Professor Sierd Cloetingh made Honorary Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society#

At its meeting on 14th December 2018, the Council of the Royal Astronomical Society agreed that Professor Sierd Cloetingh, the President of Academia Europaea, should be made an Honorary Fellow of Royal Astronomical Society.

"This designation honours foreign nationals based overseas, typically in recognition of their services to astronomical and geophysical sciences such as through distinguished leadership of a school, observatory or laboratory; outstanding services to national or international scientific organizations; exceptionally important work in editing scientific publications; influential work in education and public outreach in these sciences; or specially outstanding distinguished work in the history of these sciences."

Academia Europaea congratulates Professor Cloetingh to this oustanding distinction! #