Michael Garrett (astronomer)
Michael (Mike) Garrett Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.[3]
Personal life
He was born in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland, and brought up in nearby Saltcoats, on the west coast.[citation needed]
Education
He went to St. Mary's (1969–1976) and St. Andrew's RC schools (1976–1982). He graduated with first-class honours at the University of Glasgow (1982–1986). He studied for his PhD at Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester (1986–1990), supervised by Dennis Walsh.[citation needed]
Career
Garrett started work at the
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.[3][4] He was one of 14 winners of the 2013 IBM Faculty Award.[5] He became the inaugural Sir Bernard Lovell Chair of Astrophysics and the Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics in September 2016.[1][2]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2024.[6]
References
- ^ a b "ASTRON-directeur Michael Garret wordt nieuwe directeur Jodrell Bank" (in Dutch). 31 January 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ a b "New Director of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics". September 2016. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Board - ASTRON". Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ a b "European VLBI Network Newsletter". January 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "IBM Narrows Big Data Skills Gap By Partnering With More Than 1,000 Global Universities". IMB. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Outstanding scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society". Royal Society. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
