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==Honours and Awards== |
==Honours and Awards== |
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*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= http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1124798&search_type=simple&showInd=true }}</ref> |
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*1998 [[Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture]] of the Australian Academy of Science |
*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> |
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*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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*1988 Mawson Medal of the Australian Academy of Science |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 14:00, 29 December 2016
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 Micro Probe (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
- 2001 Centenary Medal from the Government of Australia [7]
- 1998 Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture of the Australian Academy of Science[8]
- 1988 Mawson Medal and Lecture of the Australian Academy of Science[9]
References
- ^ "Compston, William (1931 - )". Biographical entry. Encyclopaedia of Australian Science.
- ^ "Professor Bill Compston". Fellow. Australian Academy of Science.
- ^ "Compston, William, FAA, FRS (1931-)". trove.nla.gov.au.
- ^ David Salt (2005). "Professor Bill Compston, isotope geochemist". Interviews with Australian scientists. Australian Academy of Science.
- ^ http://shrimprg.stanford.edu/History.html [dead link]
- ^ "History - Compston". SHRIMP. anu.edu.au.
- ^ "Centenary Medal". It's an Honour. 1 January 2001.
For service to Australian Earth Science and Instrumental Development
- ^ "Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture". Australian Academy of Science.
- ^ "Mawson Medal and Lecture". Australian Academy of Science.
External links
- Craig Robertson. "Podcast No.12: Interview with William Compston, FRS". www.thestudy.net.au.
- http://www.cumpston.org.uk/#/william-compston-australia/4535032243
- "William Compston". Encyclopaedia Britannica.