Asteroid (15509) Annejing

Anne Jing (b. 2001) was awarded first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and
Engineering Fair for her biomedical engineering project. She attended the Assumption College
School, Brantford, Canada.

A description of Anne's project is here.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 7, page 7

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Asteroid (15516) Langleben

Ian Langleben (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software team project. He attended the Dawson College, Westmount, Quebec, Canada.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 7, page 7

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Asteroid (15528) Martinsmedina

Liana Martins-Medina (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her systems software team project. She attended the Marianopolis College, Westmount, Quebec, Canada.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 7, page 7
 

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Asteroid (15531) Matusch

Brendon Franz Matusch (b. 2003) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attended the Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 7, page 7

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Asteroid (333055) Liang

Jason Liang (b. 1988) is a Canadian engineer who worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as an Instrument Engineer for the science instrument OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA). He is a space systems thermal and mechanical engineer, and OSIRIS-REx was his first interplanetary exploration mission.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 7, page 14

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Asteroid (15533) Saturnino

Joseph Carmelo Saturnino (b. 2003) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his robotics and intelligent machines project. He attended the Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School, Hannon, Ontario, Canada.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 7, page 7

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Asteroid (333054) Bloomquist

Leif Bloomquist (b. 1973) is a Canadian engineer who worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as part of the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) Instrument Engineer team. He also worked on the Meteorological Station (MET) instrument for the Phoenix Mars Lander and the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) on the International Space Station.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 7, page 14

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Asteroid (178088) Marktovey

Mark Alexander Tovey was born 1970-08-20 in London, Ontario, and died 2026-01-06, also in London. He was an amateur astronomer, historian, cognitive scientist, and stage, poetry and music enthusiast. Mark began his academic journey at Central Secondary School in London, then attended Western University, earning an Honours B.A. (1992–1995) and receiving the Gold Medal in English & Anthropology Linguistics. He went on to complete an Honours B.Sc. in Computer Science with Psychology (1995–1997).

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JRASC June 2023

Inside this issue:

  • The Last Years of the David Dunlap Observatory

 

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RIchard Weatherston

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