Person

Thomas, Bruce MacAulay (1937 - )

Born
1937
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Electrical engineer and Radio engineer

Summary

Bruce MacAulay Thomas, an expert in antenna engineering, worked within the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics and its successive departments from 1964 to 2002. His research delivered contributions to some of Australia's largest and most significant telescopes. Between 1964 and 1978 he worked on antenna specifications at Parkes Telescope, and was project manager of the upgrade of the same telescope from 1994 to 1996. In 1994 he transferred to the CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility. As Chief Research Scientist he was involved in designating the site of the soon to be realised Square Kilometre Array telescope project, up until his retirement in 2002.

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In 1995 Thomas received CSIRO's Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Award for his work on the development of Australian-based technology for the design of feed horns for communication antennas and for the general electromagnetic design of earth station antennas to receive and transmit signals.

Chronology

1956 - 1960?
Education - Bachelor of Engineering (Hons I), University of Melbourne
c. 1961 -
Education - Master of Engineering Science, University of Melbourne
1964
Career event - Joined the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics
1964
Education - Doctor of Philosophy in antennas, University of Melbourne
1986 -
Award - Fellow, Institution of Electrical Engineers, UK
1987
Education - Doctor of Engineering, University of Melbourne
1988 -
Award - Fellow, US Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE)
1992 -
Award - Fellow, Institution of Engineers Australia
1993 - 1994
Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Radiophysics
1994 - 2002
Career position - Chief Research Scientist, Australia Telescope National Facility
1995
Award - Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award, Ian Clunies Ross Memorial Foundation
1995
Award - Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Award, CSIRO
2002
Career event - Retired from CSIRO

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  • 'Institution News and Notes - Prizes [1964: Warren Memorial Prize; R. W. Chapman Medal; Electrical Engineering Prize; Mechanical Engineering Prize. 1965: Edward Noyes Prize]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 37 (1965), N101-102. 'Electrical Engineering Prize (1964) - to Dr B M Thomas, PhD BE MEngSc AMIEAust, for paper "Mechanism of Radiation from Surface Wave Aerials", Journal of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Sep 1964'. Details

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Rebecca Rigby

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