John Campbell Brown
John Campbell Brown FRSE (born 4 February 1947) is an astronomer, Regius Professor at University of Glasgow, Astronomer Royal for Scotland, and is an honorary professor at both University of Edinburgh and University of Aberdeen.
He leads a research group in theory and modeling of solar and stellar plasmas and is especially involved in diagnosing solar high energy particles using data from spacecraft. He participates in teaching astronomy at all levels, from 1st year undergraduate to postgraduate.[1] In his role as Astronomer Royal for Scotland, he gives public talks and performances with the objective of generating wider awareness of astronomy as a fun subject as well as a fundamental part of our culture.[2][3]
He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1984.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Department of Physics and Astronomy People". Astro.gla.ac.uk. http://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/people/people.php?person=john. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ "The Royal observatory, Edinburgh:Astronomer Royal for Scotland". Roe.ac.uk. http://www.roe.ac.uk/roe/library/astroyal.html. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ "Astronomer Royal for Scotland". John C Brown. http://www.johncbrown.org. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ "RSE List of Fellows". http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/fellowship/fellows.pdf. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
[edit] External links
- Home page at the University of Glasgow
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