URSI Young Scientist Awards

In April the National Committee for Radio Science (NCRS) announced that Australia is to be represented at the forthcoming General Assembly of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) by four scientists, as part of the URSI Young Scientists Programme. All four successfully competed in an international field to obtain their Young Scientist Awards, which cover registration, accommodation, and living expense support to attend the General Assembly in Maastricht, the Netherlands, between 18 - 24 August 2002.

The four young scientists are: Mr Aaron P Chippendale (ATNF, Marsfield), Mr Clayton R Locke (University of Western Australia), Ms Melanie Johnston-Hollitt (Adelaide University and recently co-supervised through the ATNF graduate student program), and Dr Steven J Tingay (ATNF, Narrabri). Mr Chippendale, Ms Johnston-Hollitt, and Dr Tingay will attend Commission J at the URSI General Assembly and Mr Locke will attend Commission A.

The Young Scientist Awards were made on the basis of the candidates past research output, academic qualifications, and the paper they would present at the Assembly if successful.

Steven Tingay
(Steven.Tingay@csiro.au)