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Robin Cook

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  • About me

    Research Associate 👨‍💻 | Astrophysicist 🔭 | Thinker 🤔

  • Education

    • Curtin University

      2012 - 2015
      Bachelor’s Degree Physics and Astronomy

      Activities and Societies: Curtin Science Federation - President (2014-2015). Electronic Music Appreciation Society (EMAS) - Committee member (Marketing) (2016) Received the John de Laeter Top Excellence Award in 2013 in the faculty of Applied physics.

    • The University of Western Australia

      2017 - 2020
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Astronomy and Astrophysics

      Discovering the Interplay Between Structure and Cold Gas Reservoirs in Galaxies

    • Curtin University

      2016 - 2017
      Honours Degree in Astrophysics Astronomy and Astrophysics First Class Honours

      Activities and Societies: Vice President of the Curtin Science Federation. Thesis Title: "Searching for Dark Matter Signals from Local Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies in the GLEAM Survey"

  • Experience

    • ICRAR (International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research)

      Jan 2015 - Feb 2016

      Summer research studentship under supervision of Anna Kapinska.Researching - a statistical study of the relativistic jets of Active Galactic Nuclei.

      • Student

        Nov 2015 - Feb 2016

      • Student

        Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

    • ICRAR (International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research)

      Mar 2017 - now

      • Research Associate

        May 2021 - now

      • PhD Researcher

        Mar 2017 - May 2021

      • Outreach Worker

        Mar 2017 - Aug 2020

    • Perth Observatory

      Nov 2017 - now
      Volunteer Staff

      Regular volunteer telescope operator at the Perth Observatory located in Bickley, Western Australia. The Perth Observatory provides a look into the history of astronomy in Western Australia as well as a view of the night sky through many new and historic telescopes.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Responsible Service of Alcohol

      Senior First Aid Certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Robin Cook
      John de Laeter Top Excellence Scholarship Award Curtin University Mar 2013