Mike Irwin

Mike Irwin
Mike Irwin receiving the Herschel Medal from Roger Davies in 2012
Born	Michael J. Irwin
Institutions	University of Cambridge
Known for	Discovery of the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy
Notable awards	Herschel Medal (2012)
Website www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~mike/

Michael Irwin is director of the Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit and one of the discoverers of the Cetus Dwarf galaxy and the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy.

Irwin is known worldwide for the leading role he plays in processing of digital optical and infra-red survey data. Currently, his efforts in processing of digital optical and infrared survey data of Vista Data Flow are being used for processing United Kingdom Infrared Telescope data.

In 2012, Royal Astronomical Society awarded Dr. Irwin the 2012 Herschel Medal, which recognises investigations of outstanding merit in observational astrophysics. Mike Irwin has also made contributions in the scientific community by writing and helping write several books.