Greg Timms

Acting Research Director

Contact

PO Box 1538
Hobart TAS 7001

Tel: +61 3 6232 5572
Fax: +61 3 6232 5229
Email

Themes

• Our Resilient Coastal Australia

Projects

• Tasmanian Marine Analysis Network (TasMAN)

Science Area

• Sensor Science and Technology

Biography

I received the B.Sc. (Hons) and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the University of Sydney, Australia, in 1993 and 1997 respectively.

My honours project was an investigation into the electrical breakdown of air, and in particular the role of metastable oxygen molecules.

During my Ph.D., I developed quasi-optical antennas to refine the beam from a 150 – 600 GHz step tunable gyrotron, and used the beam to perform dielectric measurements at these frequencies.

In 1997, I joined the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) where I examined the environmental impacts of mining, focusing on the physical transport of reactants and pollutants within mine wastes. During this time, I developed a new instruments which measured oxygen flow through the surface of the mine waste or ground. I also analysed over fifteen years of measurements from the Rum Jungle mine to help produce the first assessment of the long-term performance of mine rehabilitation measures.

The position at ANSTO involved a significant level of fieldwork to mine sites throughout Australia as well as to overseas mines in Kalimantan, Indonesia and northern Sweden. In addition to producing scientific papers, I authored reports to mining companies and was responsible for liaising with and training environmental officers at a number of mine sites. I was also involved in the production and delivery of training courses on the environmental impacts of mining.

Since 2002, I have been with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). I was initially engaged in research on gigabit wireless networks, particularly focussing on the propagation of millimetre-waves through a range of atmospheric conditions, including rain. More recently, I led the group developing CSIRO (and Australia's) first millimetre-wave imager operating at frequencies near 190 GHz.

My current research focus is on the development and deployment of a marine sensor network in southern Tasmania. The network will help manage the multiple uses (aquaculture, industry, recreation, tourism, environment) of the Derwent and Huon Estuaries and the D'Entrecasteaux Channel which runs between them.

Academic Qualifications

2008	GradCertComm University of Tasmania
1997	PhD University of Sydney, Gyrotron Beam Refinement and Application
1993	BSc(Hons) University of Sydney

Summary of Science & Technical Output

Links

• ResearcherID Profile