Ross Taylor (geochemist)

Ross Taylor
AC
Born
Stuart Ross Taylor

(1925-11-26)26 November 1925[1]
Ashburton, New Zealand
Died23 May 2021(2021-05-23) (aged 95)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
NationalityNew Zealand
Alma materCanterbury University College (BSc,1948; MSc, 1951)[2]
Indiana University (PhD, 1954)
Known forNASA Principal Investigator 1970–1990, lunar geochemistry
AwardsV. M. Goldschmidt Award (1993)
G. K. Gilbert Award (1994)
Walter H. Bucher Medal (2002)
Companion of the Order of Australia (2008)
Shoemaker Distinguished Lunar Scientist Award (2012)
Scientific career
Fieldscosmochemistry, planetary science, geochemistry
InstitutionsAustralian National University
ThesisGeochemistry of some New Zealand igneous and metamorphic rocks (1953)
Doctoral advisorBrian Mason
Doctoral studentsRoberta Rudnick

Stuart Ross Taylor AC (26 November 1925 – 23 May 2021) was a New Zealand geochemist and planetary scientist known for his studies of the geology of the Moon through lunar samples, the continental crust, tektites and the evolution of the Solar System. He was an emeritus professor and Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University in Canberra.[3][4] He died in Canberra on 23 May 2021 at the age of 95.[5][6]

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  4. ^ "Moon Landing Poses Questions". Google Search. The Leader-Post. 21 October 1969. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  5. ^ Schmidt, Brian (27 May 2021). "Our man on the moon: gone but not forgotten". Australian National University. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Stuart Ross Taylor (1925–2021)". Meteoritical Society. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.