Scientist
Contact Details
- Work Phone: 04-213 1213
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Areas of Expertise
- Johnson noise thermometry
- Liquid-in-glass thermometry
- Platinum resistance thermometry
- Radiation thermometry
- Thermocouple thermometry
- Uncertainty in measurement
Qualifications
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Biography:
Rod has been working in thermometry since 1979, and has been an active researcher in most areas of thermometry, including Johnson noise thermometry, radiation thermometry, platinum resistance thermometry, the triple point of water, resistance measurement, and the propagated uncertainty in temperature scales. He has worked at NIST as a guest researcher in 2001 and 2007, assisting with their Johnson noise thermometry project. Rod has published more than 100 papers and articles on temperature related topics, and is co-author of the text book Traceable Temperatures. He has won NZ Royal Society Science and Technology medal in 1997 for contributions to Temperature Metrology, and the Cooper Medal in 1998 for the work developing the Resistance Bridge Calibrator. In his spare time Rod is a keen golfer, reads, and listens to music.
Professional activities:
MSL representative on the CIPM Consultative Committee for Thermometry (CCT)
Member CCT Working Group 2: Techniques for approximating ITS-90
Chairman CCT Working Group 3: Uncertainties
Member CCT Working Group 4: Thermodynamic measurements
Member CCT Working Group 7: Key Comparisons
New Zealand representative on the International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO) Technical Committee on Temperature and Thermal Measurements
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Member International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
Member NZ Institute of Measurement and Control
Member NZ Association of Scientists
Member of the Royal Society of New Zealand