Biography
Stephanie Smith completed a Microelectronic Engineering degree with first class honours in 1995, and a PhD in electromagnetics and antennas in 2000. She is currently Head of ATNF Instrumentation, the group developing ultra low noise, wideband and phased array receivers for radio astronomy.
Stephanie joined CSIRO in 1999 while completing her PhD and has held a number of leadership and research roles with the organisation in the time since. Her current research interests lie in the use of radio telescopes for space situational awareness, and the improvements that can be gained in tracking space objects with CSIRO's highly sensitive radio telescopes. During her career she has contributed to projects spanning integrated antennas to large aperture antennas and frequencies from 100MHz to 200GHz. She has an interest in design for manufacture of antennas and RF devices, integration and packaging of antennas and RF electronics for astronomy and satcoms, additive manufacturing of antenna structures and measurement of these systems. Stephanie enjoys working with undergraduate and postgraduate students on both research and practical engineering projects to support their education.
Stephanie was chair of the Australian Symposium on Antennas from 2009 to 2024.
Professional Areas
Current Roles
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Head of ATNF Instrumentation
Space and Astronomy
Academic Qualifications
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2000
PhD
Griffith University -
1995
Bachelor of Engineering in Microelectronic Engineering with First Class Honours
Griffith University