Celebrating Excellence in Science & Communication
Meet the 2026 Young Tall Poppy Award Winners
NSW YTP's
Dr Hammond Pearce
Dr Derek Tran
A/Prof Clare Arnott
Dr Xuan Li
Dr Laura Ryan
Dr Aaron Eger
Dr Laura Driessen
Dr Kenya Fernandes
WA YTP's
Dr Fiona Helen Panther
Dr Amelia Harray
Dr Matthew Snelson
Dr Marcus Korb
Dr Kai Chen
Dr Chloe Maxwell-Smith
Dr Xiaomin Xu
Dr Mehwish Nasim
Dr Elizabeth Hill
Dr Kit Prendergast
SA YTP's
Dr Jake Robinson
Dr Shervin Kabiri
A/Prof Anna Maria (Ania) Kotarba-Morley
Dr Yohannes Adama Melaku
A/Prof Stephanie Harrison
A/Prof Phillipa McCormack
A/Prof Melanie Baak
Dr Luke Isbel
A/Prof Jacqueline Stephens
Dr Brianna Le Busque
QLD YTP's
A/Prof Seth Cheetham
A/Prof Michael Noetel
Dr Michaela Blyton
Dr Julian Steele
Dr Samantha Teague
Dr Timothy Piatkowski
Dr Gemma Galbraith
Dr Rebecca McElroy
Dr Debottam Sinha
Dr Margaret Jane Moore
Dr Nagham Ailabouni
Dr Giselle Newton
VIC YTP's
Dr Ashleigh Hood
Dr Helena Wang
A/Prof Matthew Tam
A/Prof Milad Haghani
Dr Rebecca Morris
Dr Shanmuga Sundar Dhanabalan
Dr Scarlett Howard
Dr Lei Bao
A/Prof Mary Woessner
Dr Jarmon Lees
Dr James Pang
ACT YTP's
Dr Lucy Gloag
Dr Sima Mousavi
TAS YTP's
Dr Harriet Goodrich
A/Prof Rutger de Zoete
Dr Tori Graham
Dr Brooklyn Fraser
Dr Owen Missen
The 2026 Young Tall Poppies of the Year and the winners of the Industry & First Nations Awards will be announced at AIPS’ Science Summit on 11 September.
Would you like to help celebrate their win? Join us at the Young Tall Poppy Gala Dinner.
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