David J.w. Moriarty
Emeritus Professor
Department of Physics
The University of Queensland
Australia
Biography
1969-1973: Biochemist-Microbiologist quantifying carbon and nitrogen cycles in Lake George, Uganda, with the Royal Society African Freshwater Biological Team, and at Nottingham University, UK. 1973-1975: Queen's Fellow in Marine Science at The University of Queensland. 1975-1993: Researcher with the CSIRO Marine Divisions. 1992: Guest Professor in Marine Microbiology, Gothenberg University, Sweden. 1994 - 1996 Honorary Reader, Department of Chemical Engineering, UQ. 1997-2013 Honorary Professor, Centre for Marine Studies, UQ. Astronomy: Amateur astronomer since 1956; member Astronomical Society S.A 1957 - 1969. Member of Astronomical Association of Qld since 1982. Established an observatory at Glen Aplin, Qld.
Research Interest
Photometry and astrophysical modelling of eclipsing binary stars
