Person

Morton, Donald Charles (1933 - )

FAA

Born: 12 June 1933
Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: Astronomer and Astrophysicist

Summary

Donald Charles Morton is Researcher Emeritus at the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council in Canada. Prior to this he was Director of the Anglo-Australian Observatory (1976-1986) and a researcher and lecturer at Princeton University in America. Morton is an expert in astrophysics, spectroscopy and instrumentation and has served on numerous Australian and international scientific bodies and committees.

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Chronology

1952 - 1956: Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Mathematics and Physics, University of Toronto, Canada
1956: Award - Gold Medal, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
1956 - 1957: Career position - Pearce Fellow, Princeton University, USA
1959: Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Astronomy, Princeton University
1959 - 1961: Career position - Astronomer, US National Research Laboratory
1961 - 1963: Career position - Research Associate, Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University
1963 - 1965: Career position - Researcher, Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University
1966 - 1968: Career position - Research Astronomer, Lecturer and Associate Professor, Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University
1968 - 1976: Career position - Senior Research Astronomer, Lecturer and Professor, Princeton University
1969 - 1976: Career position - Director of Graduate Studies, Princeton University
1970 - 1973: Career position - Council Member, American Astronomical Society
1973 - 1976: Career position - Member, Astronomy Panel, US National Science Foundation
1975 - 1976: Career position - Chairman, Astronomy Panel, US National Science Foundation
1976 - 1977: Career position - Member, Expert Subcommittee for Australian Review of Observatories
1976 - 1986: Career position - Director, Anglo-Australian Observatory in Epping and Coonabarabran, New South Wales
1977 - 1982: Career position - Member, Australian Synthesis Telescope Steering Committee
1977 - 1985: Career position - Councillor, Astronomical Society of Australia
1979 - 1981: Career position - Vice-President, Astronomical Society of Australia
1980: Career position - Associate, Royal Astronomical Society
1981 - 1983: Career position - President, Astronomical Society of Australia
1982 - 1986: Career position - Member, Australian Telescope Advisory Committee
1984 -: Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1986 - 2000: Career position - Director General, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada, in Ottawa, Ontario, Victoria and Penticton, British Columbia
1987 - 1993: Career position - Member, James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Board, in Canada
1987 - 1998: Career position - Member, Advisory Committee on Cosmology and Gravity, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
1989 - 1991: Career position - Vice-Chairman, James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Board
1991 - 1993: Career position - Chairman, James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Board
1995 - 2000: Career position - Member, James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Board
2001 -: Career position - Researcher Emeritus, National Research Council of Canada

Related Corporate Bodies

Astronomical Society of Australia (1966 - )
President 1981 - 1983
Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )
Elected Fellow 1984

Published resources

Resources

'Morton, Donald C (19330612-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-474317. Details

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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 30 August 2005

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