Stuart Ross Taylor

Stuart Ross Taylor, AC (born 26 November 1925) is a New Zealand-born geochemist and planetary scientist known for his studies of the geology of the Moon through lunar samples, the continental crust, tektites and the evolution of the Solar System. He is an emeritus professor and Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University in Canberra.[2][3]

This article is about the geochemist. For cricketer, see Ross Taylor.
Stuart Ross Taylor
Born (1925-11-26) 26 November 1925[1]
Ashburton, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
Alma materUniversity of New Zealand (1948),
Indiana University (1954)
Known forNASA Principal Investigator 1970-1990, lunar geochemistry
AwardsV. M. Goldschmidt Award (1993)
G. K. Gilbert Award (1994)
Companion of the Order of Australia (2008)
Shoemaker Distinguished Lunar Scientist Award (2012)
Scientific career
Fieldscosmochemistry, planetary science, geochemistry
InstitutionsResearch School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University
Doctoral advisorBrian Mason
Doctoral studentsRoberta Rudnick

Honours and awards

5670 Rosstaylor is a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1985.

Further reading
  • "Professor Ross Taylor, Geochemist". Interviews with Australian scientists. Australian Academy of Science. Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  • Taylor, Stuart Ross (Ross) - Biographical entry in Encyclopedia of Australian Science

References
  1. Trove: Taylor, Stuart Ross (1925-)
  2. "40 years later: Moon geochemist marks milestone". Australian National University. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  3. "Moon Landing Poses Questions". Google Search. The Leader-Post. October 21, 1969. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
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