Professor Richard Ellis

Short citation at year of election

Richard Ellis is a distinguished astronomer who works primarily in observational cosmology, considering the origin and evolution of galaxies, the evolution of largescale structures in the Universe, and the nature and distribution of dark matter. His landmark discoveries have opened-up the distant Universe to direct observation, often with instruments he designed or proposed. Australian astronomy has benefitted greatly from his intellectual leadership and generous support. Ellis conceived the award-winning ‘Two degree Field’ facility at the Anglo-Australian Telescope, which has produced some of the highest cited papers in cosmology, and continues to advance Australian astronomy 25 years on. Ellis continues to advocate for new facilities in Australia.