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"I am delighted to be recognised by the RAS for my outreach and service activities over my 55-year career," says a pleased Prof Kurtz.
Prof Kurtz joined the NWU's Mahikeng Campus as an extraordinary professor in 2021 – a position which practically means he is retired but still associated with the NWU.
He has an A1 research rating from the South African National Research Foundation and makes occasional visits to the NWU campus from his home in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape.
"South Africa has been good to me during my career in astronomy.
"I will continue to show my appreciation by sparking interest in young South Africans in the wonders of science and the pleasure and satisfaction of having a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) – and the benefits to the country from their working in these important jobs."
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An illustrious career
From 2010 to 2020 Prof Kurtz gave more than 300 public lectures, reaching tens of thousands of people live, and a much larger number on TV through programmes such as The Sky at Night, Stargazing Live and Big Ideas on TV Ontario, and on radio in the United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa.
He lectured at the University of Cape Town before taking up positions at universities in the UK.
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