Your enquiry has been successfully sent
Your enquiry could not be processed. Please contact us directly at www.csiro.au/Contact to make your enquiry
Biography
Ian has been a member of the NCMI Engineering and Technology Program for ten years. He is currently Marine Technical Operations Group Leader.
Ian’s experience as an interdisciplinary systems engineer has focused on scientific instrumentation systems for harsh environments. For the Engineering and Technology Program he developed instrumentation for the Marine National Facility's research vessel, RV Investigator, where he has been a leading technical contributor to the development of its Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) atmospheric research station - the world's first and only mobile GAW accredited Regional Station. Ian’s engineering for this comprises wholistic system design, including electronic, software, pneumatic and mechanical elements, driven by close collaboration with the scientific end users. He has subsequently leveraged this experience to lead the technical development of the RSV Nuyina atmospheric research infrastructure.
Ian’s field experience includes 25 research voyages on RV Investigator, commissioning some of the first operational telescopes for CSIRO’s Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder at the Murchison Radio Observatory in outback Western Australia, and a field trip to Macquarie Island for the Australian Antarctic Division.
Current Roles
-
Group Leader
Marine Technical Operations -
Senior Technical Services Officer
Engineering and Technology Program
Academic Qualifications
-
2004
Bachelor of Systems Engineering (Hons.), Maj. Electronics and Semiconductor Devices
Australian National University -
2009
Graduate Certificate of Innovation and Commercialisation
University of Newcastle -
2009
Certificate IV in Small Business Management
South East Training Services -
2013
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110)
HBA Learning Centres
Professional Experiences
-
2020-2024
Team Leader
CSIRO, NCMI Engineering and Technology, Seagoing Instrumentation Team -
2014-
Instrumentation Engineer
CSIRO, NCMI Engineering and Technology -
2012-2014
Marine Systems Engineer
Australian Antarctic Division -
2010-2012
Radiofrequency Systems Engineer
CSIRO, Astronomy and Space Science -
2006-2009
Electronics Engineer
Australian National University, College of Engineering and Computer Science -
2004-2006
Radiofrequency Electronics Engineer
Australian National University, Research School of Physical Science and Engineering
Publications
ORCID 0000-0003-2130-257X
We have publications by Mr Ian McRobert