Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell receives honorary doctorate
The legendary astrophysicist who discovered pulsars in 1967 has been recognised for her outstanding contributions and advocacy.
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell CH DBE FRS FRSE FInstP has been admitted to the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) by the University of Sydney.
She was honoured at a ceremony on Tuesday, October 14 for her eminent contributions to the field of astrophysics, advocacy of under-represented students in the STEMM disciplines and as an inspirational role model for women in science.
Congratulations to Peter for his Michelson Prize
Congrats to Peter who was awarded the Michelson Prize for his theoretical work, instrumentation, science and student training in the field of interferometry. “Tuthill has contributed to theoretical work, instrumentation, science and student training in the field of interferometry. He has notably participated in many facilities, from COAST to CHARA and the VLTI ; the …
Manisha’s discovery of an unusual radio transient in the media
Manisha got some good media coverage for her discovery of an unusual radio transient; her Conversation article was the most-read Australian/NZ article of the week when it was published. See the article here: https://theconversation.com/a-strange-intermittent-radio-signal-from-space-has-astronomers-puzzled-231385