Celebrating the many achievements of our students
The Faculty of Science and Engineering recognises the achievements of our students, specifically those who have attained scholarship places, succeeded in winning prizes or accomplished the highest results in each unit.
Here we celebrate the great achievements and dedication to learning within the fields of science, information technology and engineering.
We thank our fantastic staff, donors and partner organisations who make all this possible, support continued academic curiosity and foster a culture of excellence, developing the next generation of leaders, innovators, and scholars who will shape the future of science and technology.
Our most recent achievement event was held on 10th April 2025.
Photos from our Prize Night 2025
Scholarships 2025
Our scholarships are designed to support students and align with the Faculty goal to be the best for the world. They are based on academic excellence, equity and inclusion and to ensure that passionate students from diverse backgrounds can realise their ambitions and contribute to their future world.
- Julia Anderson
- Kayla Bishop
- Ellen Brimfield
- Jaime Clarke
- Samantha Kas
- Mariella Rodelas
- Tejaswini Sajeev
- Emily Wanczura
- Elizabeth Wilkinson
- Md Rafiul Hossain Bhuyia
- Hayden Darbin
- Joel Egginton
- Petr Gizatullin
- Jake Gurney
- Owen Konopka
- Svyatoslav Kushnarev
- Bianca Nicole Casimiro
- Jaron Fletcher
- Emma Purvis
- Cindy Hancock
- Katja Amet
Faculty of Science and Engineering Prizes 2024
In 2024, the Faculty of Science was honoured to present academic prizes to 55 of our students across various scientific disciplines across the Faculty.
These prestigious awards not only recognize academic excellence but are also generously supported by industry partners and esteemed members of the academic and scientific community, both past and present.
- Jan Hext Prize for Fundamentals of Computer Science
- Joel Michael Andrews
- Jan Hext Prize for Object-oriented Programming Practices
- Xander David Lawrence James
- Jan Hext Prize for Programming Languages
- Carlo Lepejian
- Tan Dung Tu
- Dell Technologies Prize for Best Female Student in Engineering S2
- Cindy Hancock
- Dell Technologies Prize for Best Student in Software Engineering
- Sarah Thomas
- Dell Technologies Prize for Best Student in Computing Engineering
- Andrei Ziganshin
- Pells Sullivan Meynink Prize
- Nicholas Stuart Horton
- City of Ryde Award
- Muhammad Saad Waqar
- Md Akib Al Alam
- Don McNeil Prize for Introductory or Business Statistics S2
- Francesca Lois Murphy
- The Alan McIntosh Analysis Prize
- Joel William Jon Denning
- Shoshana Spielman
- Julian Leslie Prize
- Hoang Vu Le
- Theresa Wilson
- Frederick Chong Mathematics Prize - 2000 level Mathematics
- Angus Stewart
- Frederick Chong Mathematics Prize - 3000 level Mathematics
- Joel William Jon Denning
- The J C Ward, FRS, Physics Prize
- Claudia Fava
- The Dick Makinson Physics Prize
- Tanakit Kaewprasit
- Professor Trevor Tansley Prize
- Tanakit Kaewprasit
- Peter Mason Prize
- Natasha Dekker
- Doris Wallent Prize - 1000 level
- Celina Trang
- Chantelle Hoang
- Natasha Dekker
- Doris Wallent Prize - 2000 level
- Emily Lee Sykes
- Doris Wallent Prize - 3000 level
- Christiana May Stone
- Doris Wallent Prize - HSC
- Celina Trang
- Ho Kam-Chiu Statistics Prize for 2000 level statistics
- Joel William Jon Denning
- Ho Kam-Chiu Statistics Prize for 3000 level Statistics
- Alexander Russell
- WH Beattie Steel Prize
- Nikita Komarov
- Michael Bullock Memorial Prize
- Celina Trang
- Archie Michael Culican
- Australian Institute of Physics (NSW) Prize
- Adem Ozer
- 2000 Level Biology Prize
- Nora Amina Hezler
- 3000 Level Biology Prize
- Anna Seibel
- MRES Research Natural Sciences Prize
- Kruttika Purohit
- MRES Year 1 Natural Sciences Prize
- Anna Seibel
- Jack Davies Prize
- Jonathon Anthony Shaw
- Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Prize
- Heather Rose Maddock
- Le Fevre Memorial Prize
- Sophie Amelia Nixey
- Julia Charlotte Seibel
- Mollie Thomson Prize
- Kayla Maree Bishop
- Milthorpe Memorial Prize
- Clara Josephine Seibel
- 3000 Level Environmental Sciences prize
- Zoe Alannah Morgan
- The Global Environment Prize
- Sophia Alise Dingli
- 2000 Level Environment Prize
- Kathleen Farrell
- Cordelia Hay
- Aon Natural Hazards Prize
- Charles Anthony Recchia
- Emily Milne Anstice
- Molecular Sciences Prize by the Ben Cordner Memorial Fund
- Xuan Sang Nguyen
- Nicholas Arthur Bersee
- Biomolecular Discovery Research Centre Masters Prize
- Rosana Valentina Sutrisno
- Biomolecular Discovery Research Centre Postgraduate Prize
- Santhosh Vijayakumar
First In Unit Award 2024*
This award recognises students who have achieved the highest mark in a unit in a session **
The High Achiever Commendation is awarded to students that have been awarded two or more Faculty of Science and Engineering First in Units Awards at the time of graduation.
* Known previously as High Achievers Award.
**Note that for both, students must be admitted to a MQ course and have received a high distinction grade. Units with fewer than 5 enrolments will be assessed on a case-by-case basis for an award.