THE HON. WARREN SNOWDON MP
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
Fri, 29 Oct, 2010
8/10
MEDIA RELEASE
DEFENCE SCIENTISTS RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon, has today presented
international awards to 13 Australian defence scientists whose research has
significantly enhanced Defence capabilities.
The awards are presented annually under the auspices of The Technical
Cooperation Program (TTCP) which brings together defence scientists from the USA,
UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to collaborate on technology development.
Presenting the 2010 TTCP Awards at the Defence Science and Technology
Organisation (DSTO) in Melbourne today, Mr Snowdon said the achievements are
testament to Australia’s contribution to international scientific excellence.
“I congratulate these outstanding researchers for providing outstanding scientific
support to improve the effectiveness of the Defence forces,” Mr Snowdon said.
“In particular, may I congratulate Loris Molent for winning the 2010 Minister’s Award
for Achievement in Defence Science for his work on developing solutions to
determine the fatigue life of aircraft and their structural components for the past 26
years.
“Loris has also undertaken significant research in fatigue crack growth in metallic
materials, and in his career has published more than 100 DSTO scientific reports, 30
papers in scientific journals and publications and 40 conference papers,” he said.
“The TTCP is Australia’s most important multi-lateral agreement in defence science,
and DSTO contributes to over 60 technology areas.
“While these awards are also made to defence scientists in other countries, it is
important we honour the varied scientific excellence that originates in Australia,
contributing to capable defence forces in member nations,” Mr Snowdon said.
Details of the winners are below.
Media contacts:
Alice Plate (Mr Snowdon)
02 6277 7820
Steve D’Arcy (DSTO) 03 9626 7133 of 0419 991 909
Defence Media Liaison
02 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664
2010 TTCP Award recipients
Detail of award
Dr Shari Soutberg, Dr John O’Neill, Dr
Paul Gaertner and Ms Thea Clarke
For the innovative application of systems
engineering to support operations and
Defence acquisition
Dr Bruce Hinton, Mr Peter Trathen, Dr
Grant McAdam and Dr Alan Wilson
For developing predictive sensors
designed to monitor the structural health
of military aircraft
Dr Geoff Hugo and Dr Cayt Harding
For developing methods to measure the
reliability of non-destructive inspections
of structural defects in Defence platforms
Dr Arthur Provatas
For developing environmental tolerance
values for the sustainable management
of Defence sites contaminated by
munitions and propellants
Dr Scott Moss
For significant advances in the
exploitation of novel alloy technologies
for Defence applications
Colonel Peter Murphy
For 20 years of research leadership in
military human resource issues including
survival psychology
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