SAO Honour Roll

Welcome to the SAO Honour Roll, which lists the top student(s) for each SAO unit since the beginning of the program. With the advent of enrollments from Open Universities Australia (OUA) we note the SUT semesters 1 and 2 correspond to the OUA study periods 1 and 3, respectively.


AST80001

Prior to S1-2014, AST80001 had the following unit code
HET618
As of 2022, AST80001 is co-coded AST20002 (undergraduate stream)

    Semester 1, 2023: Jim Fettes
    Semester 1, 2022: Stephanie Rowlands
    Semester 1, 2021: Barry Lunn, Karen McMillan, Matthias Schmitt & Rami Mandow
    Semester 1, 2020: Sophie Schier
    Semester 1, 2019: Philip Trezise
    Semester 1, 2018: Jonathan Park
    Semester 1, 2017: William Gauvin
    Semester 1, 2016: Mark Chambers & Benjamin Cran
    Semester 2, 2015: ...
    Semester 2, 2014: Sherie Sunderland
    Semester 2, 2013: ...
    Semester 2, 2012: ...
    Semester 2, 2011: Philip Hall
    Semester 1, 2010: Haim Zelikovsky
    Semester 1, 2009: Diana Healy & Robert French
    Semester 1, 2008: Kathryne Hughes
    Semester 1, 2007: Lester Wilson & Pekka Rautajoki
    Semester 1, 2006: Eduardo Manuel Alvarez
    Semester 1, 2005: Jennifer Russell

AST80002

Prior to S1-2014, AST80002 had the following unit code
HET609

    Semester 1, 2023: ...
    Semester 1, 2022: Vanessa Porchet
    Semester 1, 2021: Jonathan Park
    Semester 1, 2020: Michael Polya & Rami Mandow
    Semester 1, 2019: Daniel Lambeth
    Semester 1, 2018: Ian Grech
    Semester 1, 2017: Donald Sudduth
    Semester 1, 2016: Stuart Browne & Daniel Puser
    Semester 1, 2015: Alex Cherney
    Semester 1, 2014: Saeed Salimpour, Mark Suhr & Haim Zelikovsky
    Semester 1, 2013: Robert Miller
    Semester 1, 2012: Kenneth Davis
    Semester 1, 2011: Kelly Graves
    Semester 1, 2010: Lynn Van Rooijen-Mccullough 
    Semester 1, 2009: Kevin Sweeney
    Semester 1, 2008: Zoltan Barabas
    Semester 1, 2007: Philip Deutschle
    Semester 1, 2006: Tim Jensen
    Semester 1, 2005: Andrew Mattingly
    Semester 1, 2004: Eduardo Manuel Alvarez
    Semester 1, 2003: Gary Winkleman
    Semester 1, 2002: Margaret Turner
    Semester 1, 2001: Michael Murphy

AST80003

Prior to S1-2014, AST80003 had the following unit code
HET625
(and was HET605 prior to S1, 2010)

    Semester 1, 2023: James Dobson & Andrew Murphy
    Semester 1, 2022: Karen McMillan
    Semester 1, 2021: Sofia Kette & Neal Salan
    Semester 1, 2020: Jonathan Park
    Semester 1, 2019: Kate Blackham & John Harrington
    Semester 1, 2018: Philip Tresize
    Semester 1, 2017: William Franzsen
    Semester 1, 2016: Mark Myers
    Semester 1, 2015: Norman Taylor
    Semester 1, 2014: Saeed Salimpour
    Semester 1, 2013: Michael Cavell
    Semester 1, 2012: Andrew Fraser
    Semester 1, 2011: Haim Zelikovsky
    Semester 1, 2010: Lynn Van Rooijen-McCullough
    Semester 1, 2009: John Lyes
    Semester 1, 2008: Livio Fasiani
    Semester 1, 2007: Diana Healy & Matthew Robinson
    Semester 1, 2006: Ali Al-Asadi
    Semester 1, 2005: Eduardo Manuel Alvarez
    Semester 1, 2004: Stephen Nipper
    Semester 1, 2003: David Conner
    Semester 1, 2002: Scott Pennington
    Semester 1, 2001: Emil Lenc
    Semester 1, 2000: Bruce Harper

