Doctor Ragbir Bhathal
LECTURER,
Engineering and Construction Management
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of Queensland
- BSc University of Singapore
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Engineering and Construction Management
Contact
| Email: | R.Bhathal@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 2834 |
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| Location: | XB.2.43 Penrith (Kingswood) |
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Biography
Dr Ragbir Bhathal was a Commonwealth Scholar and did his PhD in magnetism at the University of Queensland under the supervision of Professor Frank Stacey, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Dr Bhathal has been invited by Pearson Australia to write the Australian edition of University Physics for use in physics and engineering courses in Australian universities and is in the process of writing this book. He has published a paper in Nature and several papers in international refereed journals. He has published six books on astronomy and his book 'Frontiers in Astronomy' was highly praised by the former President of the Australian Academy of Science, Professor Sir Gustav Nosal. Dr Bhathal was awarded the Bicentennial Royal Society of NSW Medal for services to science and research, the CJ Dennis Award for excellence in natural history writing and the prestigious Nancy Keesing Fellowship by the State Library of NSW. He has served as a UNESCOconsultant on science policy for the ASEAN group of nations, as an Adviser to the Federal Minister for Science and was the Project Director for the million dollar Sydney Observatory restoration building program. Dr Bhathal also designed and built theobservatory at the UWS Campbelltown Campus.
In January 2009 he was invited by the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO to give a paper at the international astronomy conference held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris to commemorate the start of the worldwide International Year of Astronomy.
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Publications
Books
- Young, H., Freedman, R., Ford, A. and Bhathal, R. (2010), 'University Physics', : Pearson 9781442517110.
- Bhathal, R. (2010), 'Aboriginal Astronomy', : ARI 9780646541044.
- Bhathal, R. (2010), 'Selected Documents in Aboriginal Astronomy', : ARI 9780646526645.
- Bhathal, R. and Bhathal, J. (2006), 'Australian Backyard Astronomy', : National Library of Australia 0642276323.
Chapters in Books
- Bhathal, R. (2011), 'The OZ OSETI Project', Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CETI), State University of New York Press 9781438437934.
- Bhathal, R. (2011), 'Improving the scientific literacy of Aboriginal students through astronomy', The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture, Cambridge University Press 9780521764773.
Journal Articles
- Salamonson, Y., Weaver, R., Chang, S., Koch, J., Bhathal, R. and Khoo, C. (2013), 'Learning approaches as predictors of academic performance in first year health and science students', Nurse Education Today, 5.
- Bhathal, R. (2012), 'Bernard Mills and Australian Radio Astronomy', Astronomy & Geophysics, 3.
- Bhathal, R. (2012), 'Profile: Brian Schmidt', Astronomy & Geophysics, 3.
- Bhathal, R. (2012), 'Australia and the transit of Venus', Astronomy and Geophysics, 3.
- Bhathal, R. (2012), 'Profile : Brian Schmidt', Astronomy & Geophysics, 3.
- Bhathal, R. and Bhathal, R. (2012), 'Australia and the transit of Venus', Astronomy and Geophysics, 3.
- Bhathal, R. (2012), 'Bernard Mills and Australian radio astronomy', Astronomy & Geophysics, 3.
- Bhathal, R. (2012), 'Some scientific aspects of Parramatta Observatory', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 17.
- Bhathal, R. and Mason, T. (2011), 'Aboriginal astronomical sites, landscapes and paintings', Astronomy and Geophysics, 5.
- Bhathal, R. (2011), 'A Governor's observatory', Astronomy and Geophysics, 3.
- Bhathal, R. (2011), 'Retrospective perceptions and views of engineering students about physics and engineering practicals', European Journal of Engineering Education, 9.
- Bhathal, R. (2011), 'The accelerating universe: A new view of the universe', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 8.
- Bhathal, R., Sharma, M. and Mendez, A. (2010), 'Educational analysis of a first year engineering physics experiment on standing waves: based on the ACELL approach', European Journal of Physics, 13.
- Bhathal, R. (2010), 'Australia's great comet hunter', Astronomy & Geophysics, 3.
- Bhathal, R. (2009), '150 years of Sydney Observatory', Astronomy & Geophysics, 4.
- Bhathal, R. (2009), 'Quasars and radio galaxies', Royal Society of New South Wales. Journal and Proceedings, 5.
- Bhathal, R. (2009), 'Galaxies and the HI survey', Royal Society of New South Wales. Journal and Proceedings, 6.
- Bhathal, R. (2009), 'Pre-contact astronomy', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 9.
