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

 

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