AST80004

Prior to S1-2014, AST80004 had the following unit code
HET603

    Semester 1, 2023: Peter White
    Semester 1, 2022: Andrew Murphy
    Semester 1, 2021: Andrew Harris
    Semester 1, 2020: William Staring & Amela Djordjevic & Jeremy Ruggles
    Semester 2, 2019: Jahne Meyer
    Semester 1, 2019: Sofia Kette
    Semester 2, 2018: Karen McMillan
    Semester 1, 2018: Mark Harding & Paul Woods
    Semester 2, 2017: Bernard de la Coeur & Jonathan Park
    Semester 1, 2017: Peter Godwin
    Semester 2, 2016: Garry Pashen
    Semester 1, 2016: Holly Tivendale & Paul York
    Semester 2, 2015: Leo Heimburger
    Semester 1, 2015: David Cumming
    Semester 2, 2014: Philip Tresise
    Semester 1, 2014: Donald Sudduth
    Semester 2, 2013: Albany Asher & Mark Suhr
    Semester 1, 2013: Saeed Salimpour
    Semester 2, 2012: Andrew Murdoch
    Semester 1, 2012: Thomas Woodrow
    Semester 2, 2011: Ian Davie
    Semester 1, 2011: Daniel Puser
    Semester 2, 2010: Philip Hall
    Semester 1, 2010: Paula Tomlinson
    Semester 2, 2009: Patricia Dove
    Semester 1, 2009: George Golitzen & James Smith
    Semester 2, 2008: Gregory McMillan
    Semester 1, 2008: Brian Ludwig & Robert French
    Semester 2, 2007: Peter Kalajian
    Semester 1, 2007: Adrian Deangelis
    Semester 2, 2006: Lawrence Toomey
    Semester 1, 2006: David Clarke
    Semester 2, 2005: Glenn Kelly
    Semester 1, 2005: Pekka Rautajoki & Colleen Moroney
    Semester 2, 2004: David Hughes
    Semester 1, 2004: Diana Healy
    Semester 2, 2003: Trevor Barry
    Semester 1, 2003: Jonathon Burns
    Semester 2, 2002: Eduardo Manuel Alvarez
    Semester 1, 2002: Chris Short
    Semester 2, 2001: Gordon Briggs
    Semester 1, 2001: Ken Dixon
    Semester 2, 2000: Helen Dunsford & Leroy Hennes
    Semester 1, 2000: Thomas Kucharski & Dennis Ward
    Semester 2, 1999: Jerry Persall
    Semester 1, 1999: Barbara Ryan

AST80005

Prior to S1-2014, AST80005 had the following unit code
HET602

    Semester 2, 2023: ...
    Semester 2, 2022: Robert Schmidt & Fiona Carmody
    Semester 2, 2021: Jim Fettes
    Semester 2, 2020: Ray Hilton & Ciara Pell
    Semester 1, 2020: Joerg Gasser & Judee Forscutt
    Semester 2, 2019: Jahne Meyer
    Semester 1, 2019: Karen McMillan
    Semester 2, 2018: James Dobson & Matthias Schmitt
    Semester 1, 2018: Dylan O'Donnell & Brittany Trubody
    Semester 2, 2017: Jonathan Park
    Semester 1, 2017: Paul Woods
    Semester 2, 2016: Catherine Colman
    Semester 1, 2016: Edward Roberts
    Semester 2, 2015: John Vassilakis
    Semester 1, 2015: Maxym Usatov
    Semester 2, 2014: Philip Wheatley
    Semester 1, 2014: Thomas Woodrow
    Semester 2, 2013: Saeed Salimpour
    Semester 1, 2013: Luke Rasborsek
    Semester 2, 2012: Carl Joseph
    Semester 1, 2012: Leonard Cox
    Semester 2, 2011: Timothy Amor
    Semester 1, 2011: Georgeanne Giles
    Semester 2, 2010: Antony Burgess
    Semester 1, 2010: Robert Hunt
    Semester 2, 2009: Paula Tomlinson
    Semester 1, 2009: Ronald McCoy
    Semester 2, 2008: Haim Zelikovsky
    Semester 1, 2008: Robert French
    Semester 2, 2007: Torben Andersen
    Semester 1, 2007: Mark Brown
    Semester 2, 2006: David Clarke & Richard Friedrich & John Lyes
    Semester 1, 2006: Raymond Auclair
    Semester 2, 2005: Luis Arguelles
    Semester 1, 2005: Pekka Rautajoki
    Semester 2, 2004: Tim Jensen & Kenneth Sanner & George Lauffer & Marilyn Head
    Semester 1, 2004: Peter Edwards
    Semester 2, 2003: Jennifer Russell & Gary Wasserstein
    Semester 1, 2003: Rick Slack
    Semester 2, 2002: Shaun Saunders
    Semester 1, 2002: Eduardo Manuel Alvarez
    Semester 2, 2001: Gordon Briggs & Stuart Taylor
    Semester 1, 2001: Ken Dixon
    Semester 2, 2000: Deborah Kenyon-Roberts
    Semester 1, 2000: Jodi McCullough
    Semester 2, 1999: David Hall
    Semester 1, 1999: Philip Evans

