The Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 66: Meertime Mysteries – Pulsars & Prizes

Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize, Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela & Dr. Daniel Cunnama.

From October 19, 2023.

Professor Matthew Bailes returns to discuss his recent work on Pulsars as well as his thoughts and feelings on winning the 2023 Shaw Prize for the discovery of Fast Radio Bursts.

Professor Matthew Bailes is an astrophysicist from the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing at Swinburne University of Technology and the Director of OzGrav. His work primarily focuses on millisecond pulsars and detecting Fast Radio Bursts.

Professor Bailes was awarded the 2023 Shaw Prize in Astronomy along with Duncan Lorimer & Maura McLaughlin for the discovery of Fast Radio Bursts. Congrats!

During the episode Professor Bailes discusses new and exciting insights from his recent research, his work on the Meertime project, how his spam filter nearly cost him the Shaw Prize and why microwaves must be used with caution when searching for Fast Radio Bursts.

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