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Biographical sketch of George V. Coyne, S.J. Born, January 19, 1933, Baltimore, Maryland; 1958, A.B., Mathematics and Licentiate in Philosophy, Fordham University, NY; 1962, Ph.D., Astronomy, Georgetown University, Washington; 1966, Licentiate in Theology, Woodstock College, Maryland. 1978 - 2006, Director of the Vatican Observatory (Specola Vaticana), Vatican City; 1979-1980, Acting Director and Head, University of Arizona Observatories and Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona 2006 – present, Director Emeritus of the Vatican Observatory, President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. Professional and honorary societies: American Astronomical Society, American Physical Society, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, International Astronomical Union, Optical Society of America, Pontifical Academy of Sciences Ph.D. honoris causa, 1980, St. Peter's University, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; 1994, Loyola University, Chicago, USA; 1995, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; 1996, Pontifical Theological Academy, Jagellonian University, Krakow, Poland; 2005, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; 2007, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. Description of research: The research interests of George Coyne have ranged from the study of the lunar surface, antecedent to the NASA Ranger and Apollo Programs, to the birth of stars. He has pioneered a special technique, polarimetry, as a powerful tool in astronomical research. Currently he is studying cataclysmic variable stars, binary stars where one star is a superdense object which is capturing matter from its companion. He is also searching for protoplanetary disks about young stars. He has published more than 100 articles in reviewed scientific journals and has been the editor of a number of books. Parallel to his scientific research he has developed an interest in the history and philosophy of science and in the relationship between science and religion. Thus he founded the series of studies concerning controversies about Galileo, entitled: STUDI GALILEIANI, and he is one of the principal organizers of a series of conferences on the theme of SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES ON DIVINE ACTION. He served as the head of the section on epistemology and science of the Galileo Commission, constituted by John Paul II in 1981. He has lectured widely on the results of that Commission. |
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