Fellows' biographical memoirs

Rudi Lemberg was a biochemist who made significant contributions to the study of biological pigments, especially porphyrins. He was a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

Max Day AO FAA was an ecologist whose pioneering research spanned entomology, virology, ecology and forestry. He served as the founding chief of CSIRO’s Division of Forest Research and worked on nationally significant challenges, such as deploying myxomatosis to control rabbits.

Professor Mervyn Paterson FAA was an engineer by training whose pioneering work in experimental geology – designing specialised instruments for studying rocks under high temperatures and pressures – furthered understanding of the Earth's crust and mantle.

Michael White put chromosomes into evolutionary thinking and made a primary contribution to the emerging neo-Darwinian evolutionary synthesis. He emphasised cytogenetic systems and argued that genic and chromosomal evolution were of seminal importance in the process of speciation and evolution. His major scientific contribution was Animal Cytology and Evolution (1945), a book that summarised, analysed and synthesised current information on animal chromosomes.

Dr Michael Robin Raupach (Mike) was recognised around the world as a pre-eminent researcher in the fields of micrometeorology and Earth system science.

Professor Mollie Holman was a physiologist who advanced understanding of how the autonomic nervous system controls smooth muscle at a cellular level.

Professor Emeritus Nancy Millis AC MBE FAA FTSE was a trailblazing scientist who broke barriers as one of Melbourne's first women professors. She pioneered microbiology in Australia and shaped the nation's genetic technology regulation over 20 years.

Noel Hush researched electron transfer in electrochemical changes, between metal ions, in covalent bond frameworks, in surface chemistry of gold, and in complex organic and bio-organic molecules.

Professor Alan Walker was a plant physiologist who developed pioneering electrophysiological methods to make major contributions to our understanding of how solutes are transported across plant cell membranes.

Professor Oscar Tiegs FAA FRS was a zoologist who traced the ancestry of insects to myriapod origins and uncovered a novel muscle type powering the extraordinary speed of Dipteran wings.