Phil Diamond

Philip John Diamond is the Director General of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation. 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 to October 2012.

Education

Diamond was educated at the University of Leeds and the University of Manchester where he was awarded a PhD in Radio astronomy in 1982 for work on MERLIN and OH/IR stars.

Research

Diamond's research focuses on astrophysical masers.

Honours and awards

Diamond was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to global radio astronomy.