Russell Ormond Redman (born 1951) is a Canadian astronomer and a specialist inradio astronomy who worked on the staff of theNational Research Council of Canada at theDominion Astrophysical Observatory until he retired in 2013. In 1966, just after 9th grade, he first volunteered for the DAO inVictoria, British Columbia. His initial publication was a list of nearest stars in the 1970Observer's Handbook, while he was still in high school. He received his Ph.D. fromCalifornia Institute of Technology in 1982, and subsequently published over 75 scientific papers.[1]
The innermain-belt asteroid7886 Redman, discovered by Canadian astronomerDavid D. Balam in 1993, has been named jointly for him and forRoderick Oliver Redman, Professor of Astronomy atCambridge University, no relation except that both worked at the DAO during significant parts of their careers.[2] The official naming citation was published on 10 June 1998 (M.P.C.32095).[3]
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