Ross Taylor (geochemist) explained

Ross Taylor
Birth Name:	Stuart Ross Taylor
Birth Date:	26 November 1925^[1]
Birth Place:	Ashburton, New Zealand
Death Place:	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Nationality:	New Zealand
Workplaces:	Australian National University
Alma Mater:	Canterbury University College (BSc,1948; MSc, 1951)^[2] Indiana University (PhD, 1954)
Thesis Title:	Geochemistry of some New Zealand igneous and metamorphic rocks
Thesis Url:	https://iucat.iu.edu/catalog/645600
Thesis Year:	1953
Doctoral Advisor:	Brian Mason
Known For:	NASA Principal Investigator 1970–1990, lunar geochemistry
Awards:	V. 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)

Stuart Ross Taylor (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]}

Honours and awards

• 5670 Rosstaylor, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1985.^[7]
• Shoemaker Distinguished Lunar Scientist Award, 2012^[8]

Further reading

• Web site: Professor Ross Taylor, Geochemist . . Interviews with Australian scientists . 2013-05-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130509013119/http://www.science.org.au/scientists/interviews/t/rt.html . 2013-05-09 .
• Taylor, Stuart Ross (Ross) – Biographical entry in Encyclopedia of Australian Science

Notes and References

1. https://trove.nla.gov.au/people/533863?c=people Trove: Taylor, Stuart Ross (1925–)
2. Web site: NZ university graduates 1870–1961: T . Shadows of Time . 28 May 2021.
3. Web site: 40 years later: Moon geochemist marks milestone. 20 July 2009. Australian National University. 14 December 2011.
4. News: Moon Landing Poses Questions. October 21, 1969. Google Search. The Leader-Post. 14 December 2011.
5. Web site: Schmidt . Brian . Our man on the moon: gone but not forgotten . Australian National University . 27 May 2021 . 27 May 2021.
6. Web site: Stuart Ross Taylor (1925–2021) . 24 May 2021 . Meteoritical Society . 28 May 2021.
7. Web site: (5670) Rosstaylor = 1981 BU = 1985 VF2. International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center.
8. Web site: Stuart Ross Taylor receives 2012 Shoemaker Distinguished Lunar Scientist Award . . 26 May 2021.