Amanda Barnard

Amanda is the leader of the Virtual Nanoscience Laboratory at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Using thermodynamic theory and first principles computer simulations, her current research includes predicting the properties and environmental stability of nanoparticles, and their interactions with natural ecosystems. For her work she has recently won a 2008 L'Oreal Australia “For Women in Science” Prize, the 2009 Young Scientist Prize in Computational Physics from the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, the 2009 Mercedes Benz Environmental Research Award and the 2009 Malcolm McIntosh Award from the Prime Minister of Australia for the Physical Scientist of the Year, and the 2010 Frederick White Prize from the Australian Academy of Sciences.