Professor John Hearnshaw | |
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Born | John Bernard Hearnshaw 16 March 1946 |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Education |
Trinity College, Cambridge University of Cambridge Australian National University University of Canterbury |
Awards |
Humboldt Fellowship (1981–82) Murray Geddes Prize from the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand (1986) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Institutions | University of Canterbury |
John Bernard Hearnshaw FRSNZ MNZM (born 16 March 1946) [1] is a New Zealand astronomer who is Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the University of Canterbury. [2] [3] He served as director of the Mt John University Observatory at the University of Canterbury from 1976 to 2008. He is a member of the International Astronomical Union and was president of its Commission 30 (on radial velocities) from 1997 to 2000. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand. In 2017, he was honoured with a Queen's Birthday honour for his astronomical work. [1] [4] [5] The minor planet 5207 Hearnshaw is named after him. [6]
Notable students include Rebecca Priestley. [7]
Professor John Hearnshaw | |
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Born | John Bernard Hearnshaw 16 March 1946 |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Education |
Trinity College, Cambridge University of Cambridge Australian National University University of Canterbury |
Awards |
Humboldt Fellowship (1981–82) Murray Geddes Prize from the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand (1986) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Institutions | University of Canterbury |
John Bernard Hearnshaw FRSNZ MNZM (born 16 March 1946) [1] is a New Zealand astronomer who is Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the University of Canterbury. [2] [3] He served as director of the Mt John University Observatory at the University of Canterbury from 1976 to 2008. He is a member of the International Astronomical Union and was president of its Commission 30 (on radial velocities) from 1997 to 2000. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand. In 2017, he was honoured with a Queen's Birthday honour for his astronomical work. [1] [4] [5] The minor planet 5207 Hearnshaw is named after him. [6]
Notable students include Rebecca Priestley. [7]