Kate Brooks (astronomer)

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Kate J. Brooks
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsAustralia National Telescope Facility
Thesis An investigation of the Carina Nebula

Kate J. Brooks is an astronomer at the CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility, where she works as a research scientist. [1] With over 40 refereed publications to her name, she has developed a strong reputation in the field of galactic star-forming regions. [2]

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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]

Education

Brooks was awarded her PhD in 2000 for studies on the Carina Nebula. [4]

Career

Between 1998 and 2003 she was based at the European Southern Observatory, University of Chile. Between 2004 and 2007 she was a CSIRO Boulton Fellow. [5] She was vice-president of the Astronomical Society of Australia from 2009 to 2010 and president from 2011 to 2012. [6] [7] In 2011 she was executive officer for the CSIRO telescope Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder.

From 2011 to 2013 she was the president of the council for the Astronomical Society of Australia. [8] She has also been deputy head of operations at the Australia Telescope National Facility [9] and an honorary associate of the School of Physics at the University of Sydney, an editorial board member of the Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia.

References

  1. ↑ "Kate Brooks - Millimetre Astronomy Research Scientist". 20 July 2022.
  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: 1106.6094 [astro-ph.IM].
  4. ↑ "Kate's publications". www.atnf.csiro.au. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Past and Present Bolton Fellows". Australia Telescope National Facility. 20 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Vice-Presidents" (PDF). asa.astronomy.org.au. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Presidents" (PDF). asa.astronomy.org.au. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "The Society". ASA Executive. The Astronomical Society of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Star mum". CSIROscope. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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