Tingay is a professor of radio astronomy and a Western Australian Premier's Fellow. His work focuses on research into astronomy and in particular advances in radio astronomy that will culminate in the construction of the multi-billion dollar Square Kilometre Array. Tingay has published over 190 research articles in astronomy and has secured over $40m in research funding. He is Director of the Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy, an organisation of approximately 60 staff and students. He has a keen interest in astronomy education and public outreach, in particular to disadvantaged communities. Tingay has recently engaged Indigenous communities in Australia, using art and astronomy as the vehicle to introduce concepts of physics and science, to engage young people in the communities, promote better educational outcomes, and bring Indigenous and non-indigenous peoples closer together.
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