Peter Tuthill (astronomer)
Peter G. Tuthill | |
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| Born | 18 January 1967 Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Churchill College, Cambridge |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland, Australian National University |
| Known for | Aperture Masking Interferometry, Sydney University Stellar Interferometer |
| Awards | Eureka Prize for Scientific Research |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics Astronomy |
| Institutions | University of Sydney, University of California, Berkeley |
| Doctoral advisor | John E. Baldwin |
Peter G. Tuthill (born 18 Jan 1967) is an Australian astronomer who has pioneered the science of high-angular resolution astronomy, leading the development of aperture masking interferometry and astronomical optical interferometry. He is a professor of astrophysics at the School of Physics at the University of Sydney and was Director of the Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA) of School from 2010 to 2015.