AST80006

Prior to S1-2014, AST80006 had the following unit code
HET624
(and was HET604 prior to S1,2010).
As of 2023, AST80006 is co-coded as AST20003 (undergraduate stream)

    Semester 2, 2023: ...
    Semester 1, 2023: Wei Ting Tang
    Semester 2, 2022: ...
    Semester 1, 2022: Greg Donohue
    Semester 2, 2021: Fiona Carmody
    Semester 1, 2021: Rachael Errington
    Semester 2, 2020: Judee Forscutt
    Semester 1, 2020: Vanessa Porchet
    Semester 2, 2019: Michael Gooding
    Semester 1, 2019: Raluca Comanici
    Semester 2, 2018: Jay Ludowyke
    Semester 1, 2018: Slawomir Lipinski
    Semester 2, 2017: Romy Pearse
    Semester 1, 2017: Tony Lewis
    Semester 2, 2016: John Vassilakis
    Semester 1, 2016: Gregory Halac
    Semester 2, 2015: Carolyn Gordon & Mark Myers
    Semester 1, 2015: Philip Trezise & Maxym Usatov
    Semester 2, 2014: Neal Salan
    Semester 1, 2014: Berend Methorst
    Semester 2, 2013: Saeed Salimpour
    Semester 1, 2013: Leonard Cox
    Semester 2, 2012: Wendy Wakeman
    Semester 1, 2012: Georgeanne Giles
    Semester 2, 2011: Philip Hall
    Semester 1, 2011: Andrew Fraser
    Semester 2, 2010: Paula Tomlinson
    Semester 1, 2010: Nicola Hoffmann
    Semester 2, 2009: Haim Zelikovsky
    Semester 1, 2009: Anne Gaides, Benjamin Cran & John Gianforte
    Semester 2, 2008: Robert French
    Semester 1, 2008: Robert Schinaia
    Semester 2, 2007: Adrian Deangelis
    Semester 1, 2007: Livio Fasiani
    Semester 2, 2006: Gillian Andrews & Philip Deutschle
    Semester 1, 2006: Eris O'Mara
    Semester 2, 2005: Pekka Rautajoki
    Semester 1, 2005: Jeffrey Stanger
    Semester 2, 2004: Trevor Barry
    Semester 1, 2004: Hans-Michael Schoebinger
    Semester 2, 2003: Richard Adduci
    Semester 1, 2003: Eduardo Manuel Alvarez
    Semester 2, 2002: Gary Winkleman
    Semester 1, 2002: Chris Williams
    Semester 2, 2001: Keith Fisher & Andrew Munro
    Semester 1, 2001: Thomas Murphy
    Semester 2, 2000: Brian Irven, Emil Lenc & Michael Murphy
    Semester 1, 2000: Philip Evans
    Semester 2, 1999: Brian von Konsky

