Australian physicist Cathy Foley only fifth woman to win prestigious innovation award

By Nicky Phillips
Updated June 4 2015 - 10:08am, first published May 29 2015 - 1:24pm
Cathy Foley ... winner of the Clunies Ross award. Photo: Hase Productions/ATSE
Cathy Foley ... winner of the Clunies Ross award. Photo: Hase Productions/ATSE

At the time Cathy Foley and her colleagues were developing a device that would revolutionise how mining companies detect ore deposits, the physicist felt her career wasn't at its best.

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