Barry Inglis Medal and NMI Prize

World Metrology Day is an international annual event that marks the signing of the Metre Convention on 20 May 1875. The Metre Convention created the International Bureau of Weights and Measures and set the framework for global collaboration in the science of measurement and its application in industry, science and society. In recognition of World Metrology Day 2008, NMI created two perpetual awards.

The Barry Inglis Medal

The Barry Inglis Medal is an annual award that acknowledges and celebrates outstanding achievement in measurement research and/or excellence in practical measurements by an individual (or group) in the fields of academia, research or industry in Australia.
This achievement may be in the form of a single major contribution or a body of work developed throughout a career. The medal is named in honour of Dr Barry Inglis, NMI's inaugural Chief Executive and Chief Metrologist. Prior to taking up this position, Dr Inglis was the Director of CSIRO's National Measurement Laboratory.

The NMI Prize

The NMI Prize is an annual award that acknowledges and celebrates outstanding achievement in measurement research and/or excellence in practical measurements by a young individual working in academia, research or industry in Australia.
This prize is reserved specifically for nomination by young Australians as a means of promoting measurement science and fostering the application of measurement science and techniques in innovative fields.

For further information and guidance on nominations, please go to http://www.measurement.gov.au/measurementsystem/Pages/WorldMetrologyDay.aspx

Applicants eligible for the Barry Inglis Medal are individuals or groups who have made a highly significant contribution to the science of measurement, or have long-standing eminence in the field of measurement and its application and practice, or have provided exceptional leadership in the field of measurement, or have demonstrated a combination of any of the above criteria.

Applicants eligible for the NMI Prize are individuals up to 35 years of age who have made a highly significant contribution to the science of measurement either as an individual or as a member of a group.

Excellence in measurement may include but is not restricted to: Novel applications of measurement techniques to resolution of industrial 'problems' Applying measurement techniques to resolve 'problems' in industry may sometimes require a multi-faceted approach encompassing techniques that cross the traditional boundaries of science and engineering to provide industrial measurement solutions. Research and/or application of research in measurement techniques that improve the uncertainty of measurement.

Such research may sometimes involve application of a multidisciplinary approach to provide improvements in the way a measurement is taken or the accuracy of measurement. Leadership role in measurement fields Leadership at the regional, national or international level in a discipline or activity that involves application of measurement science. It would involve a peer-assessed acknowledgement of the contribution by the individual to measurement activities in the international or regional arena.

For further information email communications@measurement.gov.au

Closing date: 31 March 2013