AST80008

Prior to S1-2014, AST80008 had the following unit code
HET607

    Unit retired 2020:
    Semester 2, 2019: Mark Harding
    Semester 2, 2018: Jay Ludowyke
    Semester 2, 2017: John Harrington
    Semester 2, 2016: Donald Sudduth
    Semester 2, 2015: Nalayini Brito
    Semester 2, 2014: Daniel Puser & Donald Radford & Saeed Salimpour & Paula Tomlinson
    Semester 2, 2013: Carl Joseph
    Semester 2, 2012: Stephen Harper
    Semester 2, 2011: Philip Hall
    Semester 1, 2011: James Shanks
    Semester 2, 2010: Robert French
    Semester 1, 2010: Jeremy Nicholas
    Semester 2, 2009: Scott Kelly & Clare Kenyon
    Semester 1, 2009: Marek Cichanski
    Semester 2, 2008: Dimitrios Katsifolis & Andrew Mattingly
    Semester 1, 2008: Stephen Nipper
    Semester 2, 2007: Brian Warburton
    Semester 1, 2007: Graeme Knight
    Semester 2, 2006: Russell Pinizzotto
    Semester 1, 2006: Colin Mein
    Semester 2, 2005: Pekka Rautajoki
    Semester 1, 2005: Gary Winkleman
    Semester 2, 2004: Diana Healy
    Semester 1, 2004: Trevor Barry
    Semester 2, 2003: Scott Pennington
    Semester 1, 2003: Peter Conde
    Semester 2, 2002: Michael Murphy
    Semester 1, 2002: Marilyn Head
    Semester 2, 2001: John Clevenger & Ellen Wilson
    Semester 1, 2001: Richard Adamson
    Semester 2, 2000: John Betts & Jodi McCullough
    Semester 1, 2000: Brian von Konsky

AST80011
AST80011
    Semester 1, 2023: Andrew Murphy & Vanessa Porchet
    Semester 2, 2022: Jonathan Park
    Semester 2, 2021: Carolyn Gordon
    Semester 2, 2020: Avi Weiss
    Semester 2, 2019: Michael Polya
    Semester 2, 2018: Ian Kemp & Daniel Lambeth
    Semester 2, 2017: Donald Sudduth
    Semester 2, 2016: Mark Myers
    Semester 2, 2015: Anthony Gregory & Timothy Holt & John Proctor
    Semester 2, 2014: Stephen Smith
    Semester 2, 2013: Jeremy Wood
    Semester 2, 2012: Haim Zelikovsky
    Semester 2, 2011: Jim Katsifolis
    Semester 2, 2010: Robert French
    Semester 2, 2009: Fernando Lopez Blanco
    Semester 2, 2008: Steven Heaton
    Semester 1, 2007: Patrick White
    Semester 2, 2006: Eduardo Manuel Alvarez
    Semester 2, 2006: Christopher Blaxall

AST80012

Prior to S1-2014, AST80012 had the following unit code
HET612

    Unit retired 2020:
    Semester 1, 2020: Mark Myers, Christopher Benton, Neal Salan
    Semester 1, 2019: John Harrington
    Semester 1, 2018: Glenn Becker & Daniel Lambeth
    Semester 1, 2017: Katharyn Downing & Rob Hunt
    Semester 1, 2016: John Proctor
    Semester 1, 2015: Saeed Salimpour & Christopher Tylor
    Semester 1, 2014: Zoltan Vilagosh
    Semester 1, 2013: Philip Hall & James Smith
    Semester 2, 2012: No award
    Semester 1, 2011: Jeremy Nicholas
    Semester 1, 2010: Fernando Lopez Blanco
    Semester 2, 2009: Robert Schinaia
    Semester 1, 2009: Stephen Wilkinson
    Semester 2, 2008: Kenneth Wilson
    Semester 1, 2008: Darryl Smith
    Semester 2, 2007: Diana Healy
    Semester 1, 2007: Jeff Verona
    Semester 2, 2006: Shaun Saunders
    Semester 1, 2006: Tracey Hanna
    Semester 1, 2002: Bruce Harper & Teresa Riley

