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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2005-10-26 human Annette Alafaci updated 2026-02-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004639b.htm person Freeman Kenneth Charles AC FAA FRS AACR2 27 August 1940 Place of Birth Perth, Western Australia, Australia Astronomer Ken Freeman is widely recognised as an eminent galactic astronomer and a world-leader on investigations into dark matter. He is Duffield Professor and Distinguished Professor at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics in the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University. He is located at the Mount Stromlo Observatory in Canberra where he researches and observes galaxies, dark matter and globular clusters. Freeman has also held many visiting appointments at overseas institutes, has served on numerous committees and boards, has published widely and is a member of some of the world's leading scientific bodies including the Royal Society of London. 1962 1962 Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Western Australia 1965 1965 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, UK 1965 1969 Career position - Research Fellow at Trinity College in Cambridge 1966 Career position - Foundation Member, Astronomical Society of Australia 1966 1966 Career position - Post-Doctoral Fellow in Astronomy, University of Texas and McDonald Observatory, USA 1967 1970 Career position - Astronomer and Queen Elizabeth Fellow at the Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, The Australian National University in Canberra 1970 1974 Career position - Fellow at the Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories 1972 1972 Award - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science 1976 1976 Career position - Senior Scientist at the Kapteyn Laboratory in Groningen, The Netherlands 1981 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1981 1987 Career position - Professorial Fellow at the Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories 1982 1987 Career position - Chairman, Advisory Committee for Instrumentation on the Anglo Australian Telescope 1983 1986 Career position - Member, Physics and Astronomy Fellows Sectional Committee, Australian Academy of Science 1984 1984 Career position - Member, Consultative Committee on Science Policy, Australian Academy of Science 1984 1984 Career position - Visiting Member of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Princeton, USA 1987 1987 Career position - Member, Consultative Committee on Science Policy, Australian Academy of Science 1987 2000 Career position - Professor, Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories 1988 Career position - Distinguished Visiting Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute (Princeton?) 1988 1988 Career position - Visiting Member of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Princeton, USA 1988 1992 Career position - Member of the UK Schmidt Telescope Advisory Committee 1989 1993 Career position - Member, Steering Committee, Australian Telescope 1993 1996 Career position - Member, Large Telescope Working Group of the National Committee for Astronomy, Australian Academy of Science 1994 1994 Career position - Oort Professor, University of Leiden, Netherlands 1994 1996 Career position - Member, Visiting Committee, European Southern Observatories 1995 1997 Career position - Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Indian Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics 1998 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1998 1998 Career position - Chair, Hubble Space Telescope Time Allocation Panel for Stellar Populations 1999 1999 Education - Honorary Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Western Australia 1999 1999 Award - Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, American Institute of Physics and American Astronomical Society 2000 Career position - Duffield Professor at the Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in the study of the formation and dynamics of galaxies 2001 2001 Award - Robert Ellery Lectureship, Astronomical Society of Australia 2001 2001 Career position - Tinsley Professor, University of Texas, U.S.A. 2001 2001 Career position - Chair, Visiting Committee, Isaac Newton Group Telescopes 2001 2004 Career position - Member of the Anglo Australian Telescope Board 2002 Career position - Associate of the Royal Astronomical Society 2004 2004 Award - Antoinette de Vaucouleurs Lecture and Medal, University of Texas 2008 2008 Career position - Chair, Yale University Astronomy Review 2008 2010 Career position - Professor-at-Large, University of Western Australia 2010 2010 Career position - Member, Time Allocation Committee, Hubble telescope Multi-Cycle Treasury Programs 2012 2012 Award - Prime Minister's Prize for Science, Commonwealth of Australia 2013 Career position - Member, Advisory Board, ARC Centre of Excellence in All-Sky Astrophysics 2013 2013 Award - Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecturer, Australian Academy of Science 2013 2013 Award - Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, American Astronomical Society 2014 2014 Award - Gruber Prize in Cosmology (joint), Gruber Foundation, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A. 2016 2016 Award - Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Theoretical Physics, Australian Institute of Physics and University of New South Wales 2017 Award - Foreign Associate, National Academy of Science, U.S.A. 12 Jun 2017 12 Jun 2017 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - for eminent service to astronomy through pioneering contributions in the field of galactic archaeology, as a leading astrophysicist and researcher, and as a mentor to young scientist 2018 2018 Career position - Distinguished Visiting Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. 2024 Award - Honorary Fellow, Astronomical Society of Australia Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Theoretical Physics, Australian Institute of Physics and University of New South Wales (1979 - )

Awarded the Medal 2016

 Prime Minister's Prize for Science, Commonwealth of Australia (2000 - )

Awarded the Prize 2012

 Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Australian National University (c. 1967 - )

Duffield Professor 2000 -

 Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science (1957 - )

Awarded the Medal 2013

 Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science (1967 - )

Awarded the Medal 1972

 Astronomical Society of Australia (1966 - )

Foundation Member 1966 - ; Honorary Fellow 2024 -

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 1981; Member, Physics and Astronomy Fellows Sectional Committee 1983 - 1986; Member, Consultative Committee on Science Policy 1984 and 1987

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

Awarded the Lectureship 2001

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 Freeman, Kenneth Charles (19400827-)

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 'Freeman, Kenneth Charles', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Freeman, Kenneth Charles Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science 2025 Resource: Pawsey Medal Australian Academy of Science Pawsey Medal Australian Academy of Science 2022 Resource: Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017] Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017] Department of Industry, Innovation and Science 2017 Journal Article: A life among the galaxies Bhathal, Ragbir A life among the galaxies 2016 A & G: News and Reviews in Astronomy and Geophysics 57 5.35 - 5.36 Book: Australian Astronomers: Achievements at the Frontiers of Astronomy Bhathal, Ragbir Australian Astronomers: Achievements at the Frontiers of Astronomy Canberra National Library of Australia 1996 Journal Article: Australian Astronomers: What Made Them Great? Bhathal, Ragbir Australian Astronomers: What Made Them Great? 2007 News and Reviews in Astronomy and Geophysics 48 533-6 Resource: Companion (AC) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2017] Companion (AC) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2017] Canberra Governor General's Office 2017