The School's fourth annual staff excellence awards ceremony was held 1 November 2017 along with a ceremony to recognise the top-performing tutors of first semester 2017.
Excellence Awardees were nominated by staff and assessed against published criteria by a panel constituted for each prize.
Each winning individual or group received a framed certificate, a $300 retail gift voucher and a 3D print of a perpetual trophy.
The perpetual trophies are displayed on Level 3 of the Chemistry Building, adjacent to the School reception desk. Each trophy is a glass representation of a molecule, made by UQ Glassblowing Services within the School. The winners of each year's four primary awards are displayed on a panel next to each trophy. The first molecule trophy that was blown was Dopamine. Hence the awards are known locally as 'The Dopeys'.
The 2017 winners are:
- Outstanding Contribution to Education - Jack Wang
- Outstanding Contribution to Reserach - Elizabeth Krenske
- Oustanding Contribution to Engagement - Gary Schenk
- Oulstanding Contribution to Service - The Chemistry Second and Third Level Courses Teaching Laboratory Services Team - David Roselen, Robert Lang and Jy Chartres
- High Impact Research Achievement by an Early Career Researcher - Rochelle Soo
- Higher Degree by Research Supervision Excellence - Bostjan Kobe
The ceremony also recognised the efforts of the top tutors from first semester 2017, as measured by scored feedback from students and staff. Winners received a $50 Coles-Myer voucher and a certificate. They are:
- Kylie AGNEW-FRANCIS for CHEM3001 (and a previous winner)
- Imogen BERMINGHAM for MICR3002 (and a previous winner)
- Jed BURNS for CHEM3001 (and a previous winner)
- Gareth DOHERTY for CHEM1200
- Wai Soon ENG for BIOC7004
- Clare FLAKELAR for CHEM1100
- Daniela GONCLAVES MONTEIRO for CHEM1100
- Jozef KISTEMAKER for CHEM1100
- Janina LADWIG for CHEM1100
- Soi LAW for BIOL3003 Practicals
- Meepa LOKUGE for BIOC2000 ALLURE (and a previous winner)
- Joseph LOVIE-TOON for CHEM1100
- Tatiana MURESHEVA for CHEM1100
- Arti SINGH for CHEM3001 (and a previous winner)
- Emily STRONG for MICR3003
