Christchurch earthquake engineer claims top science awardBRENDON BRADLEY/Supplied Professor Brendon Bradley has won the Prime Minister's 2016 Emerging Scientist Prize for his research on earthquake effects. A Christchurch earthquake engineer hopes the top science prize he has won will give the public more confidence in those researching one of New Zealand's biggest challenges. The five annual Prime Minister's Science Prizes were awarded at a ceremony in Wellington on Tuesday, recognising scientific achievement in New Zealand. SUPPLIED Professor Brendan Bradley has won a Prime Minister's Science Prize for his earthquake-related research. Bradley said he was glad the prize highlighted the importance of earthquake science in New Zealand.

Source: Stuff March 21, 2017 03:22 UTC