Fellows of the Royal Society of NSW (E)

On this page are listed brief biographies of the following Fellows.
The recorded year references the date on which the Fellow joined the Society,
while the suffixed entry displays the Branch with which the Fellow is associated.

Malte Ebach, Fellow (2018) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (UoN) MSc (Syd.) PhD (Melb.) FGSA
Honorary Associate Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW (Sydney)

Malte Ebach is a biogeographer who has researched the history and theory of Australian biogeography.

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Jeremy Eccles, Fellow (2021) : Sydney
FRSN MA (Oxon) MAICA
Arts Journalist, Commentator, and Critic

Through the writing of many hundreds of articles and essays for newspapers, magazines, websites and curated exhibition catalogues, Jeremy Eccles has illuminated the complexity of First Nations cultures for Australians.

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Gary Edmond, Fellow (2018) : Sydney
FRSN BA (Hons) (Wollongong) LLB (Sydney) PhD (Cantab)
Professor of Law, School of Law, Society and Criminology, UNSW (Sydney)

Gary Edmond is a leading international evidence scholar with a specialisation in the reliability and quality of expert evidence. He is actively involved in legal commentary and law reform.

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Ben Eggleton, Fellow (2014) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (Hons) PhD (Syd.) FAA FTSE FOSA FIEEE FSPIE
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), Research Portfolio, University of Sydney

Ben Eggleton has made pioneering contributions to nonlinear optics and all-optical signal processing with recent breakthrough achievements in the nonlinear optics of periodic media, slow-light in photonic crystals, and ultrafast planar waveguide nonlinear optics.

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John Elder, Fellow (2017) : Southern Highlands
AM FRSN BBus (CSU) GradDipIndRel MIndRel PhD (Sydney)
Director, Australian Construction Industry Redundancy Trust

A former NSW Industrial Relations Commissioner, John Elder is a leading consultant in industrial relations in the building industries.

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Elizabeth Elliott, Fellow (2019) : Sydney
AM FRSN MD MPhil MBBS FAHMS FRACP FRCPCH FRCP
Distinguished Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health and Consultant Paediatrician, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney and Children's Hospital Westmead

As a paediatrician, researcher and advocate, Elizabeth Elliott has made an enduring contribution to child health and well-being internationally, for Indigenous and refugee children, children with rare diseases and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

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Nick Enfield, Fellow (2017) : Sydney
FRSN BA (Hons) (ANU) PhD (Melb.) FAHA
Professor of Linguistics, Director, Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre, University of Sydney

Nick Enfield has made significant breakthroughs in empirical and theoretical research on language and its relationships to culture, society, and the human mind, with particular reference to the diverse languages and cultures of mainland Southeast Asia.

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Karu Esselle, Fellow (2020) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (Hons) (Moratuwa) MASc PhD (Ottawa) FIEEE FIEAust
Distinguished Professor in Electromagnetic and Antenna Engineering, School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology Sydney

Karu Esselle has made outstanding contributions to research and development of antenna systems for space, medical and defence applications and has shown outstanding performance in mentoring young academics and researchers.

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Lionel Etheridge, Fellow (2023) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (Hons) GradDipEd MAppSc (UNSW)

Lionel Etheridge has an international reputation in contaminated site remediation and technologies, serving as the technical manager for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympic Construction Enabling Works and as an Independent remediation expert for Barangaroo remediation.

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Jason Evans, Fellow (2020) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (Newcastle) BMath (Hons) (Newcastle) PhD (ANU) FMSSANZ
Professor, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW

Jason Evans has significantly advanced the science of regional climate (modelling, projections and impacts), and substantively improved our understanding of bushfire-atmosphere interactions and dryland degradation remote monitoring.

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Mark Evans, Fellow (2022) : Western NSW
FRSN PhD (Strathclyde) FIPAA
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research), Charles Sturt University

Mark Evans’ research focuses on the study and practice of governance and policy analysis. He has managed research and evaluation projects for government policy in 26 countries.

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