Ian Chessell Explained

Chief Defence Scientist
Term:2000 to 2003
Predecessor:Richard Brabin-Smith
Successor:Roger Lough
Dr Ian Chessell
Birth Name:Charles Ian Chessell
Nationality:Australian
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Fields:Physics
Education:University of Melbourne Ph.D. 1970[1]
Thesis Title:Radio investigations of the lower ionosphere
Thesis Url:http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/21598835?selectedversion=NBD11926084
Thesis Year:1970
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Ian Chessell is an Australian physicist.

Early life and education

Ian Chessell studied at the University of Melbourne, completing his Ph.D. in physics studying radio transmission of the lower ionosphere in 1970.

Career

Chessell commenced work at the Defence Science and Technology Group on completion of his Ph.D., eventually rising to head the organisation as Chief Defence Scientist from 2000 to 2003.[2]

He was Chief Defence Scientist of Australia from 2000 to 2003. He was appointed as Chief Scientist of South Australia in March 2008, and served in that capacity until 2010.[1]

Chessell was appointed a director of Astronomy Australia Limited in November 2010, reappointed in November 2013, and retired in November 2016.[3]

In 2015, he was also a member of the Defence South Australia Advisory Board, the Board of QinetiQ.[4] He was the founding chair of the Goyder Institute for Water Research in 2010, holding the position for five years.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr Ian Chessell . SA Strategic Plan . . 28 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Dr Ian Chessell, Chief Defence Scientist . Australian Defence Magazine . Yaffa Publishing Group . 10 January 2008 . 28 June 2015.
  3. Financial report for the year ended 2017. Astronomy Australia. 2017.
  4. Web site: People . Astronomy Australia Limited . 28 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150414164412/http://astronomyaustralia.org.au/people . 14 April 2015 . dead.
  5. Goyder Institute Annual Report 2014/2015. 2015.