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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-08-06 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006511b.htm person Bland-Hawthorn Jonathan FAA AACR2 31 May 1959 Place of Birth Idle Hill, Kent, United Kingdom Astrophysicist Joss Bland-Hawthorn has made significant contributions in astronomical research and instrumentation at the forefront of optical astronomy. He is recognised particularly for his work in galactic archaeology and near-field cosmology, which he developed with Kenneth Freeman, and astrophotonics. His astronomical technology has been widely adopted in astronomy and is applicable in other fields. In 2016 Bland-Hawthorn was awarded the New South Wales Premier's Prize for Excellence in Mathematics, Earth Sciences, Chemistry and Physics. 1988 1988 Career position - Research fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A. 1988 1993 Career position - Professor, Space, Physics and Astronomy Department, Rice University, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. 1993 1993 Career position - Research fellow, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. 1993 1993 Life event - Settled in Australia 1993 2000 Career position - Physicist, Australian Astronomical Observatory, Sydney 2000 2007 Career position - Head of Instrument Science, Anglo-Australian Observatory 2007 Career position - Professor of Physics, University of Sydney 2007 Award - ARC Federation Fellow, University of Sydney 2007 Career position - Director, Sydney Institute for Astronomy, University of Sydney 2008 2008 Award - Group Prize (shared), Royal Astronomical Society, United Kingdom 2009 Career position - Co-founder and Director, Institute for Photonics and Optical Science (IPOS), University of Sydney 2009 2009 Award - Maria and Eric Muhlmann Prize (shared), Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2010 2010 Career position - Visiting Fellow, Merton College, University of Oxford 2010 2010 Award - Leverhulme Award, Leverhulme Trust, United Kingdom 2012 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2012 Award - Fellow, Optical Society of America 2012 2012 Award - Jackson Gwilt Medal, Royal Astronomical Society, United Kingdom 2014 Award - ARC Laureate Fellow, University of Sydney 2015 2015 Award - W. H. (Beattie) Steel Medal, Australian Optical Society 2016 2016 Award - Prize for Excellence in Mathematics, Earth Sciences, Chemistry or Physics, New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science 2016 2016 Award - Peter McGregor Team Prize, Astronomical Society of Australia 2017 2017 Award - Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science 2018 2018 Career position - Miller Professor, Miller Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A. 2020 2020 Award - Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics November 2024 2027 Career position - Director, Astronomy Australia Limited W. H. (Beattie) Steel Medal, Australian Optical Society (1995 - )

Awarded the Medal 2015

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Professor of Physics 2007 -

 Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian National Research Council and Australian Academy of Science (1935 - )

Awarded the Medal 2017

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 2012

 Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics (1984 - )

Awarded the Medal 2020

 New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science (2015 - )

Awarded the Prize for Excellence in Mathematics, Earth Sciences, Chemistry or Physics 2016

 Astronomy Australia Limited (2007 - )

Director November 2024 - 2027

 'Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan (Joss)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan (Joss) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal Australian Academy of Science Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2023 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2012 Who's who in Australia 2012 48th Melbourne Crown Content Pty Ltd 2012