In 2003 , he received the Descartes Prize and in 2012 the Royal Medal of the Royal Society .
Holmes was elected Fellow of the Royal Society ( FRS ) in 2000 , and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2006 .
In 2003 , Holmes received the Descartes Prize and in 2012 the Royal Medal of the Royal Society .
Holmes was elected Fellow of the Royal Society ( FRS ) in 2000 , and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2006 .