Honours
Paul Wild received the following honours for his research and science leadership:
- Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1957).
- Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (1964).
- Inaugural Arctowski Medal, United States National Academy of Sciences (1969).
- Balthasar van der Pol Gold Medal, International Union of Radio Science (1969).
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1970)
- Inaugural Herschel Medal, Royal Astronomical Society (1974).
- Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science (1975).
- Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 1977.
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) (1978).
- Royal Archive winner, The Royal Society (1980).
- George Ellery Hale Prize for Solar Astronomy, American Astronomical Society (1980).
- ANZAAS Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (1984).
- Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) (1986).
- Hartnett Medal, Royal Society of Arts London (1988).
- Centenary Medal (2001).
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