UTS Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers

2019

The University of Technology Sydney Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers is awarded to an individual who has helped develop the next generation of Australia's scientific researchers. Professor Barry Pogson received the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers for using a dynamic and sustainable multi-tiered mentoring approach to create a nexus of researchers, industry leaders and policy makers in his field.

Professor Barry Pogson's vision is to create a nexus of researchers, industry leaders and policy makers that collectively shape agriculture for the benefit of global food security. Using a dynamic and sustainable multi-tiered mentoring approach, he has a profound impact on the personal development, career prospects and learning experiences of students at all tertiary levels.

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Awarding institution

The Australian Museum, prize sponsored by University of Technology Sydney

Research groups

Pogson Group - Chloroplast to nuclear signalling: light, drought and carotenoids