Kudos Awards Dinner

Kudos Awards Dinner will be on 23 SEPT at Southwell auditorium.
Tickets on sale now - contact Soteria on soteria.i@xtra.co.nz

Celebrating World-Class Waikato Science

Hamilton city and the Waikato community has come together to recognise and honour the region's world-class science expertise.

With over $24,000 in cash rewards and prizes on offer, the region's most amazing discoveries are being taken 'off the shelf' so local researchers can be given the kudos they deserve.

(the) KuDos - the Hamilton Science Excellence Awards - were launched in June 2007 and are now an annual celebration of local scientific innovations impacting the Waikato region, New Zealand and the world.

Why celebrate? Because Hamilton City, combined with the wider Waikato region, is a hothouse of innovation. . . .

• The city is home to 40,000 tertiary students and over 1,000 PhD scientists.
• 25% of the country's research takes place in and around the city.
• Ruakura Research Centre, located on the outskirts of the city, is the largest agricultural and horticultural research institution of its type in the Southern Hemisphere and boasts an international reputation in many biotech fields.
• Plus, some of the country's most significant medical, environmental and ICT discoveries have come out of the region's commercial and research organisations.

Congratulations to the 2010 Kudos Finalists

Hamilton City Council Agricultural Science Award
Dr Elizabeth Carpenter
Ruakura Clover Root Weevil Biocontrol Team
Animal Behaviour & Welfare Team

WEL Networks Environmental Science Award
Dr Robert Bell
Dr Kevin Collier

Waikato DHB Medical Scientist Award
Dr Martin Stiles
Dr Martyn Harvey
Dr Sanjeevan Pasupati

Wintec Secondary Science Teacher/Educator/Communicator Award
Peter Hampton
Dr Marcus Wilson

Emerging Scientist Award Sponsored by Orbit Calder and Lawson
Dr Julia Lee
John Mitchell
Dr Marianne Elston

The University of Waikato Lifetime Achievement Award
Will be announced at Awards Presentation Dinner