Michael Rowan-Robinson
Michael Rowan-Robinson | |
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| Born | Geoffrey Michael Rowan-Robinson 9 July 1942 England |
| Education | Eshton Hall School |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA) Royal Holloway, University of London (PhD) |
| Awards | Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize (2008) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Imperial College London Gresham College |
| Thesis | On the structure and distribution of quasi-stellar radio-sources (1969) |
| Doctoral advisor | William McCrea |
| Doctoral students | Brian May |
| Website | astro |
(Geoffrey) Michael Rowan-Robinson FRAS FInstP (born 9 July 1942) is an astronomer, astrophysicist and Professor of Astrophysics at Imperial College London. He previously served as head of the astrophysics group until May 2007 and from 1981 to 1982, and as Gresham Professor of Astronomy.