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{{Short description|Australian geophysicist}}
'''William (Bill) Compston''' [[Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science|FAA]], [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (born 19 February 1931) is an Australian [[geophysicist]].<ref name=eoas>{{cite web |title= Compston, William (1931 - ) |work= Biographical entry |url= http://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000317b.htm |publisher= Encyclopaedia of Australian Science }}</ref><ref name=FAA>{{cite web |url= https://www.science.org.au/fellowship/fellows/professor-bill-compston |title= Professor Bill Compston |work= Fellow |publisher= Australian Academy of Science }}</ref><ref name=trove>{{cite web |url= http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/1473700?c=people |title= Compston, William, FAA, FRS (1931-) |publisher= trove.nla.gov.au }}</ref>
'''William (Bill) Compston''' [[Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science|FAA]], [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (born 19 February 1931) is an Australian [[geophysicist]].<ref name=eoas>{{cite web |title= Compston, William (1931 - ) |work= Biographical entry |url= http://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000317b.htm |publisher= Encyclopaedia of Australian Science }}</ref><ref name=FAA>{{cite web |url= https://www.science.org.au/fellowship/fellows/professor-bill-compston |title= Professor Bill Compston |work= Fellow |publisher= Australian Academy of Science }}</ref><ref name=trove>{{cite web |url= http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/1473700?c=people |title= Compston, William, FAA, FRS (1931-) |publisher= trove.nla.gov.au }}</ref>
He is a Visiting Fellow at the [[Australian National University]].<ref name=AAS>{{cite web |url= https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-bill-compston-isotope |work= Interviews with Australian scientists |title= Professor Bill Compston, isotope geochemist |publisher= Australian Academy of Science |author= David Salt |date= 2005 }}</ref>
He is a visiting fellow at the [[Australian National University]].<ref name=AAS>{{cite web |url= https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-bill-compston-isotope |work= Interviews with Australian scientists |title= Professor Bill Compston, isotope geochemist |publisher= Australian Academy of Science |author= David Salt |date= 2005 }}</ref>


Compston developed the [[sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe]] (SHRIMP), for isotopic analyses of geological samples.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://shrimprg.stanford.edu/History.html# |title=Archived copy |access-date=7 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007024007/http://shrimprg.stanford.edu/History.html# |archive-date=7 October 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> SHRIMP enabled the world's oldest rock to be identified in Western Australia.<ref name=SHRIMP>{{cite web |url= http://shrimp.anu.edu.au/shrimp/history_compston.php |title= History - Compston |work= SHRIMP |publisher= anu.edu.au }}</ref>
Compston developed the [[sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe]] (SHRIMP), for isotopic analyses of geological samples.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://shrimprg.stanford.edu/History.html |title=History |access-date=7 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007024007/http://shrimprg.stanford.edu/History.html |archive-date=7 October 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> SHRIMP enabled the world's oldest rock to be identified in Western Australia.<ref name=SHRIMP>{{cite web |url= http://shrimp.anu.edu.au/shrimp/history_compston.php |title= History - Compston |work= SHRIMP |publisher= anu.edu.au }}</ref>


==Honours and awards==
==Honours and awards==
*2001 Centenary Medal from the Government of Australia <ref name=CM>{{cite web |title= Centenary Medal |date= 1 January 2001 |quote= For service to Australian Earth Science and Instrumental Development |publisher= It's an Honour |url= http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1124798&search_type=simple&showInd=true }}</ref>
*2001 Centenary Medal from the Government of Australia <ref name=CM>{{cite web |title= Centenary Medal |date= 1 January 2001 |quote= For service to Australian Earth Science and Instrumental Development |publisher= It's an Honour |url= https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1124798 }}</ref>
*1998 [[Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture]] of the Australian Academy of Science<ref name=Flinders>{{cite web |url= https://www.science.org.au/opportunities-scientists/recognition/honorific-awards/career-awards/matthew-flinders |title= Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture |publisher= Australian Academy of Science }}</ref>
*1998 [[Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture]] of the Australian Academy of Science<ref name=Flinders>{{cite web |url= https://www.science.org.au/opportunities-scientists/recognition/honorific-awards/career-awards/matthew-flinders |title= Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture |publisher= Australian Academy of Science }}</ref>
*1988 Mawson Medal and Lecture of the Australian Academy of Science<ref name=Mawson>{{cite web |url= https://www.science.org.au/opportunities-scientists/recognition/honorific-awards/career-awards/mawson-medal-and-lecture |title= Mawson Medal and Lecture |publisher= Australian Academy of Science }}</ref>
*1988 Mawson Medal and Lecture of the Australian Academy of Science<ref name=Mawson>{{cite web |url= https://www.science.org.au/opportunities-scientists/recognition/honorific-awards/career-awards/mawson-medal-and-lecture |title= Mawson Medal and Lecture |publisher= Australian Academy of Science }}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 09:18, 30 July 2023

William (Bill) Compston FAA, FRS (born 19 February 1931) is an Australian geophysicist.[1][2][3] He is a visiting fellow at the Australian National University.[4]

Compston developed the sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP), for isotopic analyses of geological samples.[5] SHRIMP enabled the world's oldest rock to be identified in Western Australia.[6]

Honours and awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Compston, William (1931 - )". Biographical entry. Encyclopaedia of Australian Science.
  2. ^ "Professor Bill Compston". Fellow. Australian Academy of Science.
  3. ^ "Compston, William, FAA, FRS (1931-)". trove.nla.gov.au.
  4. ^ David Salt (2005). "Professor Bill Compston, isotope geochemist". Interviews with Australian scientists. Australian Academy of Science.
  5. ^ "History". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  6. ^ "History - Compston". SHRIMP. anu.edu.au.
  7. ^ "Centenary Medal". It's an Honour. 1 January 2001. For service to Australian Earth Science and Instrumental Development
  8. ^ "Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture". Australian Academy of Science.
  9. ^ "Mawson Medal and Lecture". Australian Academy of Science.
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