2022 winners and finalists

Academic of the Year

David Buttsworth, University of Southern Queensland
Gregory Cohen, Western Sydney University
Raj Das, RMIT University

Karu Esselle, University of Technology Sydney

David Flannery, Queensland University of Technology
Alice Gorman, Flinders University
Volker Hessel, University of Adelaide
Frederick Menk, Australian Academy of Science
Jeffrey Walker, Monash University
Marta Yebra, Australian National University

Engineer of the Year

Tim Byrne, Black Sky Aerospace
Sarah Cannard, Nova Systems
Tom Cregan, Shoal Group
Andrew Curran, Southern Launch
James Gilbert, The Australian National University
Lewis McCluskey, Southern Launch
Matthew Pengelly, Gilmour Space Technologies

Dejan Stevanovic, Electro Optic Systems

Angela Teale, Slingshot Aerospace
Alexander Ward, Hypersonix Launch Systems

Executive of the Year

David Ball, Lockheed Martin Australia
William Barrett, Asia Pacific Aerospace Consultants
Lloyd Damp, Southern Launch

Glen Tindall, Electro Optic Systems

Female Space Leader of the Year

Elisha Buckley, Southern Launch

Sarah Cannard, Nova Systems

Shena Howell, Shoal Group
Gail Iles, RMIT University/Beings Systems
Myrthe Snoeks, UQ Space
Briony Sturgess, Investment NSW
Angela Teale, Slingshot Aerospace

Graduate of the Year

Nina Averill, Saber Astronautics
David Corporal, Boeing Research and Technology Australia
Nathan Drummond, Southern Launch
Robert Eldridge, Black Sky Aerospace
Mitch Lavelle, Gilmour Space Technologies
Isabella McCulloch, Stone & Chalk
Syed Zaid Nizami, Hypersonix Launch Systems
Christopher Norton, Southern Launch
James Robertson, Neumann Space

Vienna Tran, SA Health

Innovator of the Year - Individual

Mathew Bricalli, Gilmour Space Technologies

Rowena Christiansen, The University of Melbourne
Jesse Cilliers, Black Sky Aerospace
Lauren Fell, Queensland University of Technology
James Gilbert, The Australian National University
Adam Sharp, Electro Optic Systems
Michael Smart, Hypersonix Launch Systems

Researcher of the Year

James Allworth, Electro Optic Systems

James Gilbert, The Australian National University

Gregory Madsen, Lockheed Martin Australia

Rising Star of the Year

Ed Betar, Boeing
Adrien Doucet, Fleet Space Technologies
David Doyle, Gilmour Space Technologies
Kimal Hiralall, CSIRO
Lewis McCluskey, Southern Launch
Dimitri Mitakidis, Shoal Group
Joe O'Leary, Electro Optic Systems

Brenton Smith, Nominal Systems

Myrthe Snoeks, Australian Youth Aerospace Association
Ben Tett, Equatorial Launch Australia

Scientist of the Year

David Flannery, Queensland University of Technology

Patrick Neumann, Neumann Space

Lifetime Achievement Award 2022

Scott Wallis, Equatorial Launch Australia

Excellence Award

Karu Esselle, University of Technology Sydney