Ian P. Griffin

Ian Paul Griffin CRSNZ (born 1966) is a New Zealand astronomer, discoverer of minor planets and a public spokesman upon scientific matters.

Griffin began his professional life at University College London (UCL) where he decided to pursue a career combining both astronomical research and public outreach.

[4] Griffin has a strong Twitter presence and regularly updates followers with photos of the Aurora Australis and of other astronomical phenomena.

In his time at Space Telescope, Griffin contributed to the observation and study of a scientifically significant binary asteroid system, known as 1998 WW31.

[11] In 2015, Griffin was awarded the New Zealand Prime Minister's Science Communication Prize, worth NZD 100,000, for his work at Otago Museum.