Fellows' biographical memoirs

Each biographical memoir of deceased Fellows of the Academy is carefully researched, resulting in a unique biographical collection of celebrated lives and important achievements.
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Ross Day

Ross Henry Day 1927–2018

Ross Henry Day was an Australian experimental psychologist well known for his research on visual illusions and for his critical role in the establishment of experimental psychology in Australia.
Ross Crozier

Rossiter Henry Crozier 1943–2009

Ross Crozier was a population geneticist and leader in the study of the evolutionary genetics of social insects who produced the first sequence of the honey bee mitochondrial genome and contributed to kin selection theory.
Roy Woodall

Roy Woodall 1930–2021

From humble beginnings, Roy Woodall formed and led the team that became Australia’s greatest discoverer of ore deposits, including Olympic Dam, while he was recognised internationally as an icon in the mineral exploration world.
Rupert Myers

Rupert Horace Myers 1921–2019

Sir Rupert Horace Myers was a materials scientist and one of the first people to be awarded a PhD from an Australian university. As a university administrator, he was a model of scientific and academic leadership.
Ben Gascoigne

S. C. B. (Ben) Gascoigne 1915–2010

Professor Sidney Charles Bartholomew Gascoigne AO FAA was an Aotearoa New Zealand-born astronomer whose distinguished career was carried out mostly in Australia. He is known for his work developing and commissioning the Anglo–Australian Telescope.
Sam Carey

Samuel Warren Carey 1911-2002

Professor S. Warren Carey (as he preferred to be known) personified a philosophy of synthesis/integration that lies at the heart of large-scale disciplines such as geology and astronomy.
Sally Smith

Sarah Elizabeth Smith 1941–2019

Professor Sally Smith was a botanist and mycologist recognised as a world authority on the mycorrhizal symbiosis between plants and fungi.
Scott Sloan

Scott William Sloan 1954–2019

Professor Scott Sloan AO FAA FTSE FRS was a geotechnical engineer and internationally renowned expert in soil stability analysis who pioneered new methods to predict the collapse states of geostructures.
Sever Sternhell

Severyn Marcel (Sever, Sev) Sternhell 1930–2022

Sever Sternhell was a prominent figure in Australian organic chemistry, academia and public life for more than forty years.
Shirley Jeffrey

Shirley Winifred Jeffrey 1930–2014

Shirley Jeffrey was a pioneer in oceanographic research, identifying chlorophyll c, and was a worldwide leader in the application of pigment methods to quantify phytoplankton as the foundation of the oceanic food supply.