Faculty Infrastructure Award

This Award is designed to reward Research Infrastructure Specialists, both academic and professional, who have recently achieved, or are currently achieving, exceptional contributions to the success of Monash research through the operations and management of research infrastructure or the provision of related services to the research community. The award celebrates the success of those who go above and beyond to generate positive change; these include but are not limited to, ensuring our world-class facilities, platforms and/or labs are optimised to support our talent to increase research quality, scale and reach, demonstrating sustained and significant achievement as part of the Monash Research Community. Winners were nominated for the corresponding Vice-Chancellor Award.

2026 Matthew Belousoff

Matthew was awarded the Research Infrastructure Award for his contribution to the following:

MIPS AI Initiative

Matthew developed a 10-week computer literacy bootcamp where over half of the MIPS staff/students have attended. He also developed some advanced workshops to focus on program design and AI use in a HPC environment. Further, he developed a training program to help onboarding for the MAVRIC AI supercomputer.

ARC ITTC (CCeMMP)

Matthew developed the single particle course and has trained over 220 attendees, delivered around Australia. He also runs the Wootten/Sexton cryoEM facility and trained over 30 students and staff in the technique.