AST80013
AST80013
    Semester 2, 2023: ...
    Semester 2, 2022: ...
    Semester 2, 2021: Jonathan Park
    Semester 2, 2020: Gregory Halac & Michael Polya & Bernard de la Coeur & Mark Mason & Brittany Trubody
    Semester 2, 2019: Kate Blackham
    Semester 2, 2018: Tommy Marshman
    Semester 2, 2017: Alexander Cherney
    Semester 2, 2016: Nalayini Brito
    Semester 2, 2015: Lori Prause
    Semester 2, 2014: Henry Sipes
    Semester 2, 2013: No award
    Semester 2, 2012: Peter Starr
    Semester 2, 2011: Jason Nishiyama & Carl Savage
    Semester 2, 2010: Lynn Van Rooijen-McCullough
    Semester 2, 2009: Kevin Sweeney & Peter Caspari
    Semester 2, 2008: Mark Brown & Peter Kalajian
    Semester 2, 2007: Ali Al-Asadi
    Semester 2, 2006: Timothy Jensen
    Semester 1, 2006: Christophe Lienhard
    Semester 2, 2001: Wilfredo Milan

AST80014

Prior to S1-2014, AST80014 had the following unit code
HET619

    Unit retired 2020:
    Semester 1, 2019: ...
    Semester 1, 2018: Nalayini Davies
    Semester 2, 2016: Craig Wallis
    Semester 1, 2015: Torben Andersen
    Semester 2, 2014: No award
    Semester 1, 2014: Zoltan Vilagosh
    Semester 2, 2013: Paul Cooper
    Semester 2, 2012: No award
    Semester 1, 2011: Andreas Papalambrou
    Semester 1, 2010: Tony Pilkington

AST80015

Prior to S1-2014, AST80015 had the following unit code
HET620

    Semester 2, 2023: ...
    Semester 2, 2022: Vanessa Porchet
    Semester 1, 2021: Michael Polya & Mark Podesta
    Semester 1, 2020: Rami Mandow
    Semester 1, 2019: Jonathan Park
    Semester 1, 2018: Stuart Browne
    Semester 1, 2017: Donald Radford
    Semester 1, 2016: Franco Di Dio
    Semester 1, 2015: John Proctor & Saeed Salimpour
    Semester 1, 2014: Paul Fisher
    Semester 2, 2012: James Shanks
    Semester 2, 2011: Haim Zelikovsky

AST80016

Prior to S1-2014, AST80016 had the following unit code
HET611

    Semester 2, 2023: ...
    Semester 2, 2022: Mark Mason
    Semester 2, 2021: Sofia Kette
    Semester 2, 2020: David Lawrie & Jahne Meyer & Matthias Schmitt & Rami Mandow & James Dobson & Vanessa Porchet
    Semester 2, 2019: Neal Salan & Brittany Trubody
    Semester 2, 2018: Christopher Benton
    Semester 2, 2017: William Gauvin
    Semester 2, 2016: Alexander Cherney & Carolyn Gordon
    Semester 2, 2015: Anthony Tanner
    Semester 1, 2014: Gary Steffens & Nicholas Van Heel
    Semester 1, 2013: William Taylor
    Semester 1, 2012: Haim Zelikovsky
    Semester 1, 2011: Brian Warburton
    Semester 1, 2010: Robert French
    Semester 1, 2009: Pekka Routajoki
    Semester 1, 2008: Andrew Mattingly
    Semester 1, 2007: Eduardo Manuel Alvarez
    Semester 1, 2006: Brett Hawton
    Semester 1, 2005: Alex Nervosa
    Semester 1, 2004: Rick Slack
    Semester 1, 2003: Margaret Turner
    Semester 1, 2002: Gary Winkleman

AST80017

Prior to S1-2014, AST80017 had the following unit code
HET610

    Semester 2, 2023: ...
    Semester 1, 2022: Jahne Meyer, Ray Hilton
    Semester 1, 2021: Vanessa Porchet
    Semester 1, 2020: Matthias Schmitt
    Semester X, 2019: Unit not offered in 2019
    Semester 2, 2018: Philip Tresize
    Semester 1, 2017: Nalayini Brito
    Semester X, 2016: Unit not offered in 2016
    Semester 2, 2015: Saeed Salimpour
    Semester 2, 2014: John Proctor
    Semester 2, 2013: Alex Cherney & Ruben Gamboa
    Semester 2, 2012: Paula Tomlinson
    Semester 2, 2011: Paul Fisher
    Semester 1, 2010: Philip Cash & Robert French
    Semester 1, 2009: Neta Apple
    Semester 1, 2008: John Lyes
    Semester 1, 2007: Kevin Davey & Colin Mein
    Semester 1, 2006: Jennifer Russell
    Semester 1, 2005: John Fulton
    Semester 1, 2004: Michael Murphy
    Semester 1, 2003: Scott Kelly
    Semester 1, 2002: Gary Winkleman
    Semester 1, 2001: Dennis Ward

