George Darwin Lectureship

George Darwin Lecture
The award is named in honour of the astronomer George Darwin
Awarded fordistinguished and eloquent speaker on a suitable topic in astronomy, astrochemistry, astrobiology and astroparticle physics
Sponsored byRoyal Astronomical Society
Date1984 (1984)[1]
LocationLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom
Named afterGeorge Darwin
Websiteras.ac.uk/awards-and-grants/awards/2267-george-darwin-lectureship

The George Darwin Lectureship is an award granted by the Royal Astronomical Society to a 'distinguished and eloquent speaker' on the subject of Astronomy including astrochemistry, astrobiology and astroparticle physics.[1] The award is named after the astronomer George Darwin and has been given annually since 1984.[1][2] The speaker may be based in the UK or overseas.

George Darwin Lecturers

Laureates of the award include:[1][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "The George Darwin Lectures" (PDF). Ras.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ "George Darwin Lectureship". Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 2013-01-08..
  3. ^ "The George Darwin Lectures" (PDF). Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 2013-01-08. [dead link‍]
  4. ^ Tonkin, Sam (12 January 2024). "Royal Astronomical Society unveils 2024 award winners" (Press release). Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Catherine Heymans: Observing the Dark side of our Universe". youtube.com.
  6. ^ "RAS honours leading astronomers and geophysicist". RAS. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-07-20. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society, Friday 2015 November 13 at 16h 00m". The Observatory. 136 (1251): 56–64. 2016. Bibcode:2016Obs...136...56. See page 62.
  8. ^ "Meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society, Friday 2015 January 9 at 16h 00m". The Observatory. 135 (1247): 179–183. 2015. Bibcode:2015Obs...135..179. Retrieved 25 January 2017. See page 182.
  9. ^ "Meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society, Friday 2013 November 8 at 16h 00m". The Observatory. 134 (1240): 93–99. 2014. Bibcode:2014Obs...134...93. Retrieved 25 January 2017. See page 97.