Phil Diamond

Philip John Diamond CBE HonFInstP is the Director General of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation.^[2][3] He was the director of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics from 1 October 2006 until 2010. He was the Chief of CSIRO's Astronomy and Space Sciences Division from 1 June 2010^[4] to October 2012.

Phil Diamond CBE HonFInstP
Born	Philip John Diamond (1958-02-18) February 18, 1958 (age 67)[1] Bude, Cornwall, United Kingdom[1]
Nationality	British
Citizenship	UK
Alma mater	University of Leeds (BSc) University of Manchester (PhD)
Known for	Jodrell Bank Observatory Square Kilometre Array MERLIN
Scientific career
Fields	Radio astronomy
Institutions	University of Manchester Jodrell Bank Observatory
Thesis	MERLIN observations of the circumstellar envelopes around OH/IR stars (1982)

Education

Diamond was educated at the University of Leeds ( Bachelor of Science 1979) and the University of Manchester where he was awarded a PhD in Radio astronomy in 1982 for work on MERLIN and OH/IR stars.^[1][5][6]

Research

Diamond's research focuses on astrophysical masers.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Honours and awards

Diamond was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to global radio astronomy.^[11][12]