Titels | Prof. dr. |
Initials | H.R. |
Main position | Director Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics |
Disciplines | Astronomy, astrophysics |
Chair | Observational Techniques in astronomy |
Domain | Natural Sciences and Engineering |
Membership | Member |
Since | 2007 |
Member of Natural Sciences and Engineering | |
Employed by |
Australian National University
Mt Stromlo Observatory Via Cotter Road A.C.T. 2611 Weston Australia tel. +61 2 6125 0266 harvey.butcher@anu.edu.au |
Research/publications |
Harvey is an astronomer who has made significant contributions in observational astronomy and instrumentation which have advanced understanding of the formation of stars and of the universe. He received a B.Sc. in Astrophysics from the California Institute of Technology in 1969, where he contributed to the development of advanced infrared spectrometry applied in the first survey of the sky at infrared wavelengths (the Two Micron Sky Survey project).