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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Bob Bilger

Robert William Bilger 1935–2015

Bob Bilger FAA FTSE was an engineer whose insightful experiments, theory and modelling advanced combustion chemistry and fluid mechanics.
Bob Crompton

Robert Woodhouse Crompton 1926–2022

Robert (Bob) Crompton was a towering figure in low energy electron and ion physics in Australia and internationally.
Rod Rickards

Rodney Warren Rickards 1934–2007

Rod Rickards was an organic chemist who made outstanding contributions to research on a wide range of compounds of medical, biological, agricultural and veterinary importance.
Roger Richardson

Roger Wolcott Richardson 1930–1993

Professor Roger Richardson FAA was a mathematician known for his contributions to algebraic geometry and a leading figure in Lie group theory.
Roland Andrews

Roland Stuart Andrews 1897–1961

Dr Roland Andrews CMG FAA rose from chemist to industry leader, pioneering brown coal gasification research and steering Victoria's gas industry through the landmark Morwell plant project.
Ron Brown

Ronald Drayton Brown 1927–2008

Professor Ron Brown FAA was a chemist who made contributions spanning spectroscopy, theoretical chemistry, astronomy, and molecules and life in space. He discovered the tricarbon monoxide and propadienone molecules, and was the founder of the chemisty department at Monash University.
Ronald Giovanelli

Ronald Gordon Giovanelli 1915–1984

Professor Ronald Giovanelli FAA was a physicist who established Australian solar observatories, pioneered the concept of magnetic reconnection in solar flares and helped build the nation's wartime optical measurement standards.
Ronald Wharton

Ronald Harry Wharton 1923–1983

Professor Ronald Wharton FAA was an entomologist who advanced global understanding of malaria and filariasis in Malaya, and pioneered cattle-tick control research at CSIRO.
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.