Dr Carole Jackson

Brief Bio:

Carole completed her BA(Hons) in natural science and PhD at the University of Cambridge (1991-1997). Prior to studying, Carole worked in the development of computer systems in the City of London and also for Litton Automation systems as their European MIS manager liaising with major car manufacturers (1981-1991). Since graduating, Carole has held research positions at the University of Sydney and Mount Stromlo Observatory (ANU). Since 2003 she has been Business Development Manager for CSIRO ATNF, combining business and astrophysics. Carole has published more than 60 scientific papers, and is a Fellow of the RAS and the ASA.

New: photos from Parkes ASKAIC visit, 17 November 2008 can be found here.

Thank you to John Sarkissian for the excellent photos!

Research Interests:

· The evolution and space-distribution of powerful radio sources

· Searching for very high-redshift radio galaxies and quasars

· Active galaxy life-cycles, hosts and environments

SKA Science:

As a member of the International Science Advisory Group for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) I am involved in developing the science drivers for this telescope. For more information, including a copy of the paper "SKA Science: A Parameter Space Analysis" (C A Jackson et al.) please email me or retrieve it from the ATNF/SKA document web server.

Current working version of the KSG Matrix is available here (html version – read-only) along with its discussion document

SKA Science Case:

Deep Radio Continuum Studies with the SKA: Evolution of Radio AGN Populations

8 pages, 2 figures, full colour version available here. Published in "Science with the Square

Kilometre Array" eds. C. Carilli and S. Rawlings, New Astronomy Reviews

(Elsevier: Amsterdam)