Person
Rodgers, Alexander William (1932 - 1997)
- Born
- 24 May 1932
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 10 October 1997
- Occupation
- Astronomer
Summary
Alexander Rodgers was Director of Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories 1987-1992.
Details
Born Newcastle, 24 May 1932. Died Canberra, 10 October 1997. Educated New England University College, University of Sydney (BSc 1953) and Australian National University (PhD). Carnegie Research Fellow, Mt Wilson and Palomar Observatories and Fullbright scholar, Royal Greenwich Observatory 1960-62.
Chronology
- 1962 - 1967
- Career position - Research Fellow, Mt Stromlo Observatory, Australian National University
- 1967 - 1970
- Career position - Fellow, Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Australian National University
- 1970 - 1973
- Career position - Senior Fellow,Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Australian National University
- 1974 - 1992
- Career position - Professor of Astronomy, Australian National University
- 1986
- Career position - Acting Director, Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories
- 1987 - 1992
- Career position - Director, Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories
- 1993 - 1997
- Career position - Professor Emeritus, Australian National University
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Rodgers, A W (19320524-19971010)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-642250. Details
See also
- Bhathal, Ragbir, 'How the US Influenced Mount Stromlo', A&G: News and Reviews in Astronomy & Geophysics, 56 (1) (2015), 1.19-1.21, http://astrogeo.oxfordjournals.org/content/56/1/1.19.abstract?etoc. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 4 December 1997, Last modified: 4 July 2024