Andrew Walsh

Biography

Dr Walsh is a world-renowned expert in the formation of high-mass stars within our Milky Way Galaxy. He is the most accomplished researcher in the field of methanol masers and internationally recognised for his work in maser research. He has spearheaded multiple Galactic Plane surveys including HOPS, MALT-45, SPLASH and the first MWA survrey of molecular line emission at low frequencies. In addition to this, he is a major contributor to other surveys such as GASKAP, THOR, the Mopra CO survey and multiple surveys of the Central Molecular Zone of our Galaxy. Dr Walsh is also an active researcher in diverse fields, such as astrochemistry, supernova remnants, asteroid orbital element determination, water fountains and evolved stars, accretion disks and the formation of planetary zones, history of astronomy, interstellar medium magnetic fields, planetary nebulae, ultracompact HII regions, gamma-ray astronomy, molecular cloud formation, Galactic structure, the centre of the Milky Way, maser parallax measurements and super star clusters. In addition to his outstanding and diverse astrophysics research, Dr Walsh is also dedicated to the cause of addressing the very important issue of equity (eg. gender, ethnic background, disability) to make our workplaces a positive and balanced experience for all staff and students. He is also an avid and enthusiastic presenter of his work to the public, with talks at small local groups, primary and high schools, pubs, clubs, conferences, as well as at TEDxPerth in 2014, with an audience of 1700 at Perth Concert hall and many more online. The online version of his TEDxPerth talk was the most popular that year, with over 4000 individual views.

Research Interest

Astronomy