SA astronomer is an international star

01 April 2016 - 16:04
By TMG Digital

Cape Town astronomer Kevin Govender and the International Astronomical Union have been awarded the 2016 Edinburgh Medal in recognition of their wide-reaching contribution to science.Govender and IAU president Silvia Torres-Peimbert were presented with the medal by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh‚ Donald Wilson‚ at the 2016 Edinburgh International Science Festival.

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