June Rosa Pitt Ross (2 May 1931 – 10 March 2012) was an Australian geologist, palaeontologist and biologist.
After passing her third year exams with distinction, Ross undertook Honours work around Queanbeyan, NSW.
[2] Her PhD fieldwork was spread across NSW, once again completed without a car by travelling on passenger and goods trains and renting rooms at farms.
Yale gave her a fellowship for her second year of study, and after that she received a US National Science Foundation Grant which included a half-time stipend.
Whilst at Yale she attended graduate lectures given by Australian Sam Warren Carey which inspired her to stay and build a career in the United States.