AST80018

Prior to S1-2014, AST80018 had the following unit code
HET606
As of 2023, AST80018 is known as "Professional Tools for Astronomical Observation" (Professional TAO)

    Semester 2, 2023: ...
    Semester 2, 2022: Judee Forscutt
    Semester 2, 2021: Andrew Harris
    Semester 2, 2020: Jahne Meyer & Rami Mandow & Matthias Schmitt & Sofia Kette
    Semester 2, 2019: Jonathan Park
    Semester 2, 2018: Charles Auer
    Semester 2, 2017: Edward Roberts
    Semester 2, 2016: Gregory Halac
    Semester 2, 2015: James Dempsey & Carl Sciglitano
    Semester 2, 2014: Stephen Harper & Ian Kemp
    Semester 2, 2013: Olga Vovk
    Semester 2, 2012: Philip Hall
    Semester 2, 2011: Kelly Graves
    Semester 2, 2010: Haim Zelikovsky
    Semester 2, 2009: Marek Cichanski & James Shanks
    Semester 2, 2008: Robert French
    Semester 2, 2007: Pekka Rautajoki
    Semester 2, 2006: Ronald Brown
    Semester 2, 2005: Fernando Lopez Blanco & Stephen Berg & Andrew Mattingly
    Semester 2, 2004: Tim Hunter
    Semester 2, 2003: Mona Evans
    Semester 2, 2002: Gary Winkleman
    Semester 2, 2001: Andrew Munro
    Semester 2, 2000: Philip Evans & Clive Jackman


HET608
    Unit retired 2014:
    Semester 1, 2013: Carl Joseph
    Semester 1, 2012: Philip Hall
    Semester 1, 2011: John Gianforte
    Semester 2, 2010: Robert Davis
    Semester 2, 2009: Marek Cichanski, Robert French, Frederic Delstanches & Lynn Van Rooijen-Mccullough
    Semester 2, 2008: Neta Apple
    Semester 2, 2007: Eduardo Manuel Alvarez
    Semester 1, 2007: Ali Al-Asadi
    Semester 2, 2006: Jennifer Russell
    Semester 2, 2005: Richard Adduci
    Semester 1, 2005: Ken Dixon
    Semester 2, 2004: John Betts & Gary Winkleman
    Semester 2, 2003: Les Wilson
    Semester 2, 2002: Andrew Munro
    Semester 2, 2001: Michael Murphy
    Semester 2, 2000: Brian von Konsky

HET614
    Unit retired 2014:
    Semester 2, 2013: Thomas Woodrow
    Semester 2, 2009: Robert French
    Semester 2, 2008: Livio Fasiani
    Semester 2, 2007: Matthew Robinson
    Semester 2, 2006: Tracey Hanna
    Semester 2, 2005: Eduardo Manuel Alvarez
    Semester 2, 2004: Russell Pinizzotto
    Semester 2, 2003: James Peterson
    Semester 2, 2002: John Clevenger
    Semester 2, 2001: Philip Evans

HET616
    Unit retired 2014:
    Semester 1, 2013: Philip Hall
    Semester 2, 2010: Marek Cichanski
    Semester 2, 2009: Neta Apple
    Semester 2, 2008: Pekka Rautajoki
    Semester 2, 2007: Marilyn Head
    Semester 2, 2006: Kerry Williams
    Semester 2, 2005: Ken Dixon
    Semester 2, 2004: Philip Evans
    Semester 2, 2003: Emil Lenc
    Semester 2, 2002 Jodi McCullough

Note: the previous Faculty that the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing belonged to stopped awards for Major Project subjects in 2002. Major Project unit awards were re-instated by the Faculty of ICT in 2006.
Swinburne University enrolled students are in Semesters 1 & 2; OUA enrolled students are in Study Periods 1 & 3, respectively. The list above uses "Semesters" for simplicity.

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