Peter Brailey Stetson (b. 1952) develops freely-available software for the analysis of CCD images and spectra, notably DAOPHOT for precision photometry in crowded fields. His fundamental contributions to numerous fields have greatly advanced astrophysics since the deployment of CCDs in the 1980s.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 78272

David Crampton (b. 1942) has overseen the development of exceptionally efficient, multiplexed spectrographs for CFHT and Gemini. Using them he helped establish Canadian excellence in observational cosmology. He has also excelled in research on Galactic structure and multiple stars, including X-ray binaries.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 78272

Eric Chisholm (b. 1975) is an engineering physicist who manages the NRC interpretative facility, The Centre of the Universe, Victoria, and passionately uses astronomy to excite people of all ages about science.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 78272

Kenneth Tapping (b. 1945), a solar physicist at the NRC-Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory, Penticton, B.C., is responsible for Canada’s 10.7-cm flux measurements (continuous since 1946) that are critical to understanding solar variability and climate.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 78272

Gregory Gaylord Fahlman (b. 1944) has served since 2003 as the Director General of the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada. He has made extensive contributions to studies of globular star clusters using groundand space-based telescopes.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 78272