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Associate Professor Andrew MacKinnon

Associate Professor/Reader

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

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Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2022 - ongoing	Assoc. Head of Learning & Teaching,	University of Adelaide
2019 - 2023	Head of Physics Department	University of Adelaide
2018 - ongoing	Assoc. Professor	University of Adelaide
2015 - 2017	Senior Lecturer	University of Adelaide
2009 - 2015	Lecturer	University of Adelaide

Education

Date Institution name Country Title

University of Adelaide Australia PhD

Journals

Year	Citation
2024	Jonker, J. R., Cervera, M. A., Harris, T. J., Holdsworth, D. A., MacKinnon, A. D., Neudegg, D., & Reid, I. M. (2024). Doppler variations in radar observations of resident space objects: Likely Ionospheric Pc1 plasma waves. Advances in Space Research, 74(5), 2430-2451. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2024	Hume, R., Weir, T., Priest, J., Krivickas, S., Riggs, K., MacKinnon, A., . . . Able, A. J. (2024). Are we Developing Career-Readiness Skills in Australian Science Graduates?. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 32(5), 2-24. DOI Scopus3
2022	Edwards, D. J., Cervera, M. A., & MacKinnon, A. D. (2022). High Frequency Land Backscatter Coefficients over Northern Australia and the Effects of Various Surface Properties. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 70(7), 5819-5830. DOI Scopus6 WoS4
2022	Edwards, D., Cervera, M., & MacKinnon, A. (2022). A Comparison of the Barrick and Backscatter Ionogram Methods of Calculating Sea Surface Backscatter Coefficients. Remote Sensing, 14(9), 21 pages. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2021	Pederick, L., Harris, T., MacKinnon, A., & Reid, I. (2021). Response of a Polarimetric Antenna to Ionospherically Propagated Signals. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 69(11), 1. DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2020	Klekociuk, A. R., Ottaway, D. J., MacKinnon, A. D., Reid, I. M., Twigger, L. V., & Alexander, S. P. (2020). Australian Lidar measurements of aerosol layers associated with the 2015 Calbuco eruption. Atmosphere, 11(2), 1-31. DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2019	Spargo, A. J., Reid, I. M., & MacKinnon, A. D. (2019). Multistatic meteor radar observations of gravity-wave-tidal interaction over southern Australia. ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES, 12(9), 4791-4812. DOI Scopus24 WoS24
2018	Bossert, K., Fritts, D., Heale, C., Eckermann, S., Plane, J., Snively, J., . . . MacKinnon, A. (2018). Momentum Flux Spectra of a Mountain Wave Event Over New Zealand. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123(18), 9980-9991. DOI Scopus14 WoS13
2018	Heitmann, A. J., Cervera, M. A., Gardiner-Garden, R. S., Holdsworth, D. A., MacKinnon, A. D., Reid, I. M., & Ward, B. D. (2018). Observations and modeling of traveling ionospheric disturbance signatures from an Australian network of oblique angle-of-arrival sounders. Radio Science, 53(9), 1089-1107. DOI Scopus17 WoS12
2017	Yu, Y., Wan, W., Reid, I., Chen, J., Vincent, R., Ning, B., . . . Zhang, Y. (2017). Global tidal mapping from observations of a radar campaign. Advances in Space Research, 60(1), 130-143. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2017	Spargo, A., Reid, I., MacKinnon, A., & Holdsworth, D. (2017). Mesospheric gravity wave momentum flux estimation using hybrid Doppler interferometry. Annales Geophysicae, 35(3), 733-750. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2015	Walterscheid, R., Hecht, J., Gelinas, L., MacKinnon, A., Vincent, R., Reid, I., . . . Pautet, P. (2015). Simultaneous observations of the phase-locked 2 day wave at Adelaide, Cerro Pachon, and Darwin. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 120(5), 1808-1825. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2015	Bossert, K., Fritts, D., Pautet, P., Williams, B., Taylor, M., Kaifler, B., . . . MacKinnon, A. (2015). Momentum flux estimates accompanying multiscale gravity waves over Mount Cook, New Zealand, on 13 July 2014 during the DEEPWAVE campaign. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 120(18), 9323-9337. DOI Scopus51 WoS47
2013	Vincent, R., Alexander, M., Dolman, B., MacKinnon, A., May, P., Kovalam, S., & Reid, I. (2013). Gravity wave generation by convection and momentum deposition in the mesosphere-lower thermosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research; Atmospheres, 118(12), 6233-6245. DOI Scopus20 WoS19
2009	Hecht, J., Alexander, M., Walterscheid, R., Gelinas, L., Vincent, R., MacKinnon, A., . . . Russell III, J. (2009). Imaging of atmospheric gravity waves in the stratosphere and upper mesosphere using satellite and ground-based observations over Australia during the TWPICE campaign. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114(18), 1-20. DOI Scopus31 WoS28
2004	Tsuda, T., Ratnam, M., May, P., Alexander, M., Vincent, R., & MacKinnon, A. (2004). Characteristics of gravity waves with short vertical wavelengths observed with radiosonde and GPS occultation during DAWEX (Darwin Area Wave Experiment). Journal of Geophysical Research, 109(20), D20S03-1-D20S03-13. DOI Scopus56 WoS52
2004	Vincent, R., MacKinnon, A., Reid, I., & Alexander, M. (2004). VHF profiler observations of winds and waves in the troposphere during the Darwin Area Wave Experiment (DAWEX). Journal of Geophysical Research, 109(20), D20S02-1-D20S02-11. DOI Scopus19 WoS18
2004	Lucas, C., MacKinnon, A., Vincent, R., & May, P. (2004). Raindrop size distribution retrievals from a VHF boundary layer profiler. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 21(1), 45-60. DOI Scopus26 WoS22
1998	Vincent, R., Dullaway, S., MacKinnon, A., Reid, I., Zink, F., May, P., & Johnson, B. (1998). A VHF boundary layer radar: First results. Radio Science, 33(4), 845-860. DOI Scopus26 WoS26

