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ISC Fellows appointed in December 2023: Asia-Pacific region

The ISC Fellowship recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions to the promotion of science as a global public good. The Fellowship is the highest honour that can be conferred on an individual by the International Science Council.

On 9 June 2022, the ISC announced the creation of a Fellowship and appointment of 66 Foundation Fellows who are recognized for their outstanding contributions to promoting science as a global public good. In December 2022, a further 57 Fellowships were awarded – together with three Honorary Fellows for the inaugural and outgoing ISC Patrons – and further 100 Fellows were appointed in December 2023, of those, 26 Fellows are from Asia and the Pacific region (listed below).

The Fellows include eminent scientists, engineers and thought-leaders from the science-policy sphere who have made remarkable contributions to furthering understanding of and engagement with science. As scientific experts and as knowledge brokers, they uphold the ISC’s vision of science as a global public good, of knowledge that is shared openly and freely to all who wish to scrutinize it and to use it to further understanding.

We want to clearly recognize those scientists who have and continue to contribute to the global voice for science. In that way we expand our footprint and our voice. Science needs champions, not just those who receive high profile scientific prizes but champions who can give voice to the global voice for science.

Peter Gluckman, President of the International Science Council.
Read the December 2023 announcement
Palitha Abeykoon

Palitha Abeykoon

Advisor

World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka

Palitha Abeykoon
Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud

Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud

Former Deputy Vice-Chancellor

University of Malaya

Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud
Peter Bridgewater

Peter Bridgewater

Special Adviser to the ISC

Peter Bridgewater
John Church

John Church

Emeritus Professor

Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales

John Church
Meghnath Dhimal

Meghnath Dhimal

Chief/Senior Research Officer

Nepal health Research Council

Meghnath Dhimal
Bojie Fu

Bojie Fu

Professor of Geography and Landscape Ecology

Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Bojie Fu
Dr. Shaily Gandhi

Dr. Shaily Gandhi

Senior PostDoc

Geosocial Artificial Intelligence Research Group IT:U Linz, Austria

Dr. Shaily Gandhi
Asma Ismail

Asma Ismail

Ibnu Sina Chair for Medicine at International Islamic University Malaysia, Pro-Chancellor at University College MAIWP International

Asma Ismail
Saroj Jayasinghe

Saroj Jayasinghe

Practicing Consultant Physician

Sri Lanka

Saroj Jayasinghe
Mitsunobu R. Kano

Mitsunobu R. Kano

Founder

Young Academy of Japan

Mitsunobu R. Kano
Maki Kawai

Maki Kawai

President of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences, a Member of Japan Academy, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo

Maki Kawai
Haseena Khan

Haseena Khan

Member

University Grants Commission

Haseena Khan
Roy MacLeod

Roy MacLeod

Historian of science and technology

Roy MacLeod
Narinder Mehra

Narinder Mehra

Honorary Emeritus scientist

Indian council of Medical Research

Narinder Mehra
Lai Meng Looi

Lai Meng Looi

Malaysia’s inaugural National Distinguished Professor

Positioned at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya

Lai Meng Looi
Dr. Andreea Molnar

Dr. Andreea Molnar

Associate Professor

Swinburne University of Technology

Dr. Andreea Molnar
Wibool Piyawattanametha

Wibool Piyawattanametha

Chair

Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers conference

Wibool Piyawattanametha
Cheryl Praeger

Cheryl Praeger

Emeritus Professor of Mathematics

University of Western Australia

Cheryl Praeger
Anina Rich

Anina Rich

Australian Research Council Future Fellowship

Anina Rich
Brian Schmidt

Brian Schmidt

Distinguished Professor of Astronomy

Australian National University

Brian Schmidt
Hamish Spencer

Hamish Spencer

Professor of Zoology

University of Otago

Hamish Spencer
Ramesh T. Subramaniam

Ramesh T. Subramaniam

Senior Professor

University of Malaya

Ramesh T. Subramaniam
Collin Tukuitonga

Collin Tukuitonga

Associate Dean Pacific

University of Auckland Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Collin Tukuitonga
Jun Xia

Jun Xia

Chair Professor & Director

Research Institute for Water Security

Jun Xia
Khatijah Yusoff

Khatijah Yusoff

Subject Matter Expert at the National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia (NIBM) and a professor at Universiti Putra Malaysia

Khatijah Yusoff
Yongguan Zhu

Yongguan Zhu

ISC Vice-President for Membership, DG of the Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences at CAS

Yongguan Zhu