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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-10-08 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006595b.htm person Hamilton Philip Alexander AM AACR2 26 March 1942 Place of Birth Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Astrophysicist University Administrator Pip Hamilton is an astrophysicist who specialised in low-frequency radioastronomy to study interstellar gas, particularly in relation to pulsars. He had significant involvement in designing radio telescopes at the University of Tasmania and control systems for telescopes including that at Parkes. He has been Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Tasmania and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Deakin University. 1961 1961 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Tasmania 1965 1972 Career position - Lecturer in physics, University of Tasmania 1972 1976 Career position - Senior Lecturer in physics, University of Tasmania 1976 1989 Career position - Reader in physics, University of Tasmania 1982 1991 Career position - Head, Department of Physics, University of Tasmania 1989 1992 Career position - Professor of Experimental Physics, University of Tasmania 1989 1995 Career position - Member, Steering Committee, Australia Telescope National Facility 1990 1997 Career position - Member, Pro Vice-Chancellors (Research) Committee, Australian Vice-Chancellor's Committee 1992 1992 Award - National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA) Group Achievement Award for Southern Hemisphere Very Long Baseline Interferometry 1992 1994 Career position - Chair, Steering Committee, Australia Telescope National Facility 1992 1997 Career position - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Tasmania 1995 1995 Career position - Chair, Pro Vice-Chancellors (Research) Committee, Australian Vice-Chancellor's Committee 1997 2001 Career position - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), Deakin University 2002 2006 Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Deakin University 2006 Career position - Emeritus Professor, Deakin University 2006 2006 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to tertiary education, to research in the fields of radioastronomy and astronomy, to a range of scientific organisations, and to the community 2006 2006 Life event - Retired 2007 2007 Award - DSc honoris causa, Deakin University The University of Tasmania (1890 - )

Professor of Experimental Physics 1989 - 1992; Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) 1992 - 1997

 Deakin University (1974 - )

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) 2002 - 2006

 Australia Telescope National Facility - CSIRO, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1989 - )

Chair, Steering Committee 1992 - 1994

 'Hamilton, Philip Alexander (Pip)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hamilton, Philip Alexander (Pip) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The history of early low frequency radio astronomy in Australia, 7: Philip Hamilton, Raymond Haynes and the University of Tasmania's Penna Field Station near Hobart George, Martin, Orchiston, Wayne and Wielebinski, Richard The history of early low frequency radio astronomy in Australia, 7: Philip Hamilton, Raymond Haynes and the University of Tasmania's Penna Field Station near Hobart 2017 Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage 20 1 95-111 Resource: Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2006: A-I] Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2006: A-I] Canberra Governor General's Office 2006 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2019 Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor Who's who in Australia 2019 55th Southbank, Vic. AAP Directories 2018 Journal Article: The blinding 1960s of Australian laser research Jackson, Stuart The blinding 1960s of Australian laser research 2015 Australian Physics 52 4 117-20