Biography

• 2005: Emeritus Professor, UNSW Canberra
• 1986-2005: Senior Lecturer, Assoc. Prof., Professor, School of Physics/School of PEMS, UNSW Canberra
• 1983-1986: Lecturer, UNSW, Duntroon, Canberra (University College, UNSW at the Australian Defence Force Academy 1986)
• 1979-1983: Research Fellow, Australian National University
• 1976-1979: ARGS Research Fellow, Faculty of Military Studies, UNSW, Canberra
• 1974-1976: Cryogenic Research and Development, Oxford Instruments, UK
• 1974: PhD Monash University (BSc (Hons), Aberdeen University, 1966; MSc. Salford Univ, 1969)
• Visiting Fellow – Australian National University (1983- 2006)
• Visiting Professor (Special Studies Programmes) – Universität des Saarlandes (1989); University of Reading (1994); Johannes Gutenberg Universität (2000); Technische Universität München (2003)

Research Activities

• Experimental, analytical research in condensed matter and materials physics
  • Rare Earth Magnetism, particularly intermetallic compounds and magnetocaloric materials
  • Nanostructured materials; shape memory alloys and compounds
  • Spin crossover materials
  • Research Techniques
    • Mössbauer effect spectroscopy; diffraction - x-rays, synchrotron radiation, neutrons; inelastic neutron scattering and neutron polarisation analysis; MuSR (Muon Spectroscopy); DC and AC magnetic measurements

Awards

• Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics (1982)
• Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow - Universität des Saarlandes (1983; 1989); Johannes Gutenberg-Universität (2000); Technische Universität München (2003)
• Fellow of the Institute of Physics (UK; 1985); Chartered Physicist
• 2005 - Emeritus Professor, UNSW
• 2007 - AINSE Gold Medal - awarded by the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering for Excellence in Research
• Over 140 externally funded research grants with co-workers: includes 9 ARC Discovery Projects/Large Grants; 13 ARC LIEF grants

Publications

• Around 300 refereed publications
• 3 book chapters (1989; 1993; 1996)
• Chief editor for 10 volumes of international conference proceedings;
  •  Mössbauer Spectroscopy (ICAME1987); Magnetism (ICM1997); Neutron Scattering (ICNS2005)

Professional Activities (Selection):

• Vice-President/ President/Past President ANBUG (2003-2008)
• Member AINSE Specialist Committee (Materials, Structure and Dynamics; 2004-2007)
• Member BIAG, Beam Instrument Advisory Group (2004-2007), OPAL, Australia's Replacement Research Reactor
• Member, Diffraction Instruments Advisory Teams, OPAL (2000-2006)
• Meeting Chair, Time-of-Flight/Neutron Polarisation Analysis Instrument, Pelican, Instrument Advisory Team, OPAL (2005-2012)
• Member PAC, Program Advisory Committee (2007-2009), Bragg Institute, ANSTO
• Australian Representative on IBAME (1994 - 2012)
• Editorial Advisory Board - MIX, Mössbauer Information Exchange (1996-1999)
• Editorial Advisory Board - Journal of Alloys and Compounds (1996-2003)
• Editorial Advisory Board - Mössbauer Effect Reference Data Journal (1996-2012)
• International Advisory Board - Mössbauer Effect Data Centre (Asheville, USA; 2004- 2009)
• International Advisory Board - Mössbauer Effect Data Centre (Dalian, China; 2010 - )
• Chair, Publications Committee:
  • ICAME87 (International Conference on Applications of the Moessbauer effect, Melbourne 1987)
  • ICM97 (The International Conference on Magnetism, Cairns 1997)
  • ICNS2005 (The International Conference on Neutron Scattering, Sydney 2005)
• Referee for over 35 International Journals; Referee for International Conference Proceedings
• International Advisory Board and Programme Committee - over 30 International Conferences in the series:
  • ICAME; ISIAME; Hyperfine Interactions; Seeheim Conference on Magnetism; Seeheim Mössbauer Workshop; ISAMM; IMTCE2006; INCOME

• Organising Committees:
  • 1982 AIP National Physics Congress (Canberra, Australia)
  • ICAME87 (Co-Chair, Publications Chair, Melbourne, Australia)
  • 1992 - 12th Int. Workshop; 7th Int. Symposium Rare-Earth Metals (Tech. Committee, Canberra, Australia)
  • ICM97 (Publications Chair, Cairns, Australia)
  • ICNS2005 (Publications Chair, Sydney, Australia)
  • MML2007 (Australian Advisory Committee, Perth, Australia)
  • Wagga2012 (Organising Committee; Condensed Matter and Material Physics, AIP)

Research Collaborators

• Colleagues, School of Science, UNSW, Canberra - Magnetic Materials
• Dr Michael Hofmann, FRM-II, Technische Universität München - Magnetic Materials, Neutron Scattering
• Dr Jianli Wang, Professor S X Dou, University of Wollongong - Magnetic Materials
• Bragg Institute, ANSTO; Dr Shane Kennedy, Dr Richard Mole, Dr Andrew Studer, Dr Max Avdeev - Neutron Scattering, Magnetic Materials
• Prof Dr Ekkes Brück, Delft University of Technology - Magnetocaloric Effect and Materials
• Dr Mohammad Ghafari; Dr Vladimir Šepalàk, Prof Dr Horst Hahn, Prof Dr Herbert Gleiter, Karlsruhe Institute of Nanotechnology - Disordered Materials
• Prof Yann Garcia, Universität Catholique de Louvain - Spin Crossover Compounds, MuSR, Mössbauer Spectroscopy
• Prof Dr Philipp Gütlich, Johannes-Gutenberg Universität - Spin Crossover Compounds, MuSR, Mössbauer Spectroscopy
• Prof Dr Klaus Becker, Technische Universitüt Braunschweig - Mechanochemical Treatment of Materials
• Neutron Beam Experiments: OPAL reactor, ANSTO; FRM-II, Germany; ISIS, UK; BENSC, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin; LLB Saclay, France; ILL, France.