Fellows' biographical memoirs

Jeremy Pickett-Heaps was a biologist whose acute observational powers were fed by a deep fascination for how cells work; he had an affinity for the myriad diversity of algae and other protists in general and for what they could teach us about all cells.

Professor Jan Anderson FAA FRS was an internationally recognised plant biologist who made transformative discoveries about photosynthesis.

John Atherton Young conducted research on the physiology of epithelial ducts – beginning with those of the kidney but later centring on salivary glands and the pancreas – bringing him international recognition as a leader in the field.

Professor John Moore FAA FTSE was an engineer whose research in mathematics, control systems, communication systems and signal processing had diverse applications.

Sir John Eccles was internationally recognized for his remarkable and outstanding impact on the neurosciences for more than six decades. Eccles made his mark as an administrator, particularly at the Australian National University and the Australian Academy of Science, of which he was a Foundation Fellow and the second President.

John Jaeger was a mathematical physicist who became a major force in solid Earth geophyics and geochemistry. His most important work concerned the physics of heat flow and rock mechanics.

Professor John Kerr was a pathology researcher internationally renowned for the discovery of apoptosis, the process of cell death.

Professor John Sprent CBE FAA was a renowned parasitologist and veterinary scientist whose work elucidated the pathology, taxonomy, life cycles, zoogeography and evolution of parasites.

Professor John Carver AM FAA FTSE was a physicist and scientific administrator whose research spanned nuclear physics, atomic and molecular physics, and planetary atmospheric physics.

John Cowley contributed significantly to all of the fields that relate to electron diffraction and electron microscopy, and helped to found not a few of them. His name is associated in particular with n-beam dynamical theory, high-resolution electron microscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, instrumental design, and the application of the techniques of electron scattering to structure analysis.