David G. Turner
{{Short description|Canadian astronomer}}
{{Other people|David Turner}}{{Infobox academic
| name = David Turner
| discipline = Astronomy
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1945}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| education = University of Waterloo (BS)
University of Western Ontario (MS, PhD)
| workplaces = Saint Mary's University
}}
David G. Turner (born 1945) is a Canadian astronomer and professor (emeritus) in the department of astronomy and physics at Saint Mary's University.
Early life and education
Turner was born in Toronto in 1945. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Waterloo, followed by a Master of Science and PhD from the University of Western Ontario.{{Cite web |title=Astronomer David Turner's Website |url=http://www.ap.smu.ca/~turner/turner.html |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=www.ap.smu.ca}}
Career
Turner was the editor of the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada from 1995 to 2000,[http://www.rasc.ca/jrasc Journal of the RASC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201181110/http://www.rasc.ca/jrasc |date=2013-02-01 }} and continues as review editor. His research interests include stellar evolution,{{cite journal |bibcode=1996JRASC..90...82T |title=The Progenitors of Classical Cepheid Variables |author1=Turner, David G. |volume=90 |year=1996 |pages=82 |journal=Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada}} Cepheid variables, and open clusters.{{cite journal |arxiv=0912.4864 |bibcode=2010Ap&SS.326..219T |doi=10.1007/s10509-009-0258-5 |title=The PL calibration for Milky Way Cepheids and its implications for the distance scale |year=2010 |last1=Turner |first1=David G. |journal=Astrophysics and Space Science |volume=326 |issue=2 |pages=219–231|s2cid=119264970 }} He is one of the foremost authorities on the North Star, Polaris.{{cite journal |arxiv=0907.3245 |bibcode=2009AIPC.1170...59T |doi=10.1063/1.3246569 |title=AIP Conference Proceedings – Polaris and its Kin |year=2009 |last1=Turner |first1=D. G. |last2=Guzik |first2=Joyce Ann |last3=Bradley |first3=Paul A. |journal=Stellar Pulsation: Challenges for Theory and Observation |volume=1170 |pages=59–68|s2cid=15551157 }} Asteroid 27810 Daveturner (= 1993 OC2) was named in his honor by Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy.{{Cite web |title=27810 Daveturner (1993 OC2) |url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=27810&view=VOP |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=ssd.jpl.nasa.gov}}
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Category:20th-century Canadian astronomers
Category:Academic staff of the Saint Mary's University (Halifax)