DMTC Armour Applications Program, led by VCAMM's James Sandlin currently seconded to DMTC as Armour Applications Program Leader, received the DSTO Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia at the Australian Museum Eureka Prize 2013 Award Dinner.

The team working in the Armour Applications Program includes representatives from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, defence contractors Thales Australia, armour manufacturers Bluescope Steel, the University of Wollongong, Bisalloy Steels, The University of Melbourne, Defence Science and Technology Organisation and Swinburne University of Technology.

The Armour Applications Program has won the 2013 Australian Museum Defence Science and Technology Organisation Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia for their contributions to safety and performance through advancing material and manufacturing techniques.

“These new materials and manufacturing techniques are already protecting Australian troops in Afghanistan,” the Director of the Australian Museum, Frank Howarth said. “They will lead to a safer environment for all of us.”