James Moore Memorial Prize

James Moore (BSc ’12) first became hooked on fossils as a high-school student in Whyalla, when he had the opportunity to participate in Flinders University palaeontology expeditions to collect the bones of ancient megafauna at regional South Australian digs.

James continued his passion for learning about the remains of prehistoric creatures as a science student at Flinders then as a researcher in the Palaeontology Lab at the University.

He loved the thrill of travelling to remote sites and back through time to discover the remains of weird and wonderful animals from Australia’s past.

James shared his enthusiasm for unearthing fossils with high school students, encouraging them to interact with Flinders researchers and participate in research at the University.

However, in 2014 at the age of just 24 James passed away suddenly. To honour his life the James Moore Memorial Fund was established at Flinders University with the support of James’ family.

Since 2016 the fund has enabled an annual prize to support secondary school students to learn from Flinders world-leading academics in the field of palaeontology.