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| Born | Stuart Ross Taylor (1925-11-26)26 November 1925[1] Ashburton, New Zealand |
| Died | 23 May 2021(2021-05-23) (aged 95) Canberra,Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Alma mater | Canterbury University College (BSc,1948; MSc, 1951)[2] Indiana University Bloomington (PhD, 1954) |
| Known for | NASA Principal Investigator 1970–1990, lunar geochemistry |
| Awards | V. M. Goldschmidt Award (1993) G. K. Gilbert Award (1994) Walter H. Bucher Medal (2002) Companion of theOrder of Australia (2008) Shoemaker Distinguished Lunar Scientist Award (2012) |
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| Fields | cosmochemistry,planetary science,geochemistry |
| Institutions | Australian National University |
| Thesis | Geochemistry of some New Zealand igneous and metamorphic rocks (1953) |
| Doctoral advisor | Brian Mason |
| Doctoral students | Roberta Rudnick |
Stuart Ross TaylorAC (26 November 1925 – 23 May 2021) was a New Zealandgeochemist andplanetary scientist known for his studies of thegeology of the Moon throughlunar samples, thecontinental crust,tektites and theevolution of the Solar System. He was anemeritus professor and Visiting Fellow atthe Australian National University inCanberra.[3][4] He died in Canberra on 23 May 2021 at the age of 95.[5][6]
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