UTS researchers have taken out a number of prestigious national and international awards, prizes and honours for their research efforts.
2022 research awards, prizes and honours
| Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt AO | Australian Research Council, Australian Laureate Fellowship |
| Michelle Rumsey | Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for service to nursing, and to health care policy |
| Dr Jiao Jiao Li | Premier's Prize for NSW Early Career Researcher of the Year (Physical Sciences) |
| Dr Jiao Jiao Li | NSW Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year; Superstar of STEM |
| Dr Peter Irga | Young Tall Poppy |
| Dr Laura Smith-Khan | Max Crawford Medal |
| Dr Ramona Vijeyarasa | Women in Artificial Intelligence in Law Award |
| Professor Wenshan Guo | Scopus Research Awards, Excellence in Women in Research Award |
| Distinguished Professor Karu Esselle | Engineers Australia, Professional Engineer of the Year Award |
| Professor Ross Menzies | Australian Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy, Distinguished Career Award |
| Distinguished Professor Dayong Jin and iStrip technology team | Australasian Research Commercialisation Awards, Best New Invention |
| Professor Guandong Xu and team | Australian Computer Society Digital Disruptor Awards, ICT Research Project of the Year |
| Professor Amir H Gandomi | Walter L Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize |
| Professor Igor Aharonovich | American Chemistry Society, Photonics Young Investigator Award |
| Dr Lana McClements | Society for Reproductive Biology, Emerging Research Leader Award |
| Professor Carolyn Cartier | Association of American Geographers (China Geography Specialty Group), Outstanding Service Award |
| Professor Deborah Street | Fellow, Australian Academy of Social Sciences in Australia |
| Professor Andrew Parfitt, Professor Glenn Wightwick, Professor James Wallman | Fellows, The Royal Society of NSW |
| Distinguished Professor Brian Oliver | Fellow, European Respiratory Society |
2021 research awards, prizes and honours
| Professor Tuan Van Nguyen | Member of Order of Australia |
| Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt AO | Australian Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Medal |
| Associate Professor Dianne McDougald and Dr Gustavo Espinoza Vergara | UNSW Eureka Prize for Scientific Research |
| Dr Emma Camp | Macquarie University Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher |
| Distinguished Professor Dayong Jin | Australian Research Council, Australian Laureate Fellowship |
| Distinguished Professor Fang Chen | NSW Premier's Prize for Science and Engineering |
| Distinguished Professor Fang Chen | ANZ Women in Artificial Intelligence Award (Infrastructure) |
| Distinguished Professor Karu Esselle | Australian Defence Industry Awards |
| Dr Gayathri Danasamy Naidu | Women in STEM2D Scholar Award |
| Associate Professor Karen O'Connell | NSW Legal Academic of the Year |
| Dr Jiao Jiao Li | Falling Walls Australia national winner |
| Dr Nabin Sharma, Intelligent Drone Lab and Droneshield | Australian Information Industry Association, iAward |
| Dr Maiken Ueland | Tall Poppy 2021 |
| Dr Fan Wang | David Syme Research Prize |
| Distinguished Professor Liz Dennis | Fellow, US National Academy of Sciences |
| Distinguished Professor Dayong Jin and Professor Andrew Parfitt | Fellows, Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering |
| Emeritus Professor Andrew Jakubowicz | Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences Australia |
| Professor Guandong Xu | Fellow, Australian Computer Society |
| Krystal Campbell | International Visualise Your Thesis Competition |
2020 research awards, prizes and honours
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