Summary
Matthew is an astrophysicist that uses the world's largest radio telescopes to discover neutron stars and use them to test theories of gravity and stellar evolution. His group is famous for designing supercomputers to process radio data and conducting some of the most precise measurements ever performed using millisecond pulsars, a bizarre form of star that rotate up to 700 times per second. In 2011 his group was part of a team that discovered the diamond planet orbiting the pulsar J1719-1438.
Matthew was the founding Director of the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing at Swinburne University of Technology from its inception in 1998 until 2010.
He is currently Swinburne's Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and the head of the Dynamic Universe theme of the ARC Centre of Excellence in All-Sky Astrophysics.
Experience
- Director, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology 1998 – 2010
- ARC Senior Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology 1998 – 2003
- ARC QEII Fellow, University of Melbourne 1996 – 1997
- ARC QEII Fellow, CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility 1993 – 1995
- Royal Society Endeavour Fellow, University of Manchester 1990 – 1992
- USRA Fellow, NASA 1989 – 1989
Education
- Australian National University, Doctor of Philosophy, 1990
- University of Adelaide, Bachelor of Science (Hons), 1984
Research Areas
- Astronomical And Space Sciences (0201)