Martin George is Curator of Astronomy at the Launceston Planetarium, which forms part of the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in Launceston, Tasmania. He is also President and Fellow of the International Planetarium Society, the world body of planetarium professionals.
Martin was born in the UK and educated in Tasmania, Australia, gaining an honours degree in Physics (astronomy) at the University of Tasmania. Following this, he moved to Launceston (in northern Tasmania) to take up a position with the Queen Victoria Museum as Curator of Physical Sciences (now Curator of Astronomy) at the Museum's Launceston Planetarium. His principal role there is to run the Planetarium, which entails writing, recording and presenting planetarium programmes, and dealing with astronomical enquiries of all kinds, including legal matters. Martin has another major role at the Museum as its Manager of Collections and Information Services and is frequently Acting Director of the entire Museum.
Martin is a keen communicator of astronomy, making regular appearances on radio and television to discuss astronomy and space research. In particular, he has monthly astronomy programmes on ABC radio 7NT in Tasmania, and fortnightly programmes on ABC Radio National. His television appearances include Australia's Today Programme, on which he is often seen discussing popular astronomy and space matters.
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