Richard N. Manchester
Date of birth: June 5, 1942
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Greymouth, New Zealand
Citizenship: Australia, New Zealand
Marital status: Married, 3 children
Education:
Primary and Secondary School: Waimate, Sth Canterbury, New Zealand, 1947 - 1959
University undergraduate: University of Canterbury, New Zealand, 1960 - 1964
University graduate: University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 1965 - 1968
Degrees and Awards:
1962 Haydon Prize in Physics
1963 Senior Scholar of the University of Canterbury
1964 B.Sc. (First Class Honours) University of Canterbury
1964 Internal Postgraduate Scholarship, University of Canterbury
1969 Ph.D. in Physics, University of Newcastle
1978 Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science
1982 Pawsey Memorial Lecture, Australian Institute of Physics
1989 Fellow of Australian Academy of Science
1993 Ellery Lecturer, Astronomical Society of Australia
1993 CSIRO Medal
1995 Walter Burfitt Prize of the Royal Society of NSW
1997 David Allen Memorial Lecture, Australian International Space School
1997 Honorary Fellow, Royal Society of New Zealand
2001 ISI Australian Citation Laureate
2002 ISI Highly Cited Researchers, Inaugural Member
2003 Centenary Medal (Australia)
2007 CSIRO Fellow
2007 China TianShan Prize, People's Government of XinJiang
2007 CSIRO Medal and Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Research
2008 Inaugural Hewish Lecture, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University
2013 Burbidge Lecture, Auckland Astronomical Society
Employment:
1968 - 1969 Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO, Parkes, Research Scientist
1969 - 1971 National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Research Associate
1971 - 1974 Physics Dept, University of Massachusetts, Assistant/Associate Professor
1974 - 1988 Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO, Epping, Senior/Principal Research Scientist
1980 - 1987 Leader, Astrophysics Group, Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO
1984 Visiting Scientist, Jodrell Bank, University of Manchester, U.K.
1989 - 2003 Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, Epping, Chief Research Scientist
1992 - 1993 Physics Department, Princeton University, Visiting Professor
1992 - 2001 Honorary Associate, Physics Department, University of Sydney
1997 - 2000 Professorial Associate, School of Physics, University of Melbourne
1997 - present Guest Professor, Peking University, Beijing, China
1999 - 2003 Honorary Professor, Department of Physics, University of Hong Kong
2001 - 2012 Adjunct Professor, School of Physics, University of Sydney
2002 - present Honorary Professor, National Astronomical Observatories, Urumqi, China
2003 - 2008 ARC Federation Fellow, Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO
2008 - present CSIRO Fellow, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
2013 - present Honorary Associate, Sydney Institute for Astronomy, University of Sydney
Professional Societies:
1967 - 1969 American Geophysical Union
1968 - present Astronomical Society of Australia
1969 - present American Astronomical Society
1973 - present International Astronomical Union
1989 - present Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
Selected Committee Memberships:
1973 – 1974 Coordinator, Joint Australia - US Symposium on Pulsar Emission Mechanisms, Stanford University, 1974
1975 - 1981 Member, Australian Synthesis Telescope Design Study Group
1979 – 1980 Chairman, Scientific Organizing Committee, International Astronomical Union Symposium No. 95 `Pulsars', Bonn, 1980
1981 - 1983 Member, National Committee for Astronomy, Australian Academy of Science
1982 - 1987 Member, Australia Telescope Advisory Committee
1982 - 1988 Chairman, Australia Telescope Scientific Objectives Committee
1985 – 1986 Member, Scientific Organizing Committee, International Astronomical Union Symposium No. 125 `The Origin and Evolution of Neutron Stars', Nanjing, 1986
1986 - 1992 Member, National Committee for Radio Science, Australian Academy of Science
1989 - 1991 Chairman, Australia Telescope Users Committee
1991 - 1995 Member, Australia Telescope Steering Committee
1994 - 1997 Member, Council of the Astronomical Society of Australia
1995 - 1996 Co-Chair, Scientific Organizing Committee, International Astronomical Union Colloquium 160, `Pulsars: Problems and Progress', Sydney, 1996.
1995 - 2003 Chairman, Senior Staff Rewards and Appointments Committee, ATNF
1998 - 2001 Member, Council of Australian Academy of Science
1998 - 2001 Marsden Fund Panel member, Royal Society of New Zealand
1999 - 2001 Vice-President, Astronomical Society of Australia
2001 - 2003 President, Astronomical Society of Australia
2001 - 2003 Member, National Committee for Astronomy, Australian Academy of Science
2001 - present International Advisory Committee, Chinese Journal of Astronomy & Astrophysics
2002 - 2003 Co-Chair, Scientific Organising Committee, International Astronomical Union Symposium 218, Young Neutron Stars and their Environments, Sydney, 2003
2002 - 2003 Member, IAU 25th General Assembly National Organising Committee and Executive
2004 – 2005 Co-Chair, Scientific Organising Committee, Lake Hanas Pulsar Workshop, China
2005 Member, International Advisory Committee for FAST Radio Telescope, Beijing
2009 – 2012 President, Commission 31 (Time), International Astronomical Union
2009 - 2010 Chair, Scientific Organising Committee, SKANZ 2010 Conference, Auckland, New Zealand
2011 Chair, Scientific Organising Committee, International Pulsar Timing Array Meeting, Morgantown, WVa
2011 - 2012 Chair, Scientific Organising Committee, SKANZ 2012 Conference, Auckland, New Zealand
2011 - 2012 Co-Chair, Scientific Organising Committee, IAU Symposium 291 “Neutron Stars and Pulsars: Challenges and Opportunities after 80 Years”, Beijing, China
2011 - 2013 Member, International Pulsar Timing Array Steering Committee
2012 Chair, International Pulsar Timing Array Steering Committee
2013 Member, International Panel of Experts for Qi-Tai Telescope, Urumqi, China
Contact Details:
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
PO Box 76, Epping NSW 1710
Australia
Tel: 61-2-9372-4313
Email: dick.manchester at csiro.au