Francis R. Stephenson#
| Membership Number: | 2202 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2003 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.dur.ac.uk/physics/research |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2006 - 2008 Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow at Durham University
- 2004-: Emeritus Professor, Durham University
- 1996-2004: Professorial Fellow, Physics, Durham University
- 1982-1996: Senior Research Fellow, Durham University
- 1979-1982: University Research Fellow, University of Liverpool
- 1975-1979: Leverhulme Research Associate, Newcastle University
- 1973-1975: Early Grey Memorial Fellow, Newcastle University
- 1972: PhD Geophysics, Newcastle University
Fields of Scholarship
- Applied historical astronomy
- Historical eclipses and earth's rotation
- Historical supernovae
- Long-term solar variability
- History of East Asian celestial cartography
- History of Halley's comet; chronology
Honours and Awards
- 1982: DSc Astronomy, Newcastle University
- 1992: Jackson-Gwilt Medal (Royal Astronomical Society)
- 1992: Tompion Gold Medal (Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, London)
- 1992: Freeman of City of London
- 2004: Minor planet 10979 named Fristephenson
