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O'Toole, Simon John was born on October 3, 1976 in Penrith, Australia.
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Simon John O'Toole
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Simon John O'Toole, Australian astronomer. Achievements include detection of extra-solar planets and breakthroughs in asteroseismology of hot subdwarf and solar-like stars. Recipient Australian Postgraduate award, Australian Research Council, 1999—2002; Sigma Xi grant-in-aid, 2002, Co-Investigator, Super Science fellowship grant, 2010. Member of Variable Stars South, Astronomical Society Australia.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics with honors, University Sydney, 1998. Doctor of Philosophy in Astrophysics, University Sydney, 2002.
Career
Research astronomer University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 2002—2005. Planet search fellow Anglo-Australian Observatory, 2005—2008. Deputy gemini scientist Australian Astronomical Observatory, since 2008.
Member advisory council Whole Earth Telescope, since 2002. Member Kepler Asteroseismic Science Consortium, since 2008.
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Member of Variable Stars South, Astronomical Society Australia.
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Australian
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Recipient Australian Postgraduate award, Australian Research Council, 1999—2002. Sigma Xi grant-in-aid, 2002, Co-Investigator, Super Science fellowship grant, 2010.Recipient Australian Postgraduate award, Australian Research Council, 1999—2002. Sigma Xi grant-in-aid, 2002, Co-Investigator, Super Science fellowship grant, 2010.