The University of Western Australia
Professor Lister Staveley-Smith
Deputy Director, Science
Contact details
| Address | International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research The University of Western Australia (M468) 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | 6488 4550 |
| lister.staveley-smith@uwa.edu.au | |
| Personal homepage | http://www.astro.uwa.edu.au/people/lister |
Location
Room 251, 7 Fairway, Crawley
Biography
Professor Staveley-Smith is a Premier's Fellow in Radio Astronomy whose research is oriented towards frontline radio astronomical observations with current world-class facilities, including the ATNF telescopes, 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)
Major research interests
- Cosmology—large-scale structure, flows
- Galaxies—dark matter, kinematics, star-formation, Magellanic clouds
- Instrumentation—SKA, ASKAP, MWA
- Supernovae and their remnants
Qualifications
BA Cantab., PhD Manc., MIAU, MASA
Publications
Over 150 refereed publications and 330 total publications (authored and co-authored) in international science journals.
Roles, responsibilities and expertise
Premier's Fellow and Deputy Director - International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR)
Memberships
IAU, ASA, IOP
Honours and awards
CSIRO Medal
Previous positions
ATNF-CSIRO Assistant Director - Astrophysics
AAL Director
AAL Director
Current external positions
PASA editorial board
AISRF advisory board
ASA vice president
AISRF advisory board
ASA vice president
Research profile
