John Hearnshaw
John Bernard Hearnshaw FRSNZ MNZM (born 16 March 1946) is a New Zealand astronomer who is Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the University of Canterbury. 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. The minor planet 5207 Hearnshaw is named after him.
Professor John Hearnshaw | |
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| Born | John Bernard Hearnshaw 16 March 1946 Wellington, New Zealand |
| 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 |
Notable students include Rebecca Priestley.
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