Isaac Santos, SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY

Isaac Santos, SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY

Professor of Marine Sciences 

Southern Cross University

Isaac Santos was awarded the prestigious Anton Hales Medal 2019 by the Australian Academy of Science for distinguished research in the earth sciences. He is among 20 of Australia’s leading scientists and early to mid-career researchers recognised for their outstanding contribution to science by the academy. Santos’ research focuses on how groundwater seepage influences water quality in estuaries and the coastal ocean. To advance his field, he developed a unique infrastructure and built a large research team at the University’s National Marine Science Centre in Coffs Harbour.