Person
McClure-Griffiths, Naomi Melissa (1975 - )
FAA
- Born
- 11 July 1975
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America - Occupation
- Radio astronomer
Summary
Naomi McClure-Griffiths is a radio astronomer who was appointed Professor of Radio Astronomy at the Australian National University in 2015. Her principal research is on the evolution of the Milky Way and nearby galaxies, particularly in relation to gas evolution, magnetism and feedback. For her discovery of an outer spiral in the Milky Way she was awarded to 2006 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year. Other discoveries include 19 new shells and to chimneys. McClure-Griffiths has been involved in the Galactic All Sky Survey, with the aim of creating the most sensitive and high resolution all-sky atlas of hydrogen, and in the planning of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project.
Details
"Naomi McClure-Griffiths is Australia's pre-eminent expert on the atomic hydrogen gas distribution and evolution in our galaxy, the Milky Way, and its neighbours, the Magellanic Clouds. She has made seminal contributions to our understanding of atomic gas and magnetism within these galaxies through leadership of high-fidelity observational surveys undertaken with Australia's radio telescope facilities. Her work includes the discovery of a new spiral arm within the Milky Way, the first detection of neutral gas out-flowing from the nucleus of the Milky Way, and the pioneering demonstration of the importance of magnetic fields in the flow of matter into the Galactic disk." [from https://www.science.org.au/profile/naomi-mcclure-griffiths 28/6/2022]
Chronology
- 1997
- Education - BS (hons), Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.A.
- 2001
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Minnesota, U.S.A.
- 2001
- Life event - Migrated to Australia
- 2001 - 2004
- Career position - Bolton Post-doctoral Fellow, Australia Telescope National Facility
- 2004 - 2006
- Career position - Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Australia Telescope National Facility
- 2006
- Award - Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year, Commonwealth of Australia
- 2006 - 2012
- Career position - OCE Science Leader, Australia Telescope National Facility
- 2007
- Award - Powerhouse Wizard Award, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
- 2012 - 2014
- Career position - Deputy Head of Astrophysics, Australia Telescope National Facility
- 2014 - 2015
- Career position - Head of National Facility Science, Australia Telescope National Facility
- 2015 -
- Career position - Professor of Radio Astronomy, Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University
- 2015
- Award - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science
- 2020 -
- Career position - Member, Member, National Committee for Astronomy, Australian Academy of Science
- 2022 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Bhathal, Ragbir, 'Naomi McClure-Griffiths: Milky Way astronomer', A&G: News and Reviews in Astronomy & Geophysics, 58 (2017), 40-2. Details
Resources
- 'McClure-Griffiths, Naomi Melissa (1975 - )', Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017], Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, 2017, https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20171113014851/http://www.science.gov.au/community/PrimeMinistersPrizesforScience/Recipients/2006/Pages/Dr-Naomi-McClure-Griffiths.aspx. Details
- Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science, 2022. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/pawsey-medal. Details
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Created: 29 May 2018, Last modified: 16 February 2024