Farewell to Barry Parsons

10 September this year saw the retirement of Barry Parsons as Senior Mechanical Engineer. Over the last 24 years Barry made an invaluable contribution to the Radiophysics Laboratory and the ATNF in particular working on a wide range of projects, from the Interscan Aircraft Landing System in the 1970s, to work on the design and construction of the Compact Array. He will always be remembered as the expert in surface panel technology.

A farewell barbecue was held at Marsfield where many of his colleagues past and present attended to thank him for his friendship over the years and wish him all the very best for the future.

Phil Sharp
(Phil.Sharp@csiro.au)