Michael Garrett

Michael Garrett

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Biography

Hello, my name is Mike Garrett. I am the inaugural Sir Bernard Lovell chair of Astrophysics at the University of Manchester and the Director of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics (JBCA).

JBCA is a group of 190 people, including postgraduate students. We are based at two sites: the Alan Turing Building on the University campus in Manchester and Jodrell Bank Observatory (JBO) which is home to the iconic Lovell Telescope. We run e-MERLIN, the UK's radio astronomy National Facility, on behalf of STFC

My scientific interests are very broad but include the study of the distant universe via high resolution radio observations. I am also active in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), and I am currently vice-chair of the IAAs SETI Permanent Committee. I am a visiting Professor at the University of Leiden.

Positions held:

Sir Bernard Lovell Chair of Astrophysics, Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics
2016 → Present

General & Scientific Director, ASTRON (The Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy)
2007 → 2016

Visiting Professor in Radio Astronomy Techniques, Leiden Observatory, Leiden University
2007 → Present

Director, Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
2003 → 2007

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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):

  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. in Radio Astronomy, “A Study of the Gravitational Lens 0957+561", University of Manchester (UOM)

19861990

Bachelor of Science, BSc (1st Class Hons) Astronomy, University of Glasgow

19821986

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