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I am working at the University of Melbourne in the School of Physics. This website summarises some of the projects in which I am involved. I studied Science/Engineering (electrical) at Melbourne University. After a semester exchange to the University of California, Berkeley, and an honours year in Physics, I completed my Ph.D at the University of Melbourne under the supervision of Dr. Andrew Melatos. My Ph.D entails plasma physics, magnetohydrodynamics, astrophysics, and gravitation. For more details, see my research page .
I have been working as a medical assistant in the Australian Defence Force since late 1997. I provided medical support to the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in early 2006 as part of Operation Acolyte.
During 2007, I completed a sustainable housing project on a farm just out of Queenscliff, Victoria. The vision is that this be an exemplar of sustainable living. The house has solar hot-water heating and geothermal heating and cooling and has provisions for solar panels for electricity generation and wind turbines for power generation (anemometry has proven the site has ample wind). More info and photos.
Since this project, I have become the chair of the direct-use geothemral sub-committee of the Australian Geothermal Energy Group and presented the position paper to Martin Ferguson, Peter Batchelor, David Davis, Greg Hunt and other policy makers with positive response. I work on science and policy liaison for EnergyCore's, lecture at EnergyCore's accreditation days and led EnergyCore's 1st and sustainability awards in the 2008 RMIT Business Plan Competition
I recommend Sunrider foods to anyone serious about health and nutrition. These are astronaut foods and represent the ideal future of food science.
While a scientist, I recognise the decline in research and development funding occurring. As such, I co-founded an investment club at the University of Melbourne: The Entrepreneurial Investment Club. My vision here is to be able to fund science projects, rather than be subject to dwindling funding.
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Version: 1.0 (November 20, 2006)