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2025	Camilleri, T. A., Cervera, M. A., MacKinnon, A. D., & Ward, B. (2025). Climatology + Perturbation Approach for Modelling Equatorial Vertical ExB Drift Velocity Using Ground-Based Magnetometers. In 2025 Ursi Asia Pacific Radio Science Meeting AP Rasc 2025. URSI – International Union of Radio Science. DOI
2023	Jonker, J., Cervera, M., Holdsworth, D., Neudegg, D., Harris, T., MacKinnon, A., & Reid, I. (2023). Impact of Ionospheric Doppler Perturbations on Space Domain Awareness Observations. In Proceedings of the IEEE Radar Conference (pp. 1-6). Online: IEEE. DOI Scopus2
2023	Pederick, L., Harris, T., MacKinnon, A., & Reid, I. (2023). Vector-sensing antenna for measuring the direction of arrival of ionospherically propagated HF radio signals. In Proceedings of the IEEE Radar Conference (pp. 1-6). Online: IEEE. DOI
2017	Heitman, A. J., Cervera, M. A., Gardiner-Garden, R. S., Holdsworth, D. A., MacKinnon, A. D., Reid, I. M., & Ward, B. D. (2017). Observations and modeling of traveling ionospheric disturbance signatures from an Australian network of oblique angle-of-arrival sounders. In Proceedings of the 32nd General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI GASS 2017) Vol. 2017-January (pp. 1-4). Montreal, Canada: IEEE. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2009	Ottaway, D., Heintze, M., MacKinnon, A., Veitch, P., & Munch, J. (2009). Coherent laser radar for air pollution transport studies. In Proceedings of the ACOLS ACOFT 09 Conference (pp. 316-317). CDROM: Australian Optical Society.

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2025	Co-Supervisor	Geophysical origins of day-to-day ionospheric variability within the Australian region	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Miss Danielle Jade Edwards
2018	Principal Supervisor	Determining the Angle of Arrival of Ionospherically-Propagated HF Radio Signals using Compact Polarimetric Antennas	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Lenard Hume Pederick

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2022 - 2024	Co-Supervisor	Impacts of Geomagnetic Disturbances on the Low- and Mid-Latitude Ionosphere over Australia	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Tristan Anthony Camilleri
2019 - 2021	Principal Supervisor	High Frequency Surface Backscatter Coefficients	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Miss Danielle Jade Edwards
2017 - 2019	Principal Supervisor	A New Empirical Climatological Model of ionospheric foF2 and hmF2 and Review of the International Reference Ionosphere	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Daniel James Field
2016 - 2021	Co-Supervisor	Studies of the MLT/I using Multistatic Meteor Radar	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Andrew John Spargo
2015 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Characterising Spatial and Temporal Ionospheric Variability with a Network of Oblique Angle-of-arrival and Doppler Ionosondes	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Andrew James Heitmann
2015 - 2024	Co-Supervisor	Tests of Tropospheric Models	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Simon Curtis
2014 - 2016	Co-Supervisor	Radar Measurements of Gravity Wave Characteristics in the MLT	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Andrew John Spargo

Position: Associate Professor/Reader
Phone: 83133875
Email: andrew.mackinnon@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Physics, floor Ground Floor
Room: G22
Org Unit: Physics

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