2021
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
Fulbright Senior Scholar to MIT
Finalist AmCham Alliance Awards (Biotechnology)
2020
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering
Payne Scott Professorial Distinction – University of Sydney award for outstanding contributions to leadership, mentoring, teaching and distinguished achievements in field
One of ‘Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers for 2020’, Create magazine, Engineers Australia
2019
Member of the Order of Australia
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
Fellow of International Orthopaedic Research (FIOR), International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies (ICORS)
Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW – Australia’s oldest scientific society
Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology, Australian Museum
2018
NSW Premier Woman of the Year
Order of Independence, King Abdullah II Order of Distinction of the Second Class – highest civilian honour bestowed by the King of Jordan
One of ‘10 Most Influential Women in Engineering’, Create magazine, Engineers Australia
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) award for research undertaken at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg Germany (AU$22,000)