William Compston

William (Bill) Compston FAA, FRS (19 February 1931 – 16 May 2025) was an Australian geophysicist. He was a visiting fellow at the Australian National University.

Compston developed the sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP), for isotopic analyses of geological samples. SHRIMP enabled the world's oldest rock to be identified in Western Australia.

Honours and awards

References

  1. ↑ "Compston, William (1931 - )". Biographical entry. Encyclopaedia of Australian Science.
  2. ↑ "Professor Bill Compston". Fellow. Australian Academy of Science.
  3. ↑ "Vale Bill Compston". ANU Research School of Earth Sciences. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Compston, William, FAA, FRS (1931-)" – via Trove.
  5. ↑ David Salt (2005). "Professor Bill Compston, isotope geochemist". Interviews with Australian scientists. Australian Academy of Science.
  6. ↑ "History". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "History - Compston". SHRIMP. anu.edu.au.
  8. ↑ "Centenary Medal". It's an Honour. 1 January 2001. For service to Australian Earth Science and Instrumental Development
  9. ↑ "Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture". Australian Academy of Science.
  10. ↑ "Mawson Medal and Lecture". Australian Academy of Science.