The RSAI President, Prof Shibusawa, and the RSAI Executive Director, Ana Vinuela, have the pleasure to announce the new elected RSAI Fellow for 2026.

But first, we would like to thank the members of the RSAI Fellows Selection Committee -made up of Prof. Jouke Van Dijk (Chair), Amit Batabyal and Sarah Low, who received and evaluated the candidatures for this year's RSAI Fellows election; and also thank all the RSAI Fellows that participated in the ballot. 

According to the votes received from the RSAI Fellows, three (3) new Fellows have been elected this year, 2026 (ordered in alphabetical order):

• Simona Iammarino (Gran Sasso Science Institute, GSSI in L'Aquila, Italy)
• Julie LeGallo (L'Institut Agro Dijon, France)
• Bruce Newbold (McMaster University, Canada)

Congratulations to all for this outstanding achievement!