Prof Bryan M Gaensler

• "Inclusive Academic Cultures: Ideas for Making Change" (training module for the Toronto Initiative for Diversity and Excellence, TIDE)
• "Science Division debuts ‘degree-defining experiences’ drawing on UC Santa Cruz’s unique strengths" (UCSC news story)
• "UC Santa Cruz astrophysicists honored for advancing research on mysterious FRBs" (UCSC news story)

Results and News Reports on My Work

• "The Cosmos" (weeklong discussion panel on TVO's The Agenda)
  • Episode 1: Why Are We Fascinated With Space?
  • Episode 2: The Wonders Of Our Solar System
  • Episode 3: Our Galaxy, The Milky Way
  • Episode 4: Space, The Final Frontier
  • Episode 5: What Does Hollywood Get Wrong?
• "Fast radio bursts shine new light on Milky Way halo" (UofT news story)
• UCSC names astronomer Bryan Gaensler dean of Physical and Biological Sciences (UCSC news story)
• "'Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity': Trottier Family Foundation partners with U of T for solar eclipse viewing and education" (UofT news story)
• "Canadian researchers will have access to next-generation radio astronomy observatory" (UofT news story)
• "Attracting top talent: How one U of T Engineering search committee redesigned its hiring process" (UofT news story)
• "Among the Stars" (podcast episode of "Diner Discussions")
• "Mysterious space object stumps astronomers" (interview on CTV national news)
• "A Hunter of Dying Stars" (podcast episode of Coffee Pods with Holly Ransom)
• "Groundbreakers: U of T's Data Sciences Institute to help researchers find answers to their biggest questions" (UofT news story)
• "They topped the HSC in their day. Where are they now?" (news article in The Sydney Morning Herald)
• "Ask The Expert: Astronomy with Bryan Gaensler" (discussion and Q&A for WGBH)
• "How To Best Be An Ally In STEM" (report on a panel discussion)
• "UofT astronomer Bryan Gaensler wins mid-career achievement award" (UofT news release)
• "Astronomers Discover Sonic Boom From Powerful Unseen Explosion" (UofT news release)
• "Where to go stargazing in Toronto" (interview with CBC Metro Morning)
• "Astronomers Observe the Magnetic Field of the Remains of Supernova 1987A" (UofT news release)
• "What does it take to make an institution more diverse?" (interview with Nature magazine)
• "$23 Million in New Funding for Dunlap Institute Astronomers" (UofT news release)
• "Record-breaking Galaxy Five Billion Light-Years Away Shows We Live in Magnetic Universe" (UofT press release)
• "Did the eclipse live up to a U of T astronomer's expectation?" (interview for CBC Metro Morning)
• "Toronto astronomer's first eclipse will be today" (interview for CBC Metro Morning)
• "Mapping the Magnetic Bridge between our Nearest Galactic Neighbours" (UofT news release)
• "The Search for the Radio Cosmic Web and Large-Scale Cosmic Magnetism Begins" (UofT news release)
• "Peter Pan galaxies that never grow old" (UofT news release)
• "Supermoon visible in Canada to be brightest in almost 69 years" (interview for CTV News Toronto)
• "Signal from sun-like star sparks alien speculation" (interview for CBC's The National)
• "Magnets, aliens and why your dog poops in circles" (interview for Planet artsci)
• "An Expat Life" (interview for Qantas' Spirit of Australia in-flight magazine)
• "Distant Radio Galaxies Reveal Hidden Structures Right Above Our Heads (Dunlap Institute media release)
• "Talking Interstellar Explosions, Gender Equity and Hockey with the Dunlap Institute's new director"
• "Cutting Edge" (interview on Weekend Sunrise)
• "44 million stars and counting: Astronomers shout 'Snap!' and remap the sky" (CAASTRO news story)
• "Bryan Gaensler wins Scopus Young Researcher Award" (U. Sydney news story)
• "The Universe on a Dinner Plate" (profile in The Sydney Morning Herald)
• "Bryan Gaensler elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science" (U. Sydney news story)
• "TV program helps children follow their dreams through to university" (U. Sydney news story)
• "Access to galaxy of expertise key to world-class reputation" (article on my team in The Australian newspaper)
• "Galactic geysers fuelled by star stuff" (CAASTRO press release)
• "Physics Buzz: Extreme Cosmos" (podcast on my book, "Extreme Cosmos")
• "New astrophysics facility in Sydney could hold the key to secrets of the universe" (NSW Trade and Investment press release)
• "Still Starstruck After All These Years" (profile on me and my university studies in The Australian)
• "What I Drink When" (interview for the Sydney Morning Herald on my research and my favourite beer)
• "Music of the Universe" (U. Sydney media release)
• "Remnant of an explosion with a powerful kick" (NASA press release)
• "Space Invaders" (story for Australia Unlimited magazine)
