- Honorary Fellow, Space and Astronomy, CSIRO
- Adjunct Professor, Astrophysics, Western Sydney University
Ray Norris is a British/Australian astronophysicist, and an Honorary Fellow at CSIRO Space & Astronomy. He researches how galaxies formed and evolved after the Big Bang, and the astronomy of Australian Aboriginal people.
Ray was educated at Cambridge University, UK, and moved to Australia in 1983 to join CSIRO, where he became Head of Astrophysics in 1994, and then Australia Telescope Deputy Director, and Director of the Australian Astronomy MNRF, before returning in 2005 to active research.
He initiated and led the international Evolutionary Map of the Universe (EMU) project which uses the Australian SKA Pathfinder to study the evolution of galaxies, and led the EMU team that discovered the mysterious ORCs (or Odd Radio Circles) that are still unexplained.
He also studies the astronomy of Indigenous Australians and is fascinated and inspired by their many intellectual achievements as they sought to understand their Universe, and discusses their many achievements in the recently published book "Big Sky: when the emu left the earth", with co-author Bruce Pascoe.
Experience
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2022–presentAdjunct professor, Western Sydney University
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2014–presentHonorary Fellow, CSIRO
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2015–2022Professor, Western Sydney University
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1983–2014Research scientist, CSIRO
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2000–2005Director, Australian Astronomy Major National Research Facility
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2000–2005Deputy Director, CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility
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1990–1999Head of Astrophysics, CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility
Education
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1979University of Manchester, PhD
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1977University of Cambridge, MA
Contact Ray for
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- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Website
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