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Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture
2011
The 2011 "Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture" is awarded to
Prof. George Miley
for his fundamental contributions to the study of radio galaxies.
Prof. George Miley was born in 1942 and has dual Irish and Dutch
nationality. He studied at University College Dublin and obtained his
PhD in 1968 from the University of Manchester, home of the Jodrell Bank
radio telescope. He joined the staff of Leiden University in 1970 and
has spent several years in the US, including 4 years on the staff of
the Space Telescope Science Institute. Prof. Miley is the initiator of
the "Universe Awareness" programme aimed to inspire economically
disadvantaged children with astronomy and, as IAU Vice President, he has
recently led the development of the IAU Strategic Plan 2010 - 2020,
"Astronomy for the Developing World".
2010
The Council of the European Astronomical Society (EAS) has the pleasure to
announce the creation of a new award: the "Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture"
and is delighted that
Prof. Lodewijk Woltjer
accepted to give the first "Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture" at the opening session
of the EWASS 2010 on Monday, September 7, 2010, in Lisbon, Portugal.
Professor Lodewijk Woltjer is one of Europe's outstanding astronomers of
the second half of the twentieth century. First of all Lodewijk Woltjer
made significant contributions to theoretical astrophysics, from his
fundamental work on the Crab nebula and his studies on hydromagnetic
equilibrium to the energy source of Radio Galaxies and Quasars. After
serving as chairman at the Astronomy Department of Columbia University
in New York, a position he held for ten years, Lodewijk Wolter in 1975
became Director General of the European Southern Observatory (ESO). Under
his leadership ESO established itself as one of the world's leading
astronomical institutes.
Lodewijk Woltjer realised with great foresight what needed to be done
in order for Europe to bridge the gap that existed in observational
astronomy with other countries. He initiated the development of new
instrumentation and telescope technology whose highlight, the Very Large
Telescope, has become the world's most successful ground- based
observatory and has re-established Europe's leadership in observational
optical astronomy.
Twenty years ago Lodewijk Woltjer initiated the foundation of the European
Astronomical Society and became its first president. A few years later
Lodewijk Woltjer became president of the International Astronomical Union.
Statutes
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The European Astronomical Society (EAS) honours astronomers of
outstanding scientific distinction by extending an invitation to give
the Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture.
- The laureate will receive a medal and a certificate.
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The selection of the Lodewijk Woltjer laureate will be made by the
Council of the EAS. This decision cannot be contested.
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The Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture is presented as part of a scientific
meeting usually during the European Week of Astronomy & Space Science
(EWASS) of the EAS.
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