Wayne Orchiston is a New Zealand born Australian astronomer.
Wayne Orchiston | |
|---|---|
| Born | New Zealand |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
Early life
editHe was born in New Zealand and lived the early part of his life in New Zealand. He then moved to Australia for his higher education. He has also lived in the United States.[1]
Career
editAfter completing secondary school in New Zealand, he worked as a Technical Assistant in radio astronomy at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation while completing a First Class Honours BA in prehistory as a part-time student at the University of Sydney . He then remained at University of Sydney for his PhD, studying New Zealand’s environmental prehistory. After doing a postdoc at the University of Melbourne, he spent time working in museums before returning to work in variable star astronomy.[2]
He is currently the Adjunct Professor of Astronomy in the Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Southern Queensland.[3][4]
He is also the Co-Editor of the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage.[5]
Awards and honours
editHe is the recipient of 2024’s LeRoy E. Doggett Prize for Historical Astronomy probably would not have been his answer. The prize is awarded every other year by the AAS Historical Astronomy Division to someone “who has significantly influenced the field of the history of astronomy by a career-long effort.” [6]
Bibliography
editHis notable books include:[7]
- Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asia Pacific Region
- Eclipses, Transits and Comets of the Nineteenth Century
- John Tebbutt: Rebuilding and Strengthening the Foundations of Australian Astronomy
- Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy
- Golden Years of Australian Radio
References
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