John Hearnshaw

John Hearnshaw MNZM FRSNZ
Hearnshaw in 2018
Born	John Bernard Hearnshaw (1946-03-16) 16 March 1946 (age 79) Wellington, 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
Doctoral students	Rebecca Priestley

John Bernard Hearnshaw MNZM FRSNZ (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. He was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to astronomy, in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours. ^{[1] [4] [5]} The minor planet 5207 Hearnshaw is named after him. ^[6]

Notable students of Hearnshaw include Rebecca Priestley. ^[7]

References

1. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). The University of Canterbury . Retrieved 30 May 2020.
2. "John Hearnshaw". The University of Canterbury. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
3. Munro, Bruce (28 October 2019). "Heavens above". Otago Daily Times . Retrieved 30 May 2020.
4. "John B. Hearnshaw". International Astronomical Union . Retrieved 30 May 2020.
5. "Queen's Birthday Honours List 2017". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 5 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
6. Schmadel, Lutz D. (10 June 2012). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 424. ISBN   978-3-642-29718-2.
7. Priestley, Rebecca (2010). Nuclear New Zealand: New Zealand's nuclear and radiation history to 1987 (Doctoral thesis). UC Research Repository, University of Canterbury. doi:10.26021/4867. hdl:10092/5007.