* Astronomy

A world-class researcher who has had an asteroid named after him for his contribution to planetary science will be the opening keynote speaker at the University of the Sunshine Coast's 2012 Research Week, which begins tomorrow.
Formerly from Imperial College in the United Kingdom, Professor Phil Bland of Curtin University is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow who is studying the oldest rocks in existence - meteorites - in order to trace the history of the solar system.
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