Fellows' biographical memoirs

James Meadows Rendel was born on 16 May 1915 in England. He moved to Australia in 1951 to join CSIRO and was appointed Chief of the Division of Animal Genetics in 1959. He was elected to the Australian Academy of Science in 1960, retired from CSIRO in 1980 and died on 4 February 2001. His influence on genetics and the development of the theory and practice of animal breeding in Australia was profound.

Sir Robert Price was an organic chemist who ran the extraordinarily productive and cooperative Australian Phytochemical Survey. He made significant contributions to public sector research and chemistry through his leadership of CSIRO and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.

James W. Lance was a clinical neurologist who created the first university-based department of neurology in Australia.

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.