Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal

The Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal is awarded at most every two years by the Australian Academy of Science to a mathematician or physicist for his or her outstanding research accomplishments.[1] It is named after Thomas Ranken Lyle, an Irish mathematical physicist who became a professor at the University of Melbourne. The award takes the form of a bronze medal[2] bearing the design of the head of Thomas Lyle, as sculpted by Rayner Hoff.[3]

The medal was founded by the Australian National Research Council (ANRC) in 1932,[2][4] and first awarded in 1935.[1][3] When the Australian Academy of Science was established in 1954, it took over the roles of the ANRC, including administration of the medal.

  1. ^ a b Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal Archived 28 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Academy of Science, retrieved 2010-06-06.
  2. ^ a b "National Research: Annual Meeting of Council", Brisbane Courier, 18 August 1932.
  3. ^ a b "Lyle Medal Award", The Argus (Australia), 16 January 1935.
  4. ^ "University Senate", The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 August 1933.