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.
Trevor Hambley, Fellow (2019) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (Hons) (WA) PhD (Adelaide) FAA FRACI
Emeritus Professor, Chemistry, University of Sydney
Trevor Hambley is a distinguished chemist, best known for his research in bioinorganic chemistry, crystallography, and molecular mechanics research, and also a senior administrator in the higher-education sector.
Suzanne Hand, Fellow (2015) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (Hons) PhD FRZS
Emeritus Professor, Earth and Sustainability Science Research Centre, UNSW (Sydney)
Suzanne Hand is a distinguished vertebrate palaeontologist and mammalogist, and the author of more than 90 new Australian mammal taxa.
John Hardie, Fellow (1972) : Sydney
AM FRSN BSc GradCertEdStud (Higher Ed) (Syd) FHEA FGS MACE
President, Royal Societies of Australia
John Hardie has had a significant career in education across higher education, vocational education, and schools, specialising in distance and open learning and educational technology. He is the longest-serving President of the Royal Society of NSW, which he joined in 1972.
Alex Harrison, Fellow (2018) : Hunter
FRSN BA (Hons) (Macq.) BE (UTS) MSc (Macq.) PhD (Newcastle)
Conjoint Professor, School of Engineering, University of Newcastle
Alexander Harrison has made internationally-recognised contributions to the engineering profession through the advancement of science, technology and industrial consulting in the field of bulk-materials handling associated with resources and mineral production.
Medy Hassan, Fellow (2019) : Interstate
OAM FRSN BArch Hons (RMIT) BAppSc (Canberra) FAIB
Managing Director and CEO, Haus Holdings Pty Ltd
Medy Hassan is a businessman of exceptional repute. ,Working with universities in Australia and overseas, he has successfully married "blue-sky research" with commercial funding within NSW, this country, and abroad.
Paul Heather, Fellow (2017) : Sydney
AM FRSN MProjMgt (Newcastle) FAIB
Adjunct Professor, Central Queensland University
Project Director, Wiser Construction Pty Ltd
Paul Heather is a leading construction practitioner and educator who has played a critical role in the leadership of the building profession, the training of the leadership Corps of the RAE, and ensuring the continuance of artisan skills in the trades.
Donald Hector, Fellow (2008) : Sydney
AM FRSN BE (Chem) PhD (Syd) FIChemE FIEAust FAICD
Principal, Grassick SSG Pty Ltd
Donald Hector is an Australian chemical engineer and company director who has served in executive management roles in major Australian and international corporations. He is a former President of the Royal Society of NSW.
Gernot Heiser, Fellow (2022) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (Freiburg) MSc (Brock) DrScTech (ETH) FTSE FACM FIEEE FEA
Professor, School of Computer Science Engineering, UNSW (Sydney)
Gernot Heiser has made ground-breaking contributions to the security and safety of computer systems through the application of mathematical proof techniques to real-world operating systems.
Graham Hellestrand, Fellow (2019) : Hunter
FRSN BSc PhD MBA (UNSW) MBA (Sydney) FIEE FIEAust CPEng
Emeritus Professor, UNSW (Sydney)
CEO, Embedded Systems Technology Inc. (USA) and Embedded Systems Technology Intl Pty Ltd (AU)
Graham Hellestrand has carried out high-performance simulations of large-scale distributed systems. He is Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of the US-Australia based start-up, Embedded Systems Technology, and other companies.
Bruce Henry, Fellow (2020) : Hunter
FRSN BSc (Hons) PhD (UNSW) FAIP FAustMS
Emeritus Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics, UNSW
Bruce Henry has an international research reputation in nonlinear and statistical science and as a leader in tertiary mathematics education. He has co-led the introduction of new teaching programs in Data Science.
Richard Henry, Fellow (2017) : Sydney
AM FRSN MB BS (Hons) (Sydney) DipClinEpi MD (Newcastle) Hon DUniv (UNSW) FRACP
Consultant in Health and Higher Education
Emeritus Professor, UNSW (Sydney)
Richard Henry is an academic paediatrician with a significant career in university and hospital leadership.
