Ragbir Bhathal

Dr. Ragbir Bhathal is an Australian astronomer and author, currently based at the University of Western Sydney (UWS), Australia. He is known for his work on Optical Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (OSETI). He did his Ph.D. in magnetism at the University of Queensland. He has served as a UNESCO consultant on science policy for the ASEAN group of nations, as an Adviser to the Federal Minister for Science and was the Project Director for the million dollar Sydney Observatory restoration building program.[1] Dr Bhathal also designed and built the twin dome UWS Rotary Observatory at the UWS Campbelltown Campus[2][3] and was Patron of Macarthur Astronomical Society from 1997 to 2011.

Research

Dr Bhathal carries out research in nanosecond laser pulsed communications, astrophysics, galactic surveys, astronomical image analysis and processing at UWS. In December 2008, he observed a sharp 'laser look-alike' signal emanating from the globular cluster 47 Tucanae.[4] However, despite further searches, the signal has yet to be replicated.[5]

Awards

Published books

References

  1. "Dr Ragbir Bhathal | University of Western Sydney". UWS. 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  2. "Campbelltown Rotary Observatory | University of Western Sydney". UWS. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  3. "Campbelltown Rotary Observatory" (PDF). Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia 17: 176–178. 28 April 2000. doi:10.1071/as00176. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  4. Bhathal, Ragbir (2010). "The Australian Optical Seti Project" (PDF). Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  5. Callaghan, Greg (9 May 2009). "Watch this space". The Australian. The Australian. Retrieved 8 April 2012.

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