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Walter Stibbs Lectures
Douglas Walter Noble Stibbs FRSE FRAS (1919–2010) was a 20th century Australian astronomer and astrophysicist, remembered for his work at St Andrews University where he held the Napier Chair in Astronomy for 30 years. The Prof Walter Stibbs Lectures at Sydney University are named in his honour. Life He was born on 17 February 1919 in Sydney in Australia, but of Scots descent. His father died when he was three. From 1937 he studied Physics at the University of Sydney, winning the Deas-Thomson Scholarship in 1940 and graduating BSc in 1942 and MSc in 1943. In the Second World War he was based at Mount Stromlo Observatory researching gunsights. In the latter years of the war he lectured in Maths and Physics at the University of New South Wales, before returning to Mount Stromlo in 1945. In 1951 he moved to the Oxford University Observatory as a Radcliffe Fellow, working alongside Professor Harry Plaskett. During his time in Oxford he played cricket with the Berkshire Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FRSE
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This society received a royal charter in 1783, allowing for its expansion. Elections Around 50 new fellows are elected each year in March. there are around 1,650 Fellows, including 71 Honorary Fellows and 76 Corresponding Fellows. Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal letters FRSE, Honorary Fellows HonFRSE, and Corresponding Fellows CorrFRSE. Disciplines The Fellowship is split into four broad sectors, covering the full range of physical and life sciences, arts, humanities, social sciences, education, professions, industry, business and public life. A: Life Sciences * A1: Biomedical and Cognitive Sciences * A2: Clinical Sciences * A3: Organismal and Environmental Biology * A4: Cell and Molecular Biology B: Physical, Engineering and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |