Dr Bird was among seven scientists appointed as CSIRO Fellows by chief executive Dr Geoff Garrett at a ceremony at the CSIRO Discovery Centre in Canberra yesterday.
Dr Bird, who was presented with a CSIRO-produced titanium ring as a token of his “dedication and eminence”, was appointed for his contribution to reflector antennas, multiple beam antennas, and arrays.
Also appointed were Dr Greg Constable from CSIRO Plant Industry; Dr Ron Ekers and Dr Dick Manchester from the Australian Telescope National Facility; Dr Trevor McDougall and Dr Steve Rintoul from Martine and Atmospheric Research; and Dr david trim from Petroleum Resources.
The seven new Fellows join the three existing CSIRO Fellows – Dr Jim Peacock and Liz Dennis, both renowned plant scientists from CSIRO Plant Industry, and Dr Ezio Rizzardo from CSIRO Molecular & Health Technologies.
The Fellows will be closely involved in a number of CSIRO initiatives planned to enhance the organisation’s science and attract more young scientists.
Dr Bird is known internationally known for his work on antennas and arrays. In addition to his work as CSIRO ICT Centre chief scientist – where his role is to provide leadership in developing and nurturing professional skills in the fields of science and engineering – he is also an Adjunct Professor at Macquarie University.
He is also a Fellow at the IEEE, the Institution of Electrical Engineers, and Engineers Australia.
Dr Bird has led projects including the design of operational antenna systems on the Optus-B, Galaxy IV and Orion satellites. He led the design of earth stations for the Australian Department of Defence and Telstra.
He has also guided the development of CSIRO’s MultiBeam earth station antenna, and designed innovative multibeam feed arrays for the Parkes radio telescope, as well as radio telescopes at Jodrell Bank in the United Kingdom, and Arecibo in the United States.
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