- Bhathal, R. (2009), 'Stellar astrophysics', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 6.
- Bhathal, R. (2008), 'Astronomy for Aboriginal students', Astronomy & Geophysics, 3.
- Bhathal, R. (2008), 'Profile: Matthew Colless', Astronomy & Geophysics, 13.
- Bhathal, R. (2008), 'Antarctic Astronomy', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 5.
- Bhathal, R. (2008), 'Searching for ETI', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 5.
- Bhathal, R. (2007), 'Australian Astronomers : what made them great', Astronomy & Geophysics, 4.
- Bhathal, R. (2006), 'Astronomy in Aboriginal culture', Astronomy & Geophysics, -473.
- Wong, O., Ryan-Webber, E., Garcia-Appadoo, D., Bhathal, R., Stootman, F. and +30 Others, . (2006), 'The Northern HIPASS catalogue - data presentation, completeness and reliability measures', Royal Astronomical Society. Monthly Notices, 10.
- Bhathal, R. (2006), 'Dreamtime astronomy', Australian Physics, 5.
- Bhathal, R. (2005), 'Australian astronomy looks forward', Astronomy & Geophysics, 2.
- Doyle, M., Koribalski, B., Webster, R., Staveley-Smith, L., Barnes, D., Howlett, M., Kilborn, V., Waugh, M., Pierce, M., De Blok, W., Bhathal, R., Drinkwater, M., Disney, M., Ekers, R., Freeman, K., Garcia, D., Gibson, B., Harnett, J., Henning, P., Jerjen, H., Kesteven, M., Knezek, P., Rhode, D., Mader, S., Marquarding, M., Minchin, R., O'Brien, J., Oosterloo, T., Price, R., Putman, M., Ryder, S., Sadler, E., Stewart, I., Pimbblet, K., Stootman, F., Wright, A., Read, M., Meyer, M., Zwaan, M., Ryan-Webber, E. and Stevens, J. (2005), 'The HIPASS catalogue - III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 11.
- Bhathal, R., Stootman, F. and Plus 38 Others, . (2004), 'The 1000 brightest HIPASS galaxies: The HI properties', The Astronomical Journal, 31.
- Bhathal, R., Stootman, F. and Plus 35 Others, . (2004), 'The HIPASS catalogue - I. Data presentation', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 15.
- Bhathal, R., Stootman, F. and Plus 35 Others, . (2004), 'The HIPASS catalogue - II. Completeness, reliability and parameter accuracy', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 10.
- Bhathal, R., Stootman, F., Waugh, M., Drinkwater, M., Webster, R. and Staveley-Smith, L. (2002), 'The large-scale distribution of nertal hydrogen in the Fornax region', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 16.
- Kilborn, V., Webster, R., Staveley-Smith, L., Marquarding, M., Bhathal, R. and Stootman, F. (2002), 'A catalog of HI selected galaxies from the south celestial cap region of sky', The Astronomical Journal, 16.
- Putman, M., De Heij, V., Staveley-Smith, L., Braun, R., Bhathal, R. and Stootman, F. (2002), 'HIPASS high-velocity clouds: Properties of the compact and extended populations', The Astronomical Journal, 19.
- Ryan-Weber, E., Koribalski, B., Stavely-Smith, L., Jerjen, H., Bhathal, R. and Stootman, F. (2002), 'The 1000 brightest HIPASS galaxies: Newly cataloged galaxies', The Astronomical Journal, 21.
Conference Papers
- Bhathal, R. (2010), 'The Australian Optical SETI Project', Astrobiology Science Conference, League City, Texas.
- Bhathal, R. (2010), 'Physics Practicals for Engineering Students?', Creating ACTIVE Minds in our Science and Mathematics students : Proceedings of the 16th UniServe Science Annual Conference, University of Sydney.
- Bhathal, R. (2009), 'Improving the scientific literacy of Aboriginal students through astronomy', IAU Symposium No. 260, 2009, UN Headquarters, Paris.
- Bhathal, R. (2008), 'Microwave and optical SETI searches', Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) 18th National Congress, Adelaide, South Australia.
Research
Dr Bhathal carries out research in nanosecond laser pulsed communications, astrophysics, galactic surveys, astronomical image analysis and processing and lately has taken a keen interest in the teaching and learning that takes place in physics and engineering laboratories which is an area the university is now emphasising and is of growing importance in Australian universities. He also supervises the first year projects in physics for the Advanced Engineering students. His expertise in project management has been found to be very useful by students doing Professional Practice.
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