Yves Hernot, Fellow (2021) : Sydney
KONM FRSN ENSBA (Paris)—LAFA
Philanthropist and Patron of the Arts
Yves Hernot is a photographic artist, art curator and auctioneer, and major patron of art. He has contributed to and supports French and Australian culture in Australia and vice versa Australia in France.
Jan Herrmann, Fellow (2009) : Sydney
FRSN Dipl. Phys. (University of Leipzig, Germany) Dr. rer. nat. (University of Leipzig, Germany)
General Manager, Physical Metrology, National Measurement Institute
Jan Herrmann is a leader in the field of physical metrology, overseeing a branch that delivers world-class measurement standards, expert advice, and services for industry, research, and government.
Robert Hewitt, Fellow (2019) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (Hons) PhD (Sydney) FAIP FASA
Honorary Associate Professor, School of Physics, University of Sydney
Robert Hewitt has served Australian Physics and Higher Education for more than fifty years. He has worked on theoretical problems of reactions in matter particularly associated with space.
Adrian Hibberd, Fellow (2018) : Hunter
AM FRSN MB BS BMedSc (Melb) MD (Dist) (Otago) FRACS FACS
Conjoint Professor of Surgery, University of Newcastle NSW
Emeritus Consultant in Transplantation, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital
Adrian Hibberd has made reforming contributions in organ donation and renal transplantation in Australia and internationally. He has made contributions to transplant immunology including a novel immunosuppressive drug and cancer analyses.
Brynn Hibbert, Fellow (2009) : Sydney
AM FRSN BSc (Hons) PhD (KCL) FRACI FRSC
Emeritus Professor, School of Chemistry, UNSW (Sydney)
Brynn Hibbert, a former President of the RSNSW, is an academic chemist known for his work on metrology in chemistry, and the analysis of drugs of abuse in human and equine sport.
Ian Hickie, Fellow (2020) : Sydney
AO FRSN MB BS MD (UNSW) FASSA FAHMS FRANZCP
Professor and Co-Director, Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
Through his clinical research and contributions to public policy, Ian Hickie's work has led to significant improvements in the lives of those directly affected by major mood and depressive disorders.
Stephen Hill, Fellow (2015) : Sydney
AM FRSN BSc (Syd.) PhD (Melb.) FTSE
Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Wollongong
Stephen Hill is recognised for distinguished contributions to humankind through numerous senior roles with UNESCO over a sustained period.
Jonathan Hirst, Fellow (2019) : Hunter
FRSN PhD (Monash)
Professor of Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Newcastle
Jonathan Hirst has made a significant contribution to perinatology, particularly in the area of foetal brain injury. He has made an exemplary contribution to mentoring early career researchers.
Simon Ho, Fellow (2021) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (Hons) MSc (Sydney) DPhil (Oxon)
Professor of Molecular Evolution, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
Simon Ho, who was awarded the Society’s Edgeworth David Medal in 2015, has led significant advances in our understanding of the evolutionary processes that have produced the diversity of life.
Anita Ho-Baillie, Fellow (2022) : Sydney
FRSN BE (Hons) PhD (UNSW) FAIP, FRSC
John Hooke Chair of Nanoscience, School of Physics, University of Sydney
Anita Ho-Baillie is a distinguished researcher improving the performance of solar cells. An example of her achievement is making perovskite cells commercially viable, by overcoming their fragility in heat and humidity.
Dorothy Hoddinott, Fellow (2017) : Sydney
AO FRSN BA Dip Ed MA (University of Sydney) Hon D.Litt (University of Sydney) Hon D.Litt (Western Sydney University) FACE FACEL (NSW)
Presiding Pro-Chancellor, University of Sydney, University of Sydney
Dorothy Hoddinott is a leader in and advocate for the human rights of children in education, particularly disadvantaged young people, including refugees and asylum seekers, Aboriginal students and young people with disabilities.
