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
AST80001 First offered 2005 • Active

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

Semester 1, 2024David Newton & Andrew Murphy
Semester 1, 2023Jim Fettes
Semester 1, 2022Stephanie Rowlands
Semester 1, 2021Barry Lunn, Karen McMillan, Matthias Schmitt & Rami Mandow
Semester 1, 2020Sophie Schier
Semester 1, 2019Philip Trezise
Semester 1, 2018Jonathan Park
Semester 1, 2017William Gauvin
Semester 1, 2016Mark Chambers & Benjamin Cran
Semester 2, 2015
Semester 2, 2014Sherie Sunderland
Semester 2, 2013
Semester 2, 2012
Semester 2, 2011Philip Hall
Semester 1, 2010Haim Zelikovsky
Semester 1, 2009Diana Healy & Robert French
Semester 1, 2008Kathryne Hughes
Semester 1, 2007Lester Wilson & Pekka Rautajoki
Semester 1, 2006Eduardo Manuel Alvarez
Semester 1, 2005Jennifer Russell


AST80002
AST80002 First offered 2001 • Active

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

Semester 1, 2024: Ali Karimi
Semester 1, 2023: Athony Hadj
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
AST80003 First offered 2000 • Active

Prior to S1-2014, AST80003 had the unit code HET625 (and was HET605 prior to S1, 2010)
As of 2023, AST80003 is co-coded as AST30002 (undergraduate stream).

Semester 1, 2024: Judee Forscutt
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
AST80004 First offered 1999 • Active

Prior to S1-2014, AST80004 had the unit code HET603
As of 2022, AST80004 is co-coded as AST20002 (undergraduate stream).

Semester 1, 2025: Jesse Allen
Semester 1, 2024: Daniqua Thompson-Fidge
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
AST80005 First offered 1999 • Active

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

Semester 2, 2024: Grant Rimland & James Holgate (honourable mention)
Semester 2, 2023: Greg Donohue
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
AST80006 First offered 1999 • Active

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

Semester 1, 2025: Michael Alexander
Semester 2, 2024: Grant Rimland
Semester 1, 2024: Cassandra Davey
Semester 2, 2023: Jim Fettes
Semester 1, 2023: Wei Ting (Eric) Tang
Semester 2, 2022: Andrew Murphy
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
AST80008 First offered 2000 • Closed 2019

Prior to S1-2014, AST80008 had the 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 First offered 2006 • Active


Semester 1, 2025: Judee Forscutt
Semester 1, 2024: Dirk Goes
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
AST80012 First offered 2002 • Closed 2020

Prior to S1-2014, AST80012 had the 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 First offered 2001 • Active


Semester 2, 2024: Andrew Murphy
Semester 2, 2023: John Pepper
Semester 2, 2022: Vanessa Porchet
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
AST80014 First offered 2010 • Closed 2019

Prior to S1-2014, AST80014 had the 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
AST80015 First offered 2011 • Active

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

Semester 2, 2024: Fiona Carmody
Semester 2, 2023: Garry Pashen
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
AST80016 First offered 2002 • Active

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

Semester 2, 2025: Liam Wakefield
Semester X, 2024: Unit not offered in 2024
Semester 2, 2023: Andrew Murphy
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
AST80017 First offered 2001 • Active

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

Semester 2, 2024: Andrew Barry / Geoff Gordan
Semester 2, 2023: Joerg Gasser
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
AST80018 First offered 2000 • Active

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

Semester 2, 2024: Anthony Hadj
Semester 2, 2023: Andrew Murphy
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
HET608 First offered 2000 • Closed 2013

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
HET614 First offered 2001 • Closed 2013

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
HET616 First offered 2002 • Closed 2013

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


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