Person
Bailes, Matthew (1963 - )
FAA
- Born
- 1963
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia - Occupation
- Astrophysicist and University Administrator
- Website
- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3294-3081
Summary
Matthew Bailes, an astrophysicist who specialises in the study of pulsars, transient radio bursts and gravitation, was awarded the Shaw Prize in Astronomy in 2023 for his role in the discovery of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs). In particular, he played a pivotal role in the development of this new branch of astrophysics guiding projects that led to Australia's dominance of the field. He was the inaugural Director of the Swinburne University of Technology Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing in 1998, recognised internationally as a centre for astrophysics and virtual-reality content for public outreach.
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Chronology
- 1984
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons), University of Adelaide
- 1989
- Career position - USRA Fellow, NASA
- 1990
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
- 1990 - 1992
- Career position - Royal Society Endeavour Fellow, University of Manchester
- 1993 - 1995
- Career position - ARC QEII Fellow, CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility
- 1996 - 1997
- Career position - ARC QEII Fellow, University of Melbourne
- 1998 -
- Career position - Director, Data Science Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology
- 1998 - 2003
- Career position - ARC Senior Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
- 1998 - 2010
- Career position - Director, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
- 2013 - November 2014
- Career position - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), Swinburne University of Technology
- November 2014 - 2015
- Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Swinburne University of Technology
- 2015
- Award - Australia Research Council Laureate Fellowship to work on the discovery of Fast Radio Bursts
- 2015 - 2016
- Career position - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), Swinburne University of Technology
- 2017 -
- Career position - Director, OzGrav, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery
- 2021 -
- Career position - Director, Fourier Space Pty Ltd
- 2022 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2023
- Award - Shaw Prize in Astronomy, for the discovery of fast radio bursts (FRBs) - shared equally with Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin
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Created: 2 June 2023, Last modified: 6 October 2023