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 completed at the University of Toronto, Canada
- 1956
- Award - Gold Medal received from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
- 1956 - 1957
- Career position - Pearce Fellow at Princeton University, USA
- 1959
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Astronomy completed at Princeton University
- 1959 - 1961
- Career position - Astronomer at the US National Research Laboratory
- 1961 - 1963
- Career position - Research Associate in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University
- 1963 - 1965
- Career position - Researcher in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University
- 1966 - 1968
- Career position - Research Astronomer, Lecturer and Associate Professor in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University
- 1968 - 1976
- Career position - Senior Research Astronomer, Lecturer and Professor at Princeton University
- 1969 - 1976
- Career position - Director of Graduate Studies at Princeton University
- 1970 - 1973
- Career position - Council Member of the American Astronomical Society
- 1973 - 1976
- Career position - Member of Astronomy Panel of the US National Science Foundation
- 1975 - 1976
- Career position - Chairman of the Astronomy Panel of the US National Science Foundation
- 1976 - 1977
- Career position - Member of the Expert Subcommittee for Australian Review of Observatories
- 1976 - 1986
- Career position - Director of the Anglo-Australian Observatory in Epping and Coonabarabran, New South Wales
- 1977 - 1982
- Career position - Member of the Australian Synthesis Telescope Steering Committee
- 1977 - 1985
- Career position - Councillor of the Astronomical Society of Australia
- 1979 - 1981
- Career position - Vice-President of the Astronomical Society of Australia
- 1980
- Career position - Associate of the Royal Astronomical Society
- 1981 - 1983
- Career position - President of the Astronomical Society of Australia
- 1982 - 1986
- Career position - Member of the Australian Telescope Advisory Committee
- 1984 -
- Career position - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1986 - 2000
- Career position - Director General of the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics at the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Victoria and Penticton, British Columbia
- 1987 - 1993
- Career position - Member of the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Board in Canada
- 1987 - 1998
- Career position - Member of the Advisory Committee on Cosmology and Gravity of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
- 1989 - 1991
- Career position - Vice-Chairman of the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Board
- 1991 - 1993
- Career position - Chairman of the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Board
- 1995 - 2000
- Career position - Member of the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Board
- 2001 -
- Career position - Researcher Emeritus at the National Research Council of Canada
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Resources
- 'Morton, Donald C (19330612-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-474317. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 30 August 2005