Ian Chessell
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Ian Chessell is an Australian
physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate cau ...
.


Early life and education

Ian Chessell studied at the
University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...
, completing his Ph.D. in physics studying radio transmission of the lower
ionosphere The ionosphere () is the ionized part of the upper atmosphere of Earth, from about to above sea level, a region that includes the thermosphere and parts of the mesosphere and exosphere. The ionosphere is ionized by solar radiation. It plays ...
in 1970.


Career

Chessell commenced work at the
Defence Science and Technology Group The Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is a part of the Australian Department of Defence, which provides science and technology support to Defence and defence industry. The agency's name was changed from Defence Science and Technolog ...
on completion of his Ph.D., eventually rising to head the organisation as Chief Defence Scientist from 2000 to 2003. He was
Chief Defence Scientist The Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is a part of the Department of Defence (Australia), Australian Department of Defence, which provides science and technology support to Defence and defence industry. The agency's name was changed ...
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. Chessell was appointed a director of Astronomy Australia Limited in November 2010, reappointed in November 2013, and retired in November 2016. In 2015, he was also a member of the Defence South Australia Advisory Board, the Board of
QinetiQ QinetiQ ( as in '' kinetic'') is a British defence technology company headquartered in Farnborough, Hampshire. It operates primarily in the defence, security and critical national infrastructure markets and run testing and evaluation capabili ...
. He was the founding chair of the Goyder Institute for Water Research in 2010, holding the position for five years.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chessell, Ian Chief Defence Scientists Australian physicists Living people Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Year of birth missing (living people) University of Melbourne alumni