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I am Professor of astrophysics at Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
I obtained an MPhys (hons) in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Manchester (1999), followed by a PhD (2002) in radio astronomy, from Jodrell Bank Observatory (JBO). I was awarded the RAS Michael Penston prize for the best UK astronomy thesis. After a short post-doc position at Manchester, I was offered a post-doc position at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). From here, I took a research position at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), before taking up a staff scientist position at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, at Caltech. In 2008, I was awarded a STFC Advanced Fellowship, choosing to come back to Manchester to continue my research. Since 2009, I've led several experiments and working groups, and held several major grants including an ERC Consolidator grant.
My research is largely in understanding radio/microwave emission, particularly on large angular scales, which is a significant contaminant for CMB and HI/CO intensity mapping experiments. I am an expert, both theoretically and observationally, on diffuse Galactic radiation including synchrotron, free-free and dust emissions. I have worked on a number of world-leading CMB experiments including VSA, CBI, and ESA's Planck satellite mission. I am the Manchester PI for the C-Band All-Sky Survey (C-BASS) and BINGO intensity mapping projects.I have expertise in a number of areas of data analysis, including optical imaging, single dish imaging and interferometric synthesis imaging. My technical background includes designing and constructing optical cameras and also characterising optical systems.
Radio Astronomy, cosmology, cosmic microwave background, intensity mapping, radio recombination lines, wide field optical line surveys, physical emission mechanisms, component separation, signal processing,
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctor of Philosophy, Diffuse Galactic Radiation and its Application to CMB Observations, The University of Manchester
20 Sep 1999 → 1 Oct 2002
Award Date: 11 Oct 2002
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Dickinson, Clive (Recipient), 15 Jan 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Clive Dickinson (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Clive Dickinson (Secondee)
Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external academic institution
Clive Dickinson (Discussant)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Clive Dickinson (Discussant)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Clive Dickinson (Examiner)
Activity: Examination
Shude Mao (Participant), Nicholas Rattenbury (Participant), Bruno Maffei (Participant), Clive Dickinson (Participant), Matthew Gleeson (Participant), Ingo Dierking (Participant), Mark Dickinson (Participant), Konstantin Novoselov (Participant), Andre Geim (Participant), Wendy Flavell (Participant), David Binks (Participant), Tom Spencer (Participant), Mathew Fuller (Participant), Adam Avison (Participant), Ian Duerdoth (Participant), Thorsten Wengler (Participant), Alexander Oh (Participant), Stefan Soldner-Rembold (Participant), Christian Schwanenberger (Participant) & Konstantinos Petridis (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Technological, Attitudes and behaviours, Awareness and understanding
Richard Battye (Participant), Brian Cox (Participant), Richard Davis (Participant), Clive Dickinson (Participant), Jeffrey Forshaw (Participant), Patrick Leahy (Participant) & Althea Wilkinson (Participant)
Impact: Society and culture, Attitudes and behaviours, Awareness and understanding, Policy, Technological, Economic
Timothy O'Brien (Participant), Rob Beswick (Participant), Rene Breton (Participant), Clive Dickinson (Participant), Simon Garrington (Participant) & Michael Kramer (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Attitudes and behaviours, Awareness and understanding
Timothy O'Brien, Rob Beswick, Rene Breton, Clive Dickinson, Anna Scaife & Benjamin Stappers
1/07/22
2 items of Media coverage
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3/12/18
1 Media contribution
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