The 6th Malaspina Awards Ceremony took place at the Shine Dome of the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra on Friday 17 November 2022 at 6:00pm.
From left to right: Prof. Luis Salvador Carulla (University of Canberra and SRAP Honorary President), H.E. Mr Gabriele Visentin (Ambassador of the European Union in Australia), H.E. Ms Alicia Moral-Revilla (Ambassador of Spain in Australia), Prof. Lucy Johnston (Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Enterprise, University of Canberra), Ms Ángela Romero-Martínez (collecting the award to Prof Carola Vinuesa), Ms. Anna-Maria Arabia (CEO Australian Academy of Science), Mr. Nishant Shandilya (Regional Coordinator, EURAXESS – Australia & New Zealand), Assoc.Prof. Sergio León-Saval (University of Sydney, SRAP Honorary President and Secretary of the Malaspina Awards), and Dr Ángel López-Sánchez (Macquarie University & SRAP President).
The 2023 Malaspina Awards have been conferred to
- Prof Carola Vinuesa (Individual)
- EMPOWER Consortium – University of Canberra (Institution)
The event counted with the participation of Ms Anna-Maria Arabia (Chief Executive of the Australian Academy of Science), HE Ms Alicia Moral Revilla (Ambassador of Spain), H.E. Mr Gabrielle Visentin (EU Ambassador to Australia), Dr Ángel R. López Sánchez (SRAP President – Macquarie University), Mr Israel Lozano Barragán (Managing Director of Navantia Australia), Mr. Nishant Shandilya (Regional Coordinator, EURAXESS – Australia & New Zealand), and Assoc. Prof Sergio León-Saval (Secretary of the 6th Malaspina Awards, SRAP Honorary President, University of Sydney and Master of Ceremony).
From left to right: Dr Ángel López-Sánchez (Macquarie University & SRAP President), Ms Ángela Romero-Martínez (collecting the award to Prof Carola Vinuesa), Prof. Lucy Johnston (Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Enterprise, University of Canberra), H.E. Ms Alicia Moral-Revilla (Ambassador of Spain in Australia), and H.E. Mr Gabriele Visentin (Ambassador of the European Union in Australia).
From left to right: Ms Montserrat Momán Pampillo (Deputy Head of the Embassy of Spain in Australia), Mr. Israel Lozano Barragán (CEO Navantia Australia), Dr Ángel López-Sánchez (Macquarie University & SRAP President), Ms Ángela Romero-Martínez (collecting the award to Prof Carola Vinuesa), Prof. Lucy Johnston (Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Enterprise, University of Canberra), H.E. Ms Alicia Moral-Revilla (Ambassador of Spain in Australia), and H.E. Mr Gabriele Visentin (Ambassador of the European Union in Australia).
The Malaspina Awards are an honour bestowed by the Spanish Embassy in Canberra and the Association of Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific (SRAP). They are awarded to individuals or organisations who have made a significant contribution to the scientific and/or cultural relationships between Spain and Australia. The Alejandro Malaspina Spanish World Scientific Expedition, was the first foreign mission to visit Sydney in 1793, just five years after the arrival of the First Fleet.
The 6th Malaspina Award has been sponsored by Navantia Australia. The award is embodied by the statuette “Heart” designed by the internationally renowned Spanish artist Óscar Martín de Burgos.
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