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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-02-23 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2025-03-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004959b.htm person Brooks John AACR2 22 July 1940 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Engineer Radiophysicist John Brooks is a radiophysicist and engineer who was employed within the CSIRO's Division of Radiophysics for 37 years between 1965 and 2003. He began his career with the CSIRO working as an engineer on the Parkes Telescope. In 1982 he was appointed by Bob Frater, then head of the Radiophysics Division, to be project manager of the construction of the Australia Telescope Compact Array. Since then he has been engineer manager on several multi-million dollar international contracts for the construction or maintenance of telescopes.

Brooks was awarded the following CSIRO medals:

1988 - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement for leadership of the Australia Telescope team;

2002 - CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement for his technical leadership in operating the world-leading Australia Telescope National Facility radio telescopes in Parkes and Narrabri..

c. 1957 c. 1963 Education - Part-time Engineering cadetship with Kriesler Pty Ltd c. 1957 c. 1963 Education - Part-time Degree in Engineering, University of NSW c. 1964 c. 1965 Career position - Employed at the Radio Astronomy Department, Manchester University, United Kingdom 1965 2003 Career position - Employed in the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics 1972 1972 Education - Master of Engineering Degree, University of NSW 1982 1988 Career position - Project Manager for the construction of the Australia Telescope Compact Array 1988 1988 Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement 2002 2002 Award - CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation CSIR/O Division of Radiophysics, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1940 - 1996)

Engineer and project manager 1965-1996

 CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (1985 - )

Awarded the Medal 1988

 CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2002 - )

Awarded the Medal 2002

 Brooks, John (19400722-)

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 'Brooks, John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Brooks, John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: John Brooks Ward, C. John Brooks Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Resource Section: CSIRO Entrepreneurship Award Ward, Colin CSIRO Entrepreneurship Award Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2013 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Resource Section: CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement Ward, Colin CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2022 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)