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!!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|Member/Cloetingh_Sierd], the President of Academia Europaea, should be made an Honorary Fellow of Royal Astronomical Society.

&quot;''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.''&quot;

!!Academia Europaea congratulates Professor Cloetingh to this oustanding distinction!  
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