Deb Hodgson, Fellow (2017) : Hunter
AM FRSN BA (Hons) PhD (Macq) GAICD AHPRA REG psychologist
Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience, Psychological science, University of Newcastle
Deborah Hodgson has made significant contributions to our understanding of the role of neuroimmunomodulation in disease, with particular emphasis on neonatal stress and health.
Mark Hoffman, Fellow (2017) : Hunter
FRSN BE PhD (Syd.) MBT (UNSW) FTSE
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Newcastle
Mark Hoffman is a leading materials scientist and university administrator whose research expertise is in the area of structural integrity of materials.
Carolyn Hogg, Fellow (2021) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (UWA) BSc (Hons) (Murdoch) PhD (Syd.)
Senior Research Manager, Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group, School of Life
Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney
Carolyn Hogg is considered one of Australia's thought-leaders in wildlife population management and globally recognised for her contribution to conservation genomics for threatened species.
Richard Holden, Fellow (2023) : Sydney
FRSN BEc (Hons) (Syd.) AM PhD (Harvard) FASSA FES
Professor of Economics, School of Economics, UNSW
Richard Holden has made a substantial contribution to the field of economics with a focus on contract theory, political economy, law and economics, and organizational economics.
Eddie Holmes, Fellow (2017) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (UCL) PhD (Cantab) FAA FRS
NHMRC Leadership Fellow
Professor of Virology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney
Edward Holmes has revealed the origin and evolution of major viral pathogens and the biodiversity of the viral world, and made fundamental insights into how viruses emerge in new hosts.
Martin Holt, Fellow (2019) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (Hons) (Birmingham) MSc (LSE) PhD (Birmingham)
Professor, Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW (Sydney)
Martin Holt has contributed significantly to the field of HIV prevention with gay and bisexual men, in particular the understanding of community attitudes to new prevention technologies and their impact on sexual cultures.
Heinrich Hora, Fellow (2005) : Sydney
FRSN Dipl Physiker (Halle-Wittenberg) Dr rer nat (Jena) DSc (UNSW) FAIP FInstP (London) FRSN
Emeritus Professor, School of Physics, UNSW (Sydney)
Heinrich Hora is an internationally recognised theoretical physicist whose distinguished career includes the discoveries of the volume mechanism for photo-electric emission, and the sub-threshold defect generation by electron beams for producing semiconductor junctions, with application in solar cells. He is a former Vice-President of the Royal Society of NSW.
Tony Hulbert, Fellow (2021) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (Hons) PhD DSc (UNSW)
Emeritus Professor, University of Wollongong
John Hulbert, a Clarke Medal awardee, is a leading international scholar with major achievements in comparative physiology, membrane dynamics and biochemical processes.
Herbert Huppert, Fellow (2018) : Overseas
FRSN BSc (Hons) (Syd) MA (Cantab) MSc (ANU) MS PhD (California) ScD (Cantab) FRS FAPS FAGU
Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Geophysics, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge
Herbert Huppert is internationally distinguished in geophysical fluid dynamics. Although long based at the University of Cambridge, he retains strong links with Australia, through contacts with UNSW.
David Hush, Fellow (2018) : Sydney
FRSN BA BMus (Sydney) MFA PhD (Princeton)
Composer, Musician, Music Theorist, Publisher and Writer, Music, Hush Edition
David Hush is a brilliant composer of music. His compositions have been performed world-wide. David has composed the bicentennial fanfare for the RSNSW 2021 celebrations.
Pat Hutchings, Fellow (2016) : Sydney
FRSN BSc(Hons) PhD DSc FRZS
Senior Fellow, Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum
Dr Pat Hutchings is an internationally recognised expert in polychaetes systematics and ecology, and has been an active contributor to the development of marine parks and their management, raising the awareness of the value of estuarine wetlands.
Belinda Hutchinson, Fellow (2018) : Sydney
AC FRSN BEc (Sydney) FAICD FICA
Chancellor, University of Sydney
Belinda Hutchinson has given extraordinary service to Australian business and society, and, through her Chancellorship of the University of Sydney, to higher education.