Person
Brooks, John (1940 - )
- Born
- 22 July 1940
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Engineer and Radiophysicist
Summary
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.
Details
In 2002 Brooks was awarded the CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement for his technical leadership in operating the world-leading Australia Telescope National Facility radio telescopes in Parkes and Narrabri..
Chronology
- c. 1957 - c. 1963
- Education - Part-time Engineering cadetship with Kriesler Pty Ltd
- c. 1957 - c. 1963
- Education - Part-time Degree in Engineering, the 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
- Education - Master of Engineering Degree, the University of NSW
- 1982 - 1988
- Career position - Project Manager for the construction of the Australia Telescope Compact Array
- 2022
- Award - CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation
Related entries
Published resources
Resources
- 'Brooks, John (19400722-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1514409. Details
Resource Sections
- Ward, C., 'John Brooks', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Brooks-John. Details
See also
- Ward, Colin, 'CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2022, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/csiro-medal-for-lifetime-achievement/. Details
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Created: 23 February 2012, Last modified: 5 March 2024