Professor R D (Ron) Ekers, Foundation Director of CSIROÂ’s Australia Telescope National Facility and an ARC Federation Fellow, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in the UK for his contributions to radio astronomy and the development of techniques for the field.
Founded in 1660, the Royal Society is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. Fellows are elected by peer review, for life, and do not have to be British nationals. The Society has about 1300 Fellows and Foreign Members.