Lisa Harvey-Smith
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Lisa Harvey-Smith is a British-Australian astrophysicist, Australia's Women in STEM Ambassador and a Professor of Practice in Science Communication at the University of NSW. Her research interests include the origin and evolution of cosmic magnetism, supernova remnants, the interstellar medium, massive star formation and astrophysical masers.[3] For almost a decade Harvey-Smith was a research scientist at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), including several years as the Project Scientist for the Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder and later Project Scientist for the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) Telescope.[4]
Lisa Harvey-Smith | |
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Born | |
Citizenship | British/Australian |
Education | Braintree College |
Alma mater | Newcastle University (MPhys) The University of Manchester (PhD) |
Known for | Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) When Galaxies Collide[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy Astrophysics[2] |
Institutions | University of New South Wales CSIRO University of Sydney Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe Jodrell Bank Observatory |
Thesis | Studies of OH and methanol masers in regions of massive star formation |
Doctoral advisor | R. J. Cohen[3] |
Website | lisaharveysmith |