Awards

2016

The Matthew Flinders Medal, the Australian Academy of Science.

2014

Officer of Order of Australia

2014

Overbeek gold medal of European Colloid and Interface Society

2013

Enzo Ferroni gold medal of Italian Physical Chemistry Society

2010

Honorary Doctorate of Science, U. Western Australia

2008

The Australian National University created the Barry Ninham Chair of Natural

Sciences to recognise his contributions

2006

Craig Medal, Australian Academy of Sciences,

2005

Ostwald Award of German Chemical Society (Colloid and Surface Science)

2004

SIS Nestle-Mittal award

2004

Humboldt Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Germany

2002-2003

Italian National Chair of Chemistry based in Florence; 2005-9 Visiting Professor

2001

Honorary Doctorate of Science, U. Lund

1998

Tage Erlander National Chair in Chemistry, Sweden

1999

Chalmers University 150th Anniversary Chair

1996

TFR (Basic Engineering Sciences) Swedish National Chair in Chemical Engineering

1995

Inaugural Lectureship Award, Colloid Division, Japan Chemical Society

1994

Medal of College de France

1991

Hon. Doctor of Technology in Chem. Eng. at KTH (Royal Institute of Technology), Sweden

1990

Rebinder Medal of the USSR Academy of Science

1978

Fellow Australian Academy of Science

1970

Pawsey Medal of Australian Academy of Science

1970

Edgeworth David Medal of Royal Society of NSW

1964

First Queen Elizabeth 11 Fellowship Australia awarded