Kate Brooks (astronomer)

Kate J. Brooks is an astronomer at the CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility.[1] Current Deputy Head of Operations, she is responsible for CSIRO's three telescopes (Parkes, Narrabri, Murchison). With over 40 refereed publications to her name, she has developed a strong reputation in the field of galactic star-forming regions.[2]

Brooks is a strong supporter of young women scientists and early career researchers, and as a result she is a member of the inaugural steering committee for the Societies Chapter on Women in Astronomy.[3]

Career

Deputy Head of Operations of the Australia Telescope National Facility

Honorary Associate, School of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney

Vice President – The Astronomical Society of Australia

Editorial Board Member – PASA Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

2011-2013 President of Council of Astronomical Society of Australia [4]

2011 Executive officer for CSIRO telescope ASKAP

2004 CSIRO Boulton Fellow[5]

1998 – 2003 European Southern Observatory, University of Chile

References

  1. "Kate Brooks - Millimetre Astronomy Research Scientist".
  2. "Scopus preview - Scopus - Author details (Brooks, Kate J.)". www.scopus.com. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. Brough, Sarah; Bauer, Amanda E.; Brooks, Kate; Hopkins, Andrew; Maddison, Sarah (2011). "Women in Astronomy Workshop". arXiv:1106.6094Freely accessible [astro-ph.IM].
  4. ASA Executive https://web.archive.org/web/20140824043345/http://asa.astronomy.org.au/council.html. Archived from the original on 2014-08-24. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Past and Present Bolton Fellows".
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