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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-05-27 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006981b.htm person Kilborn Virginia A. AACR2 Radio astronomer University Administrator Virginia Kilborn is an astrophysicist whose research interests include galaxy formation by studying the neutral hydrogen gas in galaxies. She uses advanced radio telescopes such as the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder. Since 2003 Kilborn has been at Swinburne University of Technology where she helped to establish new and innovative space education programs and has taught in the Swinburne Astronomy online program since 2006. She has taken leadership roles including as Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Dean of Science. In 2021 she was appointed Swinburne's Chief Scientist, her role being to provide leadership in science within and outside the University, driving scientific relationships and policy with government, industry and schools. Kilborn is an enthusiastic participant in women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs and in outreach to schools. Her active involvement in the wider astronomical community included a term as President of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 1996 1996 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Melbourne 2001 2001 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne 2002 2003 Career position - Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Jodrell Bank Observatory, Macclesfield, United Kingdom 2003 Award - ARC-CSIRO linkage fellowship, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology 2011 2013 Career position - Deputy Director, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology 2015 2017 Career position - President, Astronomical Society of Australia 2015 2018 Career position - Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Swinburne University of Technology 2016 2022 Career position - Member, National Committee for Astronomy, Australian Academy of Science 2018 Career position - Professor, Swinburne University of Technology 2019 Career position - Board Member, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) 2019 Career position - Co-Founder and Steering Committee Member, WATTLE Leadership Program (Women ATTaining LEadership) April 2019 June 2021 Career position - Dean of Science, Swinburne University of Technology June 2021 June 2021 Career position - Chief Scientist, Swinburne University of Technology 2022 Award - Honorary Fellow, Astronomical Society of Australia 2022 Career position - Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Swinburne University of Technology 2022 Career position - Chairman, National Committee for Astronomy, Australian Academy of Science Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology (1998 - )

Deputy Director 2011 - 2013

 Swinburne University of Technology (1992 - )

Professor 2018 - ; Dean of Science 2019 - 2021; Chief Scientist 2021 -

 National Committee for Astronomy [II], Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Member 2016 - 2022; Chairman 2022 -

 Astronomical Society of Australia (1966 - )

President 2015 - 2017; Honorary Fellow 2022 -

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