Richard Hunstead

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Who is Richard Hunstead?

Professor Richard Waller Hunstead is a member and former head of the Sydney Institute for Astronomy and the Director of the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope, within the University of Sydney. Dick is internationally recognised for his work in the field of quasars and radio galaxies. In 1995, he was awarded the Robert Ellery Lectureship of the Astronomical Society of Australia in recognition of his outstanding contributions in astronomy. One of 33 Australian Science Citation Laureates, he is the author of multiple high impact papers which are frequently cited by other scientists around the world. The minor planet 171429 Hunstead is named in his honour.

His most notable achievements to date include the discovery of the variability of radio sources at low frequencies, resulting in a large number of related research projects, conferences and workshops internationally, and his research into the redshift evolution of the Lyman alpha absorption forest.

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on July 23, 2013

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