I was humbled recently to be a recipient of the 2019 Merit Award from the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO), having previously received The Director’s Award in 2011 and the Bill Bradfield Award from ASSA in 2012.
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 Receiving the Merit Award at Melbourne University from AAVSO Director, Stella Kafka, Dec 10 2019 |
Patrick Wills also received the AAVSO Merit Award this year for his work on the AAVSO Variable Star Index, a database that VStar also uses, including the web services Patrick has created.