Scientific Publications
As of mid 2020, I have written or co-authored 53 refereed publications in high-impact scientific journals. Copies of my publications and up-to-date citation metrics can be accessed via these services:
Selected Presentations
Presentations I have delivered at meetings, workshops, training events, and to the public.

Magnetism: Earth to the Cosmos
Public talk, ASNSW, 2017
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Magnetism & the Gum Nebula
ASTRON Colloquium 2015
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Practical Pipelines Using Python
CSIRO Radio School 2014
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UCHII regions in CORNISH
Southern Cross Conference 2012
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Principles of Data Reduction
CSIRO Radio School 2011
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Star-Formation in NGC3576
Astrochemistry Workshop, Galway 2010
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Thesis: What's in the Brew