The University of Western Australia

Professor Lister Staveley-Smith

Deputy Director, Science/CAASTRO Deputy Director
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR)

Contact details

Address

International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR)
The University of Western Australia (M468)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

6488 4550

Email

lister.staveley-smith@uwa.edu.au

Location

Room 251, 7 Fairway, Crawley

Qualifications

BA Cantab., PhD Manc., MIAU, MASA

Biography

Winthrop Professor Lister Staveley-Smith is Deputy Director (Science) within the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR). His research is oriented towards frontline radio astronomical observations with world-class facilities, and preparing the path for future telescopes such as the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and its precursors, The ASKAP and MWA telescopes. ASKAP and MWA will be built in Western Australia which is also one of two preferred sites for the SKA.

Key research

Galaxies (dark matter, kinematics, star-formation, Magellanic Clouds) - cosmology (large-scale structure, flows) - supernovae and their remnants - Instrumentation (SKA, ASKAP, MWA)

Publications

Over 170 refereed publications (authored and co-authored) in international science journals.

Roles, responsibilities and expertise

Deputy Director (with responsibility for Science) - International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR)

Memberships

IAU, ASA, AIP

Honours and awards

CSIRO Medal

Previous positions

Head of Astrophysics CSIRO-ATNF
AAL Director

Current external positions

Chair, CSIRO-ATNF Steering Committee
Immediate Past President, Astronomical Society of Australia
Member, ALMA Time Assignment Committee
Member, AISRF and FAST advisory panels

Research profile

Research profile and publications