Parfitt to head ITR
UniSA
has appointed Dr Andrew Parfitt to head up its Institute for
Telecommunications Research.
Dr Parfitt has had an outstanding career as a specialist in antenna and radio systems. A graduate in engineering from the University of Adelaide, he began his professional career with the Defence Science and Technology Organisation before returning to study under a DSTO cadetship.
He has a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Adelaide University and was an Associate Dean in the Faculty of Engineering there, before joining CSIRO’s Telecommunications and Industrial Physics division in Sydney. Within the CSIRO he led the Space and Satellite Communication Systems team from 2001.
In 2003 he took on the leadership of the Cooperative Research Centre for Satellite Systems (CRCSS), the national research group responsible for launching FedSat, Australia’s first satellite in 30 years. He has held adjunct academic positions at UniSA, the University of Adelaide, Sydney University and Macquarie University and is the NSW Chair of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
Dr Parfitt will continue in his role as CEO of the CRCSS concurrently with his new position.