asteroid (10682) Kutryk

Joshua Kutryk (b.1982-03-21 in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta) studied mechanical engineering at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, and earned master's degrees from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the United States Air Force Air University. He worked on flight-testing and pilot instruction before being selected as an astronaut by the Canadian Space Agency in 2017. His official CSA biography is here.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 16, page 5

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JRASC Dec 2023

Inside this issue:

Black Nugget Lake Observatory
A Visit to the European Southern Observatory
Charles Smallwood, Canadian amateur astronomer
Remembering Blake Nancarrow

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Asteroid (20047) Davidsuzuki

David Takayoshi Suzuki (b. 1936) is a Canadian geneticist and science communicator. Suzuki studied at Amherst College, earned his PhD in zoology from the University of Chicago and was a professor at the University of British Columbia. He hosted the radio program Quirks & Quarks and the television series The Nature of Things, and has won the Kalinga Prize.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 15, page 10

Orbit type: Main Belt

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Asteroid (20046) Seronik

Gary Seronik (b. 1961) is a Canadian astronomer, photographer and writer. He presented and produced shows at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver, won the RASC Simon Newcomb Award in 2008 and was editor of the Canadian SkyNews magazine. At Sky & Telescope magazine, Seronik has worked as associate editor, contributing editor and consulting editor.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 15, page 10

Orbit type: Main Belt

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Asteroid (20045) Semeniuk

Ivan Alexander Semeniuk (b. 1964) is a Canadian science writer who specializes in astronomy and space. Semeniuk studied at the University of Toronto and did a Master's in Science Journalism at Boston University. He was a Knight Fellow at MIT and has worked for the Ontario Science Centre, the Globe & Mail, Nature, New Scientist, and the Discovery Channel.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 15, page 10

Orbit type: Main Belt

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Asteroid (20042) Mortillaro

Nicole Mortillaro (b. 1972) is a Canadian science journalist and amateur astronomer. She received a journalism degree from Ryerson University in 1996, and has since worked for Global News television network and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She became editor of the Journal of the RASC in 2015 and shared the Kavli Science Journalism Award in 2021.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 15, page 10

Orbit type: Main Belt

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Asteroid (20041) Gainor

Christopher Gainor (b. 1954) is a Canadian journalist, historian and amateur astronomer with a PhD in the history of technology from the University of Alberta. He has written six books about aerospace, including Not Yet Imagined, the operational history of the Hubble Space Telescope, published by NASA in 2021. Gainor was President of the RASC in 2018–2020.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 15, page 10

Orbit type: Main Belt

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Asteroid (20039) Danfalk

Daniel (Dan) Falk (b. 1966) is a Canadian author who specializes in science and who co-hosted a podcast called BookLab where science books are reviewed. Falk's books include The Science of Shakespeare, In Search of Time and Universe on a T-Shirt, and articles by him have appeared in Smithsonian, New Scientist, Scientific American and other magazines.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 15, page 9

Orbit type: Main Belt

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Asteroid (20036) Marcboucher

Marc Boucher (b. 1964) is a Canadian entrepreneur, writer, editor and publisher. He created Maple Square, a directory and search engine, co-founded SpaceRef Interactive and also was the founder of SpaceQ Media. Since 1999, Boucher's work has provided information connections in the space community among business, government and institutional researchers. Boucher has worked with entrepreneur Dylan Taylor to establish an online portal for space topics called MultiVerse.media

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 15, page 9

Orbit type: Main Belt

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Asteroid (20035) Lauriroche

Lauri Roche (b. 1949) is a retired math, science, and special education teacher who joined RASC Victoria Centre in 1995 and leads local outreach activities. She was President of the club in 2011– 2012, won the RASC Service Award in 2019, serves on the Education and Outreach Committee and is a director of the Friends of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 15, page 9

Orbit type: Main Belt

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