/source/University_of_Sydney) || It looks like the Milky Way is a giant Swiss roll |- | 2021 || Madeleine McKenzie || The University of Western Australia || Simulating the Formation of Multiple Stellar Populations in Globular Clusters |- | 2020 || James Beattie || [Australian National University](/source/Australian_National_University) Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics (RSAA) || Supersonic Turbulent Molecular Clouds: Filaments and Anisotropies |- | 2019 || Sam Cree ||University of Queensland || Can the fluctuations of the Quantum Vacuum Solve the Cosmological Constant Problem? |- | 2018 || Matthew Keen || University of Sydney || Asteroseismology of Subgiant Stars: A Study of Mixed-Mode Oscillations |- | 2017 || Madeline Marshall || University of Tasmania || Triggering Active Galactic Nuclei in Galaxy Clusters |- | 2016 || [Samuel Hinton](/source/Samuel_Hinton) || [University of Queensland](/source/University_of_Queensland) ||Extraction of Cosmological Information from [WiggleZ](/source/WiggleZ_Dark_Energy_Survey) |- | 2015 || [Cleo Loi](/source/Cleo_Loi) || [University of Sydney](/source/University_of_Sydney) || Waves in the sky: Probing the ionosphere with the [Murchison Widefield Array](/source/Murchison_Widefield_Array) |- | 2014 || Ross Turner || [University of Tasmania](/source/University_of_Tasmania) || Evolution of radio-loud [Active Galactic Nuclei](/source/Active_Galactic_Nuclei) |- | 2013 || Ben Pope || University of Sydney || Dancing in the Dark: Kernel Phase Interferometry of Ultracool [Dwarfs](/source/brown_dwarf){{cite book | url=http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~bjsp/thesis/thesis.pdf | title=Dancing in the Dark: Kernel Phase Interferometry of Ultracool Dwarfs | publisher=Sydney Institute for Astronomy School of Physics University of Sydney | author=Pope, Benjamin | year=2012 | pages=68 | access-date=2016-06-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322044350/http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~bjsp/thesis/thesis.pdf# | archive-date=2016-03-22 | url-status=dead }} |- | 2012 || Alison Hammond || University of Sydney || Cosmic Magnetism: [Faraday Rotation](/source/Faraday_Rotation) as a Probe of Extragalactic Magnetic Fields |- | 2011 || Barnaby Norris || University of Sydney || A study of AGB circumstellar dust shells using optical polarimetric interferometry |- | 2010 || Madusha Gunawardhana || [Macquarie University](/source/Macquarie_University)/[AAO](/source/Australian_Astronomical_Observatory) || Constraints on the Evolution of the [Stellar Initial Mass Function](/source/Stellar_Initial_Mass_Function) |- | 2009 || Peter Jensen || [University of Queensland](/source/University_of_Queensland) || The Colours of Galaxies in Intermediate X-ray Luminosity Galaxy Clusters |- | 2008 || Christopher Hales || University of Sydney || Cosmic Forensics: A study of the [Pulsar Wind Nebula](/source/Pulsar_Wind_Nebula) G359.1-23, The Mouse |- | 2007 || Katie Dodds-Eden || [Australian National University](/source/Australian_National_University) Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics (RSAA) || [TeVeS Theory](/source/TeVeS_Theory) and observational tests. |- | 2006 || Brent Miszalski || Macquarie University || Simulated Annealing and Optimisation of [2dF](/source/2dF) Fibre Configuration |- | 2005 || Patrick Scott || Australian National University || CO spectral line formation in the sun: convective simulation, line profiles and isotopic abundances |- | 2004 || Stanislav Shabala || University of Tasmania || On the Evolution of [HII regions](/source/HII_regions) |- | 2003 || Darren Croton || Australian National University Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics (RSAA) || Clustering and void statistics of the 2dF galaxy redshift survey |- | 2002 ||''not awarded'' || || |- | 2001 || Yeshe Fenner || Australian National University || Solving the Mystery of the [Warm Ionised Medium](/source/Warm_Ionised_Medium) |- | 2000 || Josephine Brown || Australian National University || A photometric morphological and environmental study of the COLA galaxy southern sample |- | 1999 || Michael Murphy || [University of New South Wales](/source/University_of_New_South_Wales) || Variability of the [Fine Structure Constant](/source/Fine_Structure_Constant) |- | 1998 || Malcolm Kennett || University of Sydney || Neutrino Emission from a [Magnetised Plasma](/source/Magnetised_Plasma) |- | 1997 || Jean-Pierre Macquart || University of Sydney || Radio Propagation through Discrete Structures in the Interstellar Medium |- | 1996 || [Lisa Kewley](/source/Lisa_Kewley) || [University of Adelaide](/source/University_of_Adelaide) || Astrophysical Angular Correlations |- | 1995 || Michael Brown || [University of Melbourne](/source/University_of_Melbourne) || A study of compound [chondrule](/source/chondrule) formation in meteorites |- | 1994 || Arthur Street || University of Sydney || Work on acceleration in type II solar radio bursts |- | 1993 || Sally Houghton || University of New South Wales || A study of [methanol masers](/source/methanol_masers) towards [Sagittarius B2](/source/Sagittarius_B2) |- | 1992 || Kylie Waring || [Monash University](/source/Monash_University) || Photometry of stellar variations |- | 1991 || Neal Turner || University of Sydney || Work on the atmospheres of cool dwarf stars |- | 1990 || Robert Reinfrank || [University of Wollongong](/source/University_of_Wollongong) || A CCD survey of bright southern galaxies |- | 1989 || Andrew Gray || University of Sydney || Solar observations using the [Molonglo radio telescope](/source/Molonglo_radio_telescope) |} ==See also== * [List of astronomy awards](/source/List_of_astronomy_awards) * [Prizes named after people](/source/Prizes_named_after_people) ==References== {{reflist}} {{Australian Academy of Science}} Category:Australian science and technology awards Category:Astronomy prizes Category:Awards established in 1989 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bok Prize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bok_Prize) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bok_Prize?action=history)). 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