<h1>Scholar and mental-health advocate elected Foreign Fellow of Indian National Science Academy for lifetime scientific and advocacy achievements</h1> An Edmonton-based scholar and mental-health advocate has been elected a Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, confirmed September 9, 2025, with formal induction set for December 1, 2025. The honour recognizes a career spanning astronomy, geography, education and mental-health advocacy, including over 200 books and 360 academic papers, participation in a 1986 NASA Antarctic expedition recovering meteorites and receipt of the United States Antarctic Service Medal, and current academic appointments at Canadian universities. The scholar's public advocacy-shaped by a personal history of schizophrenia-has focused on destigmatizing mental illness and integrating empathy with scientific leadership.