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Forbes, Duncan Alan was born on April 5, 1964 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Reginald and Sylvia (Smith) Forbes.
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Duncan Alan Forbes
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Duncan Alan Forbes, New Zealand Astrophysics educator. Achievements include discovery of a supernova remnant in the infrared, detection of the most massive cooling flow known, discovery of 10 new shell galaxies.
M C. Isaac Newton scholar Trinity College, Cambridge, 1990-1991. Fellow Cambridge Philosophical Society, Cambridge Commonwealth Trust (award 1989, 90); member American Astronomical Society.
Education
Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1985.
Career
Research analyst, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, 1986-1988; lecturer, Bottisham Community College, Cambridge, 1990-1991.
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Fellow Cambridge Philosophical Society, Cambridge Commonwealth Trust (award 1989, 90). Member American Astronomical Society.
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New Zealand