Tracy Chalk becomes head of marketing and comms at UTS. She moves from Uni Newcastle.
Research.com reports its take on top physics researchers based on an H index it compiles using Microsoft Graph. Bunch of work for no apparent motive other than the stated aim of identifying experts and “inspire scholars, entrepreneurs, and decision-makers worldwide to explore where leading experts are heading.” The H threshold is 70 and on the list just announced 82 Australian based physicists make the cut.
Those with an H-index (yes it is arbitrary of 100 and up ) are * Joss Bland-Hawthorn (Uni Sydney, 206th in world, H 149), Yuri Kivshar (ANU, 215, 148) Karl Glazebrook (Swinburne U, 269, 142),
* Ken Freeman (ANU, 309, 137) * Simon Driver (UWA, 397, 129) * Matthew Colless (ANU, 414, 128) * David McClelland (ANU, 427, 127) * Dennis Stello (UNSW, 455, 125) * Warwick Couch (Swinburne U, 501, 121) * Michael Dopita (ANU, 513, 121)
* Timothy Bedding (Uni Sydney, 566, 118) * David Coward (UWA, 612 115) * Bruce Peterson (ANU, 618, 115) * Brian Schmidt (ANU 650, 113) * Susan Scott (ANU, 709, 111) * Ilya Mandel (Monash U, 737, 110) * Ben Eggleton (Uni Sydney, 755, 109) * Lisa Kewley (ANU, 784, 108) * Geraint Lewis ( Uni Sydney, 822, 107) * Gavin Rowell (Uni Adelaide) 927, 104) David Moss (Swinburne U, 1015, 102) * John Norris (ANU,1016, 102)
*Jamie Stevens (CSIRO, 1036 101) * Simon Johnston (CSIRO, 1037, 101) * Matthew Bailes (Swinburne U, 1051, 101) * Paul Lasky (Monash U, 1053, 101) * Mark Krumholz (ANU, 1088, 100) * Scott Croom (Uni Sydney, 1095, 100)
Yes it’s that Brian Schmidt.