Phil Diamond
British astronomer
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Philip John Diamond CBE HonFInstP is the Director General of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation.[2][3] He was the director of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics from 1 October 2006 until 2010. He was the Chief of CSIRO's Astronomy and Space Sciences Division from 1 June 2010[4] to October 2012.
- University of Leeds (BSc)
- University of Manchester (PhD)
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| Born | Philip John Diamond February 18, 1958[1] |
| Citizenship | UK |
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| Fields | Radio astronomy |
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| Thesis | MERLIN observations of the circumstellar envelopes around OH/IR stars (1982) |
Education
Diamond was educated at the University of Leeds ( Bachelor of Science 1979) and the University of Manchester where he was awarded a PhD in Radio astronomy in 1982 for work on MERLIN and OH/IR stars.[1][5][6]
Research
Diamond's research focuses on astrophysical masers.[7][8][9][10]
Honours and awards
Diamond was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to global radio astronomy.[11][12]
