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Presentation (12.5Mb pdf) Biography: Dr. John Hutchings studied astronomy, completed his
astronomy MSc in his native South Africa, and received his PhD from Cambridge
University before coming to Victoria. He has worked as an astronomer at the DAO
in Victoria for over 40 years with research interests in X-ray binaries,
quasars, the interstellar medium, and distant galaxies - using telescopes on the
ground and in orbit, from X-rays to radio wavelengths. He has been involved in a
number of space telescopes, including the IUE, Einstein, Hubble, FUSE, Astrosat,
and have been the project scientist for JWST. He is now working to enable the
next generation of astronomy facilities for Canada. James Webb Space Telescope - Canadian Space Agency |
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