• Author profile in Cosmos magazine for Extreme Cosmos
• Communication and religion in science (interview with Philip Adams on ABC Radio National's Late Night Live; mp3 of interview)
• "Geeks, Freaks and Eggheads" (a discussion on the perception of scientists on ABC TV's Big Ideas)
• "Churning Galaxy is a Snake Pit" (U. Sydney media release)
• "New All-sky Astrophysics Research Centre To Tackle The Big Questions" (interview for The Conversation)
• "An Astronomer's Guide to The Extreme Cosmos" (U. Sydney media release)
• CAASTRO: A New Way of Looking at the Sky" (U. Sydney media release)
• "The Extreme Stargazer's Guide to the Cosmos" (review of my book Extreme Cosmos)
• Conversations with Richard Fidler (interview on ABC Radio; mp3 of interview)
• "Heavy, fast and furious: Stars of the Milky Way" (U. Sydney news story)
• "Bryan Gaensler in Top 100 most influential people" (U. Sydney news story)
• "School of Physics wins prestigious Pawsey Medal for tenth time" (U. Sydney news story)
• "Charting Astronomical Collaboration in China" (U. Sydney news story)
• "Star physicist awarded science prize"
• "Star Meeting: Australia-China Astronomy Roundtable" (U. Sydney news story)
• "ARC announces funding of $20.6 million for Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics" (anzSKA media release)
• "Sydney Researchers Awarded Top Australian Fellowships" (U. Sydney media release)
• "Sydney's Stars" (astronomy highlights from the The University of Sydney's 2009 Annual Report)
• "Mapping Magnetism to Reveal Cosmic History" (part of Stories of Australian Astronomy)
• "Science Goals Align for POSSUM" (from the May 2010 ASKAP Science Update)
• "POSSUM, FLASH and ASKAP" (highlights from the International Year of Astronomy)
• "Magnetism in the Universe" (a Brainsmatter podcast on my recent research)
• "New Neutron Star Discovered in the Frying Pan" (U. Sydney media release)
• Behind the Scenes of Contact: The Movie (a memorable moment during National Science Week 2009)
• Astronomical Writing (a panel discussion on the ABC Book Show; mp3 of discussion)
• "Galaxy reveals its dark heart" (CSIRO media release)
• "Music & the Cosmos" (a special event for the ABC Science Show; mp3 of music & talks)
• "Around The World in 80 Telescopes" (webcast from Molonglo Observatory)
• In Conversation with Robyn Williams (interview on Radio National; mp3 of interview)
• "Tall Poppies Receive Recognition" (The Glebe news article)
• "Detective astronomers unearth hidden celestial gem" (ESA media release)
• "Bok Prize for IoA Honours Student" (U. Sydney media release)
• "Your top idea, in 100 words or less" (Sydney Morning Herald news article)
• "Australia 2020 Summit: Sydney academics make list" (U. Sydney media release)
• The Morning Interview with Margaret Throsby (interview on Classic FM; mp3 of interview)
• "The Milky Way is twice the size we thought it was" (U. Sydney media release; mp3 of ABC Radio interview)
• "Pulsed heartbeat of a weird new type of star" (ESA media release)
• "Distant ball of dust not dusty enough" (UC Berkeley media release)
• "The case of the neutron star with a wayward wake" (NASA media release; Astronomy Picture of the Day)
• "Bryan Gaensler receives 2006 AAS Newton Lacy Pierce Prize" (CfA media release)
• "Neutron Stars Gone Wild" (Science magazine's #4 breakthough of 2005)
• Chandra Chronicles Spotlight
• "Hassled galaxy thriving on chaos" (CSIRO media release)
• "Dying star flares up, briefly outshining rest of Galaxy" (New York Times news article)
• "Biggest stars produce strongest magnets" (CfA media release)
• "Chasing, catching, an American dream" (Sydney Morning Herald news article)
• The Mouse that Soared" (NASA media release)
• "New Fellowship Scheme Reverses the Brain Drain" (Queensland Government media release)
• "A New Spiral Arm for Our Galaxy" (ATNF media release)
• "Cosmic Corpses in A Spin" (Sydney Morning Herald news article)
• "Northern Stars Return Home" (University of Sydney News article)
• "A Cocoon Found Inside the Black Widow's Web" (NASA media release)
• "Austro Boy" (profile in The Weekend Australian)
• "Age Discrepancy Throws Pulsar Theories into Turmoil" (NRAO media release)
• "New Australia Telescope eyes look at exploded star" (CSIRO media release)
• "Brightest young expats horrified at vilification of refugees" (SMH news story)
• "Chandra examines a quadrillion-volt pulsar" (NASA media release; Astronomy Picture of the Day)
• "Pulsars are lying about their ages" (NRAO media release)
• "Life of Bryan" (profile in The Australian)
• Astronomer named Young Australian of the Year (ABC news story)
• "Sting-ray in the Sky Sparks New Theory" (CSIRO media release)
• "Exploded Stars are Cosmic Compasses" (CSIRO media release)

