One of the top five researchers at Charles Sturt University (CSU), Professor Frank Marino, will be honoured with the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence (Individual Award) for his exceptional body of work at a ceremony in Bathurst on Monday 5 September. Professor Frank Marino’s publications, as ranked by the ISI Web of Science, place him in CSU’s top five, and his work has been cited over 900 times in high impact journals (average IF=2.8). This achievement is amplified by the fact that Professor Marino has an added administrative load as Head of the School of Human Movement Studies, with a full teaching load between 2003 and 2009, and a 60 per cent teaching load in 2010. He is presently Associate Dean of Research at the Faculty of Education. Professor Marino’s seminal work, which challenges the classical theory and popular belief that the heart is the regulating mechanism limiting exercise, is perhaps the most significant contribution to his award. His contributions to the area of exercise and human fatigue have caused some controversy with scholars in the field, which reflects the significance of this novel understanding of physiology. This understanding of physiology is making its way into university curriculum.