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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Bruce Chappell

Bruce William Chappell 1936–2012

Bruce Chappell was one of the most distinguished geologists of his generation whose contributions to understanding the origins of granites are both insightful and profound.
Angas Hurst

Charles Angas Hurst 1923–2011

Angas Hurst was internationally renowned as a mathematical physicist, making seminal contributions to quantum field theory and statistical mechanical models.
Charles Watson-Munro

Charles Norman Watson-Munro 1915–1991

Charles Watson-Munro was a physicist best known for helping build the first nuclear reactors in Canada, the UK, and Australia, and for his later work as a professor of plasma physics at the University of Sydney.
Chris Heyde

Christopher Charles Heyde 1939–2008

Chris made an outstanding contribution to probability theory and its applications. He received considerable recognition, including Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Science and of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, as well as Membership of the Order of Australia.
Christopher Ash

Christopher John Ash 1945-1995

Christopher John Ash was born on 5 January 1945 at Gorleston, a seaside town adjoining Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. He was an only child. His father, Kenneth William Ash, was the middle of three brothers. The elder brother was a Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force who worked on rocket research and the younger was a Captain in the Merchant Navy. Chris’s father was Borough Engineer at Redcar on the North Yorkshire coast. His mother was Joan Evelyn Hadley, who worked at a Quaker school.
Colin Austin

Colin Russell Austin 1914–2004

Colin Russell Austin, English by birth, initially graduated in Veterinary Science from the University of Sydney in 1936. The Second World War limited his career options, but he was fortunate to be employed by the CSIRO Division of Animal Health in Sydney. In 1954 he was invited to join the staff of the Medical Research Council’s laboratory in Mill Hill, London to study fertilization and early embryonic development in rats and rabbits.
David Cooper

David Albert Cooper 1949–2018

David Cooper was an internationally renowned immunologist and HIV clinician who spearheaded Australia’s world-leading HIV response.
David Green

David Headley Green 1936–2024

David Headley Green AM FAA FRS was an outstanding Australian geologist and world leader in experimental petrology and geochemistry.
Dave Kemp

David James Kemp 1945–2013

David James Kemp was a molecular biologist and parasitologist best known for his pioneering malaria research. He co-developed key techniques like Northern blotting and was instrumental in launching the malaria genome project.
David Craig

David Parker Craig 1919–2015

David Craig was an outstanding Australian theoretical chemist and served as President of the Academy 1990–94.