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Manchester, Richard Norman (1942 - )

Physicist

Born: 5 June 1942 Greymouth, New Zealand

Richard Norman Manchester has been involved in radio pulsar research at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) for over twenty-five years. He and his co-workers have discovered many of the pulsars known today. Manchester is currently Leader of the Pulsar - Supernova Remnant Project at CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National Facility.

Career Highlights

URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/Dick.Manchester/

Chronology
1960 - 1964 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand
1963 Senior Scholar at the University of Canterbury
1965 - 1967 Studies at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales
1967 - 1969 Member of the American Geophysical Union
1968 - Member of the Astronomical Society of Australia
1968 - 1969 Research Scientist at the Division of Radiophysics at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
1969 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed
1969 - 1971 Research Associate at the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory
1971 - 1973 Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts, USA
1973 - Member of the International Astronomical Union
1973 - 1974 Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts, USA
1974 - 1976 Senior Research Scientist at the Division of Radiophysics at CSIRO
1975 - 1981 Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts, USA
1976 - 1980 Principal Research Scientist at the Division of Radiophysics at CSIRO
1978 Pawsey Medal received from the Australian Academy of Science
1980 - 1987 Leader of the Astrophysics Group at CSIRO
1981 - Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Division of Radiophysics at CSIRO
1981 - Honorary Associate at the University of Sydney
1984 SERC Visiting Fellowship to the University of Manchester, UK
1993 CSIRO Medal received
1995 Walter Burfitt Prize received from the Royal Society of New South Wales

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 21 July 2005

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