Phil Diamond
British astronomer
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| Intro | British astronomer | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Astronomer | |
| Work field | Science | |
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| Birth | 18 February 1958, Bude, United Kingdom | |
| Age | 66 years | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Biography
Philip John Diamond is a Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester. He was the director of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics from 1 October 2006 until 2010. He was the Chief of CSIRO's Astronomy and Space Sciences Division from 1 June 2010 and in October 2012 he left CSIRO to become the Director General of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation.
Education
Diamond was educated at the University of Leeds ( Bachelor of Science 1979) and the University of Manchester where he was awarded a PhD in Radio astronomy in 1982 for work on MERLIN and OH/IR stars.
Research
Diamond's research focuses on astrophysical masers.