Aaron Robotham

Aaron Robotham is a Senior Principal Research Fellow at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), The University of Western Australia. His research focuses on observational extragalactic astronomy and computer simulations of galaxy evolution, leading major surveys like GAMA, DEVILS, and WAVES. He holds an ARC Future Fellowship and has contributed to over 321 publications.

Education: MSc in Physics & Astrophysics (University of Bristol, 2001–2005), PhD in Astrophysics (University of Bristol, 2005–2008). Postdoctoral roles at the University of St Andrews (2008–2012) before joining ICRAR in 2010.

Research Interests: Galaxy surveys, mergers, dark matter, cosmic structure, and the proposed Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer telescope. His work spans observational data and simulations to understand galaxy evolution across cosmic time.

Recent Articles: Focus on galaxy size-mass relations, merger rates, and cosmic reionization studies using JWST. Highlights include DEVILS survey findings and PEARLS high-redshift galaxy analyses.

• Awards: ASA Anne Green Prize (2024), Mid-Career Research Award (2022), Early Career Investigators Award (2014).
• Grants: ARC-funded projects on galaxy evolution and exoplanet imaging (e.g., "Hot Fuzz," "Beacons in the Night").

Labs/Teams: Leads ICRAR's observational and simulation teams, collaborates internationally on surveys like SAMI and H-ATLAS.