ATNF graduate student program
Three new PhD students have recently joined the ATNF co-supervision program:
Patrick Ramsdale (University of Tasmania) has started a PhD project titled "Multi-transitional Studies of OH and Methanol Masers" with supervisors Dr Simon Ellingsen (University of Tasmania) and Dr Jim Caswell (ATNF).
Douglas Hayman (Macquarie University/ATNF/ICT) has started a PhD project titled "Densely Packed Focal Plane Arrays" with supervisors Dr Karu Esselle (Macquarie University), Dr Trevor Bird (ICT) and Dr Peter Hall (ATNF). Doug is a CSIRO employee having worked with the antennas group (which is now part of the CSIRO Information and Communication Technologies Centre) for many years and was associated with design and measurement of the Parkes 21-cm multibeam system.
Suzy Jackson (Macquarie University/ATNF) has started a PhD project titled "Integrated Systems for Next Generation Telescopes" with supervisors Dr Jeffrey Harrison (Macquarie University) and Dr Peter Hall (ATNF). Suzy is also a CSIRO employee presently in the SKA group, but having gained a fine reputation in the Engineering Development Group (Receivers) by developing interfacing hardware for receivers and conversion systems.
Finally, best wishes to two University of Adelaide PhD students, Hayley Bignall and Melanie Johnston-Hollitt, who have both been officially awarded their degrees. Hayley's PhD thesis title is "Radio Variability and Interstellar Scintillation of Blazars". Melanie's thesis title is "Detection of Magnetic Fields and Diffuse Radio Emission in Abell 3667 and other Rich Southern Clusters of Galaxies". Both now have postdoctoral positions in the Netherlands (JIVE and Leiden, respectively).
Lister Staveley-Smith
Graduate student coordinator
(Lister.Staveley-Smith@csiro.au)