Dr. Malcom Heron
Mal Heron (Life Fellow, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in radio science from the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, in 1971.,From 1971 to 2007, he had an Academic career with James Cook University, Douglas, QLD, Australia, where he is currently an Adjunct Professor of physics. From 2007 to 2012, he was the Foundation Director of the Australian Coastal Ocean Radar Network. He is also a semiretired Consultant with Portmap Remote Ocean Sensing Pty Ltd., Townsville, QLD, Australia. His interests include research in coastal oceanography and the development and applications of HF ocean surface radar.,Dr. Heron is currently an elected member of IEEE-OES AdCom.