Australian Museum Honors Lizard Island Research Station Directors with Lifetime Achievement Award
At the Australian Museum on October 18, 2023, Dr Anne Hoggett AM and Dr Lyle Vail AM received the 2023 Australian Museum Research Institute Lifetime Achievement Award during the Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation's 50th anniversary dinner. The event celebrated both the research station's five decades of operation and the directors' 33-year tenure, during which they transformed the facility into a leading global hub for coral reef studies. A panel of marine scientists discussed the station's scientific contributions, and a silent auction raised funds for new laboratory and housing facilities to support growing visitor numbers.
Key facts
- Dr Anne Hoggett AM and Dr Lyle Vail AM were awarded the 2023 AMRI Lifetime Achievement Award
- The award ceremony took place on October 18, 2023 at the Australian Museum
- The event marked the 50th anniversary of the Lizard Island Research Station
- Hoggett and Vail have served as joint directors of the station since 1990
- A silent auction was held to fund new laboratory and staff accommodation at the research station
Entities
Institutions
- Australian Museum
- Lizard Island Research Station
- Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation
- Australian Museum Research Institute
Locations
- Lizard Island
- Great Barrier Reef
- Australia