The Australian Mathematical Society Medal is awarded to a member of the Society under the age of 40 years for distinguished research in the mathematical sciences. A significant portion of the research work should have been carried out in Australia. Read more about the rules for the medal.

Each year the Medal is presented at the opening session of the Annual Meeting. The award was first presented in 1981.

Australian Mathematics Society medal winners to date are:

2007 – not awarded
2006 – Dr Andrew Mathas
2005 – Professor Terry Tao
2004 – not awarded
2003 – Dr Benjamin Hardwick Andrews and Dr Andrew Hassell
2002 – Dr Xu-Jia Wang
2001 – Dr Peter G. Bouwknegt, Dr Alexander I. Molev and
            Professor Hugh P. Possingham FAA
2000 – Dr Christine M. O’Keefe and Dr Mathai Varghese
1999 – Dr John I.E. Urbas
1998 – Dr Murray T. Batchelor
1997 – A. Professor Michael K. Murray
1996 – Dr Igor Shparlinski FAA
1995 – Professor Adrian J. Baddeley FAA
1994 – not awarded
1993 – Dr Peter J. Forrester FAA and Dr Nick C. Wormald
1992 – Dr Michael Eastwood FAA
1991 – Dr Gerhard Huisken
1990 – Dr Brendan Damien McKay FAA
1989 – Professor Michael George Cowling FAA
1988 – Dr Frank R. de Hoog
1987 – Professor Joachim Hyam Rubenstein FAA
1986 – Professor Peter Gavin Hall FAA, FRS
1985 – not awarded
1984 – Professor Richard Pierce Brent FAA
1983 – Professor Leon Melvyn Simon FAA
1982 – Professor Gavin Brown FAA
1981 – Professor Neil Sidney Trudinger FAA, FRS