Ian Axford#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 305 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | NEW ZEALAND |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.axford.org |
Ian Axford passed away in March 13, 2010.
Positions Held
- 2001 Professor Emeritus
- 1982-1985 Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University in Wellington
- 1974-2001 Director of Germany's Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy
- 1967-1974 Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at University of California, San Diego
Fields of Scholarship
- Interaction of the sun with the magnetic field of earth (magnetosphere) or the interstellar medium (heliosphere)
Honours and Awards
- 1972 John Adam Fleming Medal
- 1986 Fellow of the Royal Society in London
- 1987 Tsiolkovsky Medal
- 1994 Chapman Medal
- 1994 Rutherford Medal
- 1995 New Zealander of the Year
- 1996 Knight Bachelor for services to science
