Rob Ivison's CV

Narrative:

I'm a Project Scientist at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre, and the holder of a cross-council Individual Merit research award (2007-).

History:

Individual Merit holder, 2007-now, cross-Council research award.

Visiting Professor, 2007-now, University of Edinburgh.

Project Scientist, 2001-now, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Edinburgh. Responsibilities over the years: new initiatives (generally), GMOS (for Gemini South), KMOS (for ESO/VLT), HRNIRS/PRVS (successful instrument bid for Gemini, until politics intervened), FIRI (for ESA).

PPARC Advanced Fellow and lecturer, 1998-2001, University College London.

PPARC Advanced Fellow, 1997-98, Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh (based at Joint Astronomy Centre, Hawaii).

Higher Scientific Officer, 1994-97, Royal Observatory Edinburgh. UKIRT support scientist (developed first UKIRT archive).

NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, 1992-94, University of Toronto, Canada and Caltech, USA (with Ernie Seaquist).

University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. BSc, First Class Joint Honours, Astronomy & Physics, 1988. PhD `A multi-frequency study of symbiotic stars' supervised by Mike Bode and Ian Robson, 1992.

Darwen Vale High School, Lancashire. 10 O' levels, 4 A' levels. Before that, Feniscowles Primary School, for anyone that cares.

Current responsibilities:

European Southern Observatory, STC, UK member; European Science Advisory Committee for ALMA; ALMA Science Advisory Committee; ALMA UK Oversight Committee (Chair); e-MERLIN Legacy Steering Group (Chair); RAS Council member; NRAO SAGE - Science Advisory Group for EVLA (now renamed PASEO); core member of UKIDSS, AEGIS, FIDEL, GOODS-H, H-ATLAS, HerMES, LESS, MESS, LOFAR-UK, S2CLS and SHADES consortia. Leading UDS20, UDS50, GOODS50 surveys at VLA and GMRT and CO(1-0) survey of SMGs at EVLA.

Recent responsibilities:

Ground-based Review Panel (STFC); JCMT Board member; JCMT Survey Steering Group (Chair); JCMT UK and ITAC (Chair); PPARC Space Science and Astronomy Committee; ESA Astronomy Working Group; VLA referee; ESA XMM-Newton TAC.

Research interests and record:

Galaxy evolution, primarily via observations at FIR/submm/radio wavelengths, with sidelines in masers, dust production in SNe, extra-solar planets. 250 or so refereed papers, 32 as first author; Hirsch index: 64; Hirsch index/years since award of PhD: 3.5.

you can send e-mail to rji at roe.ac.uk

Rob Ivison
Astronomy Technology Centre          Tel. +44 131 668 8361 (direct)
Royal Observatory                    Fax. +44 131 668 8464
Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ

photo credit (top): Wayne Holland "Bizarre cloud over Mauna Kea".

last updated 19-July-2010