• "Even in 2020, a double standard is still applied to women in the spotlight" (article for The Conversation)
• "Warp Drives and Aliens: The Scientific Perspective" (a public lecture at the Perimeter Institute)
• "Canada's grand plan to explore the mysteries of the cosmos" (article for The Conversation)
• "Mitigating Unconscious Bias in Assessment and Recruitment" (talk to UofT Faculty of Medicine)
• "The Future of Canada's Radio Astronomy" (opinion piece for Nature Astronomy)
• "How Star Trek: Discovery warps science" (opinion piece for The Conversation)
• "How to safely watch an eclipse: Advice from an astronomer" (opinion piece for The Conversation)
• "Eclipse of reason: Why do people disbelieve scientists?" (opinion piece for The Conversation)
• "Future visions of women, war, time and space" (opinion piece for The Conversation)
• "Humans in 2167: Internet implants and no sleep" (opinion piece for The Conversation)
• "Gender, Equity and Inclusion: A Cosmic Perspective" (talk for Ada Lovelace Day 2016 at York University)
• "How to capture the violent tumult of our roiling universe, moment by moment" (opinion piece for The Conversation)
• "Eyeing exomoons in the search for E.T." (opinion piece for The Conversation)
• "Gravitational Waves: Why Are Scientists Celebrating?" (op-ed for The Huffington Post)
• "Workaholism isn't a valid requirement for advancing in science" (opinion piece for The Conversation)
• "Why I love magnets and you should too" (opinion piece for The Conversation)
• "Maybe the hardest nut for a new scientist to crack: finding a job" (opinion piece for The Conversation)
• "Extremely large telescopes will add more firepower to search the cosmos" (article for The Conversation)
• "Getting educated in gender equity - one scientist shares his experience" (opinion piece for the Women in Science Australia blog)
• "A rare magnetic star is born - with a push in the right direction" (article for The Conversation)
• "Cosmic Magnetism" (address to the Australian Academy of Science)
• "The First Sounds in the Universe" (extract in Cheeseburgergothic from my book Extreme Cosmos)
• "Science needs more women" (op-ed for The Australian newspaper)
• "How Hot Is The Hottest Star?" (extract in Scientific American from my book Extreme Cosmos)
• "When the Universe Began" (extract in Salon from my book Extreme Cosmos)
• "For Science, Even Eureka Moments Are Bitter-Sweet" (op-ed on the Higgs Boston in the Sydney Morning Herald)
• "Cosmic Questions" (blog for The Huffington Post)
• "Gazing Deeply" (opinion piece on the SKA for the Australian Financial Review)
• "Splitting the Square Kilometre Array - Why a Dual-Site Setup is a Win for Everyone" (opinion piece for The Conversation)
• "Does the Cosmos Care?" (an op-ed for the 2012 Next Wave festival)
• Reviews of recent science fiction (on ABC Radio National's Books and Arts Daily; mp3 of discussion)
• "Extreme Speed" (extract in Cosmos magazine from my book Extreme Cosmos)
• "The Milky Way's Mad Scientists" (extract on ABC Science from my book Extreme Cosmos)
• "The Astronomer's Holy Grail" (article for The Conversation)
• "An Eye To The Future of Astronomy ... A Cosmic Pick `n' Mix" (article for The Conversation)
• "A New Way of Looking at the Stars" (my speech at TEDxSydney 2011; see also U. Sydney news item)
• "The Magnetic Universe" (popular article, published in Cosmos magazine)
• "Hip Hip Hooray for the (Aussie?) Square Kilometre Array" (article for The Conversation)
• "How To Make The Most of Your Overseas Experience" (Editorial for Academy of Science Early Career Newsletter)
• "The Magnetic Universe" (a popular article, published in Australasian Science)
• "Big Ideas and New Ways Forward" (Op-Ed for The Melbourne Review)
• "Reward Ideas, Not CVs" (Op-Ed in Australasian Science)
• "Dark Matter" (essay in response to Giles Ryder's exhibition Dark Matter)
• "Our Boomerangs Don't Come Back (Op-Ed in the Sydney Morning Herald)
• "Does Sydney Stack Up?" (article in the(sydney)magazine)
• "An Astronomer Gazes at Heavens" (essay in response to Asher Bilu's artwork Heavens)
• "Why Pluto Had To Go" (Op-Ed published in Cosmos magazine)
• "A Star Is Burst" (a popular article, published in Cosmos magazine)
• "Keeping the Faith in a World Less Certain" (Op-Ed in the Sydney Morning Herald)
• "Time for Scientists to Rock the Boat" (Op-Ed in Australasian Science)
• 2001 Australia Day Address
• "Reaching for the Stars" (autobiographical musings in the University of Sydney Gazette)
• "Of Dead Stars and Cosmic Lighthouses" (a popular article, published in Newton magazine)
• "Astronomy in Australia - Past and Future" (part of a symposium on Australia's Science Future)
• "When Big Stars Die" (a popular article, published in The Bulletin magazine)
• "Australian Science: Our Future" (an address to the National Press Club)
• "Exploding Stars and Smoke Rings" (a public lecture for the Museum of Victoria)

In science-speak...

• Publications
• Contact information
• One-page curriculum vitae (PDF format)
• My PhD thesis, in all its glory... (5.5 MB, pdf format) (on-line version available here)
• "Getting a Job in Academia" (advice from myself and Prof Sarah Maddison, from the 2012 ASA Early Career Research Mentoring workshop)
• Workshop on Neutron Stars in Supernova Remnants, 14-17 Aug 2001, Boston MA
• "The Origin and Evolution of Cosmic Magnetism", 29 Aug - 2 Sep 2005, Bologna, Italy
• MOST Supernova Remnant Catalogue
• Molonglo Calibrator Database
• New South Wales Expatriate Return Awards

When I'm not working...

• What I'm listening to:
  • You crashed my dream - Penny Flanagan
  • King of beauties - Penny Flanagan
  • Into the sun - Penny Flanagan
  • Picasso with the girl - Penny Flanagan
  • Dig - Penny Flanagan
  • Lap It Up - Penny Flanagan
  • Gave It Away - Penny Flanagan
  • Common Heart - Penny Flanagan
  • Inseparable - Penny Flanagan
  • When You Were Mine - Penny Flanagan

• Some books I've been reading:

accesses since 29-Feb-1996.