The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research is a collaborative centre based in Perth, Western Australia. Already achieving research excellence in astronomical science and engineering, ICRAR has grown steadily since its launch in September 2009.
An equal joint venture between Curtin University and The University of Western Australia, ICRAR has strong support from the West Australian and Australian governments and is working closely with research and industry partners throughout Australia and the world.
13/01/2012: Dear Friends and Colleagues,
All the staff at ICRAR were deeply saddened today to hear of the untimely and tragic death of Steve Rawlings. Steve was a leader of the international effort to build the SKA and had served as the international project scientist, head of the European SKA consortium and in other major roles that promoted and pushed forward the SKA science case and vision. Several staff members at ICRAR were working with Steve on SKA projects and he was supervising Jacinta Delhaize in her PhD project. Steve and I were talking just a week ago about furthering the relationship between Oxford and ICRAR, particularly to create more opportunities for PhD students. Steve was a person of significant vision who wanted to achieve the international benefit that will flow from the SKA. He was a great researcher, communicator and scientific leader. We will all miss him greatly.
Peter Quinn
Director
