William Compston

William (Bill) Compston FAA, FRS (born 19 February 1931) is an Australian geophysicist.[1][2][3] He is a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University.[4]

Compston developed the sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP), for isotopic analyses of geological samples.[5] SHRIMP enabled the world's oldest rock to be identified in Western Australia.[6]

Honours and awards

References
  1. "Compston, William (1931 - )". Biographical entry. Encyclopaedia of Australian Science.
  2. "Professor Bill Compston". Fellow. Australian Academy of Science.
  3. "Compston, William, FAA, FRS (1931-)". trove.nla.gov.au.
  4. David Salt (2005). "Professor Bill Compston, isotope geochemist". Interviews with Australian scientists. Australian Academy of Science.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "History - Compston". SHRIMP. anu.edu.au.
  7. "Centenary Medal". It's an Honour. 1 January 2001. For service to Australian Earth Science and Instrumental Development
  8. "Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture". Australian Academy of Science.
  9. "Mawson Medal and Lecture". Australian Academy of Science.


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