Morton, Donald Charles (1933 - )

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

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