Three Bolton Fellows appointed to ATNF
2002 is a bumper year for post-doctoral appointments at the ATNF. We are appointing three new Bolton Fellows and a post-doctoral fellow in observational pulsar astronomy shared with the University of Sydney (not yet finalised). These appointments have been made possible by our inaugural Bolton Fellows, Erwin de Blok and Steven Tingay, and our Joint AAO-ATNF post-doctoral fellow, Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer, reaching the end of their three-year terms this year, thereby releasing 2.5 positions. The shared position is provided by the CSIRO Post-Doctoral Program as part of a new CSIRO initiative to bring more post-doctoral fellows into CSIRO.
The three new Bolton Fellows are:
George Hobbs
George Hobbs
George is completing a PhD at the University of Manchester, Jodrell Bank Observatory, in pulsar astronomy under the supervision of Andrew Lyne. A major part of his thesis project has been working on aspects of the Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey, specifically timing observations of the more northerly discoveries at Jodrell Bank and Parkes. As part of this George has visited Parkes several times for multibeam observing sessions. Prior to commencing his PhD, George completed a MSc with First Class Honours in Physics at the University of Manchester and was the recipient of several University prizes during his undergraduate and graduate career. He is an accomplished musician, having been principal cellist in several orchestras in the Manchester area, and is a keen hiker and cyclist. George will be based at Epping - he and his wife expect to arrive on 13 September. He plans to continue working in the field of pulsar astrophysics, among other things following up on the many discoveries of the Multibeam Pulsar Survey.
Juergen Ott
Juergen Ott
Juergen is completing a PhD at the University of Bonn under the co-supervision of Uli Klien and Eli Brinks, with a thesis entitled "A Multi-wavelength Study of the Interstellar Medium in Nearby Dwarf Galaxies". As suggested by this title, he has experience in a wide range of observing facilities including the Effelsberg 100-m telescope, the 30-m IRAM telescope, the VLA and OVRO, optical telescopes in Spain and Mexico. He has visited Australia, using the ATCA in 2001. He also has experience in X-ray astronomy, having analysed ROSAT and Chandra data to investigate superwinds in NGC 3077 and M 82. He plans to use the 3-mm facilities of the ATCA and Mopra to investigate the physical conditions in molecular complexes and star-forming regions in the LMC and more distant starburst galaxies and AGNs and will continue his X-ray studies, using Chandra and XMM-Newton data to investigate the composition of interstellar matter in gas-rich galaxies. Juergen also has an interest in music, having been a long-time member of a brass band and several rock groups. He will be based at Epping and plans to arrive on or about 1 October.
Chris Phillips
Chris Phillips
Chris is well-known to many of us, having completed a PhD at the University of Tasmania under the co-supervision of Ray Norris, studying methanol maser sources using VLBI, mid-IR and mm-wave imaging techniques. During his university career, Chris received a number of awards and prizes, including the University Medal when he graduated with First Class Honours in Physics. Since completing his PhD in 1998, Chris has been working at the Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE) in Dwingeloo, The Netherlands. His main role there was as correlator support scientist, assisting with the commissioning of the EVN MkIV VLBI correlator. With his Bolton Fellowship, Chris has joint responsibilities in the Astrophysics Group and the Electronic Development Group, and will spend approximately 50% of his time in each area. On the astrophysics side, he will continue his investigations into the use of methanol masers as tracers of young massive stars. He also plans to use the mm facilities of the ATCA to study SiO masers, investigating the dynamics of the inner Galaxy. In the Electronics Group he will work on the development of instruments and techniques for radio astronomy applications, especially in the VLBI area. Chris and his wife expect to arrive in Sydney around September 1, and he will be based at Epping.
Dick Manchester
Chair, Senior Staff Rewards and Appointments Committee
(Dick.Manchester@csiro.au)