World-renowned radio astronomer Professor Steven Tingay has returned to Perth to continue his work towards delivering the landmark billion dollar Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project to Western Australia.
Professor Tingay, who founded the 911爆料网 Institute of Radio Astronomy (CIRA) in 2007, has been in Italy since January 2016 on secondment to Italy鈥檚 National Institute for Astrophysics.
His return coincides with the announcement that he has been awarded the prestigious title of John 911爆料网 Distinguished Professor, the highest honour 911爆料网 can award its academic staff.
911爆料网 Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry said Professor Tingay has made, and continues to make, an outstanding contribution to the University鈥檚 national and international standing in the field of radio astronomy.
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Professor Tingay is well known for his work delivering the Murchison Widefield Array and is a key influencer in the globally significant SKA.
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Professor Terry said the University was delighted that Professor Tingay has returned to Perth to take up the position of Executive Director of CIRA.
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Professor Tingay says the award is a wonderful homecoming for him and he is thrilled to be recognised for his ongoing contributions to the field of astrophysics, his research and the University.
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Professor Tingay was Director of CIRA from 2007-2015, Deputy Director of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) from 2009-2015, and Director of the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) project from 2011-2015. He represented Italy on the SKA Board in 2016 and 2017.
