A002014 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

All key entry types: Awards; Concepts; Corporate Bodies (Organisations); Cultural Artefacts; People; etc

These key entries are listed separately below with other indexes and lists.

 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2002-06-12 human Ailie Smith and Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A002014b.htm ABN: 37 660 297 848 corporateBody Astronomical Society of Australia AACR2 1966 Start Place Australia Astronomy or Space Science Learned society Citizen science The Astronomical Society of Australia was founded in 1966, and incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory in 1993. It is Australia's leading organisation for professional astronomers. Aims include to promote the advancement of astronomy and closely related fields, especially in Australia; support the training of young astronomers; foster the public understanding of astronomy; represent the interests of its members; and encourage the activities of the amateur astronomy community. The Society is a member of the National Committee for Astronomy of the Australian Academy of Science, and sends a representative to the annual Science meets Parliament meeting. Prizes awarded by the Society, including the Robert Ellery Lectureship and the Peter McGregor Prize, acknowledge the achievements of members. The Harley Wood Lecture, named after the first President of the Society, has been presented each year since 1984 at the Society's annual meeting.

Awards presented by the Society include:
Peter McGregor Prize (occasionally, since 2016) which recognises exceptional achievement or innovation in astronomical instrumentation;
Louise Webster Prize (annually since 2009) which recognises outstanding research by a scientist early in their post-doctoral career;
Robert Ellery Lectureship (alternate years since 1991) which recognises outstanding contributions in astronomy or a related field;
Bernice and Arthur Page Medal (alternate years since 1973) awarded for excellence in amateur astronomy in Australia and its territories;
Anne Green Prize (annual since 2018) which recognises a significant advance or accomplishment by a mid-career scientist.

Publications of the Society include:
Proceedings (Astronomical Society of Australia) (ISSN 0066-9997) vol. 1-11 (1967 - 1994: continued by;
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (ISSN 1323-3580, 1448-6083 online) vol. 12 (1995) -

 National Committee for Astronomy [II], Australian Academy of Science (1954 - ) Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS) (1985 - ) Davies, Paul Charles William (1946 - )

Harley Wood Lecturer 2003

 Bailes, Matthew (1963 - )

Harley Wood Lecturer 2007

 Sackett, Penny D. (1956 - )

Harley Wood Lecturer 2002

 Webster, Betty Louise (1941 - 1990)

Foundation Member 1966; elected to Council 1989

 Bolton, John Gatenby (1922 - 1993)

Honorary Fellow 1952 - 1993

 McClure-Griffiths, Naomi Melissa (1975 - )

Ellery Lectureship for Outstanding Contributions to Astronomy 2025

 Green, Anne Josephine

President 2003 - 2004; Honorary Fellow 2013 -

 Bok, Bart Jan (1906 - 1983)

Honorary Fellow 1967 - 1983

 Ekers, Ronald David (1941 - )

Harley Wood Lecturer 1988

 Melrose, Donald Blair (1940 - )

Member, Editorial Board, Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia 1994 - 1998

 Gascoigne, Sidney Charles Bartholemew (1915 - 2010)

Honorary Fellow 1988 - 2010

 Faulkner, Don (1937 - )

President 1989 - 1990; Honorary Fellow 1998 -

 Ellis, Graeme Reade Anthony (1921 - 2011)

President 1973 - 1974

 Eggen, Olin Jeuck (1919 - 1998)

President 1971 - 1972

 Allen, David Anthony (1946 - 1994)

President 1991 - 1992

 Robert Ellery Lectureship, Astronomical Society of Australia (1991 - )

The Society has awarded the Lectureship since 1991

 Woolley, Richard van der Riet (1906 - 1986)

Honorary Fellow 1968 - 1986

 Webster, Rachel (1951 - )

Honorary Fellow 2016 -

 Robinson, Brian John (1930 - 2004)

Member of Committee 1966 - 1989; President 1987 - 1989

 Kilborn, Virginia A.

President 2015 - 2017; Honorary Fellow 2022 -

 Schmidt, Brian Paul (1967 - )

Member of Council 2002 - 2003; Honorary Fellow 2012 - ; Harley Wood Lecturer 2001

 Manchester, Richard Norman (1942 - )

President 2001 - 2003; Honorary Fellow 2005 -

 Freeman, Kenneth Charles (1940 - )

Foundation Member 1966 - ; Honorary Fellow 2024 -

 Fenton, Keith Brian (Peter) (1925 - 2009)

President 1985-86; Honorary Fellow 1992 - 2009

 Christiansen, Wilbur Norman (Chris) (1913 - 2007)

President 1977 - 1978; Honorary Fellow 1989 - 2007

 Mould, Jeremy Richard (1949 - )

Harley Wood Lecturer 1994

 Wood, Harley Weston (1911 - 1984)

President 1966 - 1968; Honorary Fellow 1979 - 1984

 Malin, David

Harley Wood Lecturer 1989

 Giovanelli, Ronald Gordon (1915 - 1984)

President, 1968 - 1971

 Morton, Donald Charles (1933 - )

President 1981 - 1983; Honorary Fellow 1986 -

 Wild, John Paul (Paul) (1923 - 2008)

Fellow 1987 - 2008; Harley Wood Lecturer 1987

 Bessell, Michael (1942 - )

Honorary Fellow, 2001 - ; President 1999 - 2000

 Piddington, John Hobart (1910 - 1997)

Fellow 1983 - 1997

 Gaensler, Bryan Malcolm (1973 - )

Fellow 2005 - ; Editor-in-Chief, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia 2008 - 2014; Honorary Fellow 2021 - ; Harley Wood Lecturer 2005

 Blair, David Gerald (1946 - )

Harley Wood Lecturer 2024

 Page, Arthur Anthony (1922 - 2011)

Foundation Member 1966 - 2011

 Dopita, Michael Andrew (1946 - 2018)

Member of Council 1993 - 1996; Harley Wood Lecturer 2006

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