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Set the body clock - and sleep (The Sydney Morning Herald)
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Professor Martin Green has been named the inaugural 2008 New South Wales Scientist of the Year.

Professor Green and his research group have improved the performance of silicon solar cells by over 50 percent and currently hold a number of world records on solar cell performance. His third generation solar cell technology will make a significant impact on future energy supplies and he has successfully demonstrated to the international photovoltaic community that this technology is essential for achieving wide spread solar energy adoption.

Professor Green is the Executive Research Director at the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Photovoltaics at the University of NSW.

The new Minister for Science and Medical Research, Tony Stewart, presented the awards at Government House, Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney on 11 September. The NSW Scientist of the Year was granted a total prize of $45,000. There were also prizes of $5,000 awarded to the following category winners:

Engineering Sciences Professor Veena Sahajwalla
Computer Sciences Dr. Chris Nicol
Chemistry Professor Gordon Wallace
Plant and Animal Sciences Dr. Peter Kirkland
Biomedical Sciences Professor Philip Hogg
Physics and Astronomy Professor Benjamin Eggleton
Mathematical Sciences Professor Matthew Wand
Leadership in Secondary Science Teaching Dr. Mark Butler