Curriculum vitae
Abridged CV
Academic positions, education, awards and grants, and selected governance roles. A full CV is available as a PDF.
Last updated May 2023
01Positions
Academic positions
Current
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Visiting Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Australia
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Head of Monash Astrophysics
School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Australia
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Associate Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Australia
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Senior Lecturer
School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Australia
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ARC Future Fellow
School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Australia
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Lecturer
School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Australia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Gravitational Wave Physics
School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Australia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Gravitational Wave Physics
School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Theoretical Astrophysics Group, Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen, Germany
Awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
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Visiting Researcher
Theoretical Astrophysics Group, Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen, Germany
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Research Associate
Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
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PhD Candidate
Centre for Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University, Australia
02Education
Education
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2004 – 2007
PhD
Monash University, Australia
Graduated April 2008
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1999 – 2003
BSc (Hons 1a)
Monash University, Australia
03Awards
Awards, grants & scholarships
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2023 – 2026
Grant
Australian Research Council Discovery Project Grant
Co-investigator with Eric Thrane
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2023 – 2030
Grant
ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery OzGrav2
Co-investigator, Monash node leader, and Initial gravity theme leader
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2022 – 2024
Grant
Australian Research Council Discovery Project Grant
Co-investigator with Chris Blake
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2021
Award
The Australian Newspaper Top Condensed Matter Physicist in Australia
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2019
Award
The Australian Newspaper Top 40 Early Career Researcher Across all Sciences
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2018 – 2020
Grant
Australian Research Council Discovery Project Grant
Sole investigator
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2018
Award
Australian Academy of Science Pawsey Medal
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2017 – 2021
Fellowship
Australian Research Council Future Fellowship
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2016
Award
Young Tall Poppy Science Award
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2012
Grant
University of Melbourne Early Career Researcher Grant
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2010 – 2011
Grant
Programme IKYDA grant
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2009 – 2011
Fellowship
Humboldt Research Fellowship
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2007
Award
Monash University Postgraduate Publication Award
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2004 – 2007
Scholarship
Australian Postgraduate Award
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2003
Award
Carl Moppet Award
Best Honours Student in Pure Mathematics
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2003 – 2004
Scholarship
Australian National University Summer Scholarship
04Governance
Selected governance roles
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2024 – present
Current
Monash Node Leader
OzGrav2 Centre of Excellence
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2023 – present
Current
Chair
Australian Gravitational-Wave Observatory Project Executive Committee
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2023 – present
Current
Director
Astronomy Australia Limited Board of Directors · Deputy Chair from 2026
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2023 – 2026
Head of Monash Astrophysics
School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University
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2019 – 2022
Chair
Gravitational Wave Data Centre Science Advisory Panel
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2019 – present
Current
Director
St. Leonard's College Board of Directors
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2018 – 2021
Chair
OzGrav Programme for Relativistic Astrophysics
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2018 – 2019
Inaugural Co-Chair
International Pulsar Timing Array Gravitational-wave Detection Working Group
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2014 – 2019
Steering Committee
Parkes Pulsar Timing Array Collaboration
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2014 – 2016
Steering Committee
International Pulsar Timing Array Collaboration
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2013 – 2020
Diversity Committee
International Pulsar Timing Array Collaboration
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2012 – 2016
Steering Committee
Australian National Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
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2012 – 2018
Steering Committee
Australasian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation
05Publications
Publications
The full list of refereed publications is on the publications page.
All publications