Fellows of the Royal Society of NSW (K)

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.

Scott Kable, Fellow (2016) : Sydney
FRSN BSc(Hons) GradDipBusAdmin PhD FRACI
Professor, School of Chemistry, UNSW (Sydney)

Professor Scott Kable is an internationally recognised expert in photochemical reaction mechanisms, particularly with regard to the atmosphere, and a highly awarded science educator.

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Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh, Fellow (2020) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (Sharif) MSc (Tehran) PhD (RMIT) FRSC FIET
Professor and Director, Centre for Advanced Solid and Liquid based Electronics and Optics, UNSW

Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh is an Australian scientist involved in research in the fields of materials sciences, electronics and transducers. He led his group to the invention of ingestible chemical sensors.

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Naguib Kanawati, Fellow (2015) : Sydney
AM FRSN BA (Alexandria) MA (Alexandria) PhD (Macq)
Distinguished Professor of Egyptology, Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University

Naguib Kanawati is an internationally recognised expert in archaeology and art history, and in particular, Egyptology.

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Gisela Kaplan, Fellow (2005) : Hunter
FRSN BA(Hons) MA DipEd PhD (Monash) PhD (UQ) HonDSc (UNE)
Emeritus Professor in Animal Behaviour, School of Science and Technology, University of New England

Gisela Kaplan is internationally recognised for ground-breaking research into vocal learning, communication and cognition of birds and other vertebrates, and for her advocacy for science on wildlife, especially native birds.

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Sami Kara, Fellow (2018) : Sydney
FRSN BSc MSc PhD (UNSW) FCIRP
Professor in Manufacturing Engineering, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UNSW (Sydney)

Sami Kara is a world-renowned researcher and educator in the area of sustainability in manufacturing. He approaches engineering problems with a life-cycle view in order to address sustainability at the source.

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Grace Karskens, Fellow (2018) : Sydney
FRSN BA MA PhD (Sydney) FAHA
Professor of History, School of Humanities and Languages, UNSW (Sydney)

Grace Karskens is a leading authority on early colonial Australia, cross-cultural history and ethnographic history. Her research expertise also includes environmental and urban history, historical archaeology and public history.

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Peter Karuso, Fellow (2015) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (Hons) (Syd.) CertEd (Macq.) PhD (Syd.) FRACI
Professor of Chemistry, Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University

Peter Karuso is a world-renowned chemist recognised for his research in natural products chemistry and for pioneering the field of "reverse chemical propteomics".

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Maria Kavallaris, Fellow (2019) : Sydney
AM FRSN BAppSc (UTS) PhD (UNSW) FAHMS
Professor and Head, Translational Cancer Nanomedicine Theme, Children's Cancer Institute and UNSW (Sydney)

Maria Kavallaris is an outstanding scientific leader who is internationally recognised for her research in cancer biology and therapeutics and her innovation in driving interdisciplinary research in cancer nanomedicine.

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Peter Keegan, Fellow (2022) : Sydney
FRSN BA (Hons) PhD (Macq.) GradDipHum (UNE)
Professor of Roman History, Department of History and Archaeology, Macquarie University

Peter Keegan is an internationally recognised scholar in the fields of ancient graffiti studies and gendered historiography in the context of the political, military, social and cultural histories of Rome.

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Christopher Kelen, Fellow (2019) : Hunter
FRSN BA DipEd DipComm MA (TESOL) PhD EdD
Emeritus Professor, Department of English, University of Macau

Christopher (Kit) Kelen is a well-known Australian poet, scholar, and visual artist, and Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Macau, where he taught Creative Writing and Literature for many years.

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Simon Killcross, Fellow (2020) : Sydney
FRSN BA (Hons) PhD (Cantab) FEPA
Professor and Head, School of Psychology, UNSW (Sydney)

Simon Killcross has an international reputation in the field of behavioural neuroscience, including studies of brain mechanisms underlying learning, and the cognition neural substrates underlying executive function, particularly with reference to animal models of schizophrenia.

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Robin King, Fellow (2019) : Sydney
FRSN BE (Hons) (Sheffield) PhD (IC) FTSE HonFIEAust FIET
Emeritus Professor, University of South Australia
Higher Education Consultant, Australian Council of Engineering Deans (ACED)

Robin King is a leader in Australia's engineering education sector, having held senior national positions with Engineers Australia, the Australian Council of Engineering Deans, as well as in several universities.

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Richard Kingsford, Fellow (2018) : Sydney
FRSN BSc DipEd (Sydney) PhD (UNSW)
Professor and Director, Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW (Sydney)

Richard Kingsford is a well-known academic and public communicator who has made a significant contribution to the ecology of rivers and wetlands in Australia.

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The Honourable Michael Kirby, Fellow (2018) : Sydney
AC CMG FRSN BA LLB BEc LLM(Hons) (Sydney) HonDLitt (various) HonLLD (various)
International Jurist, Professor and Visiting Fellow Past Justice of the High Court of Australia

Michael Kirby has made a great contribution to the welfare of Australians through his long careeer as a High Court Judge and international jurist. He is Patron of the Kirby Institute UNSW.

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Eric Knight, Fellow (2020) : Sydney
FRSN BA LLB (Hons) (Sydney) DPhil (Oxon)
Professor and Executive Dean, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University

Eric Knight is internationally recognised for his work on strategic complexity and how organizations manage multiple competing goals, with impact both into academia and the wider community.

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Rachael Kohn, Fellow (2019) : Sydney
AO FRSN Dip Social Work (Ryerson) BA (Hons) (Concordia) MA PhD (McMaster) HonDLitt (UNSW)
Former presenter and producer of religion programs, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Rachael Kohn has examined some of the most serious issues threatening the cohesiveness of Australian society and provided a scholarly basis for the recognition and avoidance of sectarian conflict.

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Gregory Kolt, Fellow (2014) : Sydney
FRSN BSc (Melb.) GradDipEd (Hawthorn) BAppSc GradDipBehavStudsHealth PhD (LaT)
Professor and Dean, School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University

Gregory Kolt is a recognised senior academic leader and manager with extensive experience in University settings, including achievements in significant change and growth processes.

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