Background
Ekers, Ronald David was born on September 18, 1941 in Victor Harbour, Australia.
Astronomer university professor
Ekers, Ronald David was born on September 18, 1941 in Victor Harbour, Australia.
Bachelor of Science, University Adelaide, Australia, 1962. Bachelor of Science with honours, University Adelaide, Australia, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University, Canberra, 1967.
With, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1967-1970;
with, Institute Theoretical Astronomy, Cambridge, England, 1970-1971;
with, Kapteyn Laboratory, Groningen, The Netherlands, 1971-1980;
assistant director, director for VLA operations, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, New Mexico, 1980-1988;
director Australia Telescope National Facility,, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, Sydney, since 1988. Board directors Netherlands Foundation for Radio Astronomy, 1975-1980, member visiting committee, since 1983. Adjunct Professor Australian National U., since 1989.
Member VLBA advising committee National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 1988-1991. Personal external professor of University Groningen, 1983-1985. Centennial lecturer Sigma Xi, 1986.
Pawsey lecturer, 1990. Board directors Rio GRande Technology Foundation, 1985-1988. Chairman Australian National Committee for Astronomy, 1989-1992.
Chairman Commission J., Union Radio - Scientifique Internationale (International Union of Radio Science), since 1990. Many others.
Royal Society]
He is a past President of the International Astronomical Union (International Astronomical Union) and a member of the Advisory Board for the Peter Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize. He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, a Foreign Member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences in 1993, a Foreign Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2003 and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2005.
Married; 3 children.