William Compston
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Template:Short description William (Bill) Compston FAA, FRS (19 February 1931 – 16 May 2025) was an Australian geophysicist.[1][2][3][4] He was a visiting fellow at the Australian National University.[5]
Compston developed the sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP), for isotopic analyses of geological samples.[6] SHRIMP enabled the world's oldest rock to be identified in Western Australia.[7]
Honours and awards
- 2001 Centenary Medal from the Government of Australia [8]
- 1998 Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture of the Australian Academy of Science[9]
- 1988 Mawson Medal and Lecture of the Australian Academy of Science[10]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Professor Bill Compston". Fellow. Australian Academy of Science.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vale Bill Compston". ANU Research School of Earth Sciences. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Compston, William, FAA, FRS (1931-)". trove.nla.gov.au.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.David Salt (2005). "Professor Bill Compston, isotope geochemist". Interviews with Australian scientists. Australian Academy of Science.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History - Compston". SHRIMP. anu.edu.au.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Centenary Medal". It's an Honour. 1 January 2001.
For service to Australian Earth Science and Instrumental Development
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture". Australian Academy of Science.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mawson Medal and Lecture". Australian Academy of Science.
External links
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Craig Robertson. "Podcast No.12: Interview with William Compston, FRS". www.thestudy.net.au.
- http://www.cumpston.org.uk/#/william-compston-australia/4535032243
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