Background
Rijsdijk, Cornelis Case Leendert was born on May 29, 1945 in Dordrecht, Netherlands. Son of Ian Rijsdijk and Christine Pieternella (de Witt-Havers) Rijsdijk.
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Cornelis Case Leendert Rijsdijk
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Bachelor of Science, University Cape Town, South Africa, 1969. Postgraduate, Royal Observatory, Cape Town, 1970—1971.
Career
Teacher physics, mathematics and statistics St. Georges College, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1971—1977. Teacher physics Diocesan College, Cape Town, 1977—1995. Education scientist South African Astronomical Observatory, 1995—2003.
Examiner Indiana Examinations Board, Pretoria, South Africa, 1993—1994. Member council SASOL SciFest, Grahamstown, South Africa, since 1995. Member advisory board Texas Astronomy Education Center, Fort Davis, since 1998.
Chairman State of the Art Telescope Educational Collaboration, STARTEC. Consultant and presenter in field.
Achievements
Membership
Manager project for disabled and unemployed Sutherland Solar Viewer, South Africa, 2000—2001. Chairman South African Science Olympiad, Foundation Education Science and Technology, Pretoria, since 1995. Member of South African Association Teachers Physical Science (chairman 1994-1999), South African Institute Physics, International Astronomical Union, Astronomical Society Southern Africa (secretary, vice president 2001), South African Institute Physics (head education division since 2001), South African Association Science and Technology Educators, Royal Society South Africa.
Connections
Married Anthea Susan Chawner Burrows, July 10, 1971. 1 child Ian-Malcolm.
