John Zarnecki chairing the 11 December 2015 ordinary meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society
Born
(1949-11-06) 6 November 1949 (age 74)
Finchley, Middlesex, England
Nationality
British
Education
Highgate School Queens' College, Cambridge University College London
Occupation(s)
Space science academic and researcher
Jan Charles "John" Zarnecki,FRAS FInstP (born 6 November 1949[1] in Finchley, Middlesex, England) is an English space science professor and researcher. Since 2013, Zarnecki has been a Director of the International Space Science Institute (Berne, Switzerland). Between 2004 and 2013 he was a Professor of Space Science (now Emeritus) at the Open University, having previously been a professor and researcher at the University of Kent.
Zarnecki has taken part in several high-profile space probe missions and is an expert on space debris, space dust and impacts. He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 2014,[2] and became President of the Royal Astronomical Society in May 2016, having been vice-president from 2009 to 2011 and President-Elect for the year from May 2015.[3]
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^"Election results 2015: New President". Royal Astronomical Society. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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