Background
Faulkner, Donald Jack was born on March 31, 1937 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Son of Ormsby Jack and Edna Zillah (Fletcher) Faulkner.
Faulkner, Donald Jack was born on March 31, 1937 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Son of Ormsby Jack and Edna Zillah (Fletcher) Faulkner.
Bachelor of Science with honors, University Queensland, 1959. Master of Science, University Queensland, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University, Canberra, 1964.
Doctor of Science, University Queensland, 1983.
Research assistant physics department, University College, London, 1964-1965; Queen Elizabeth fellow Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australian National U., Canberra, 1965-1968; fellow, Australian National U., Canberra, 1968-1975; academic director Supercomputer Facility, Australian National U., Canberra, 1987-1989; senior fellow Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Australian National U., Canberra, since 1975. Visiting fellow Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, Boulder, Colorado, 1976. Senior visiting fellow science research county physics department University College, London, 1975.
Lay preacher Uniting Church in Australia, Canberra, since 1965. Fellow Royal Astronomical Society, Astronomical Society Australia (council member 1975-1976, 83-86, secretary 1971-1973, vice president 1987-1989, president 1989-1991). Member International Astronomical Union.
Married June Elizabeth Gray, July 29, 1961. Children: Mark Wesley, Timothy Michael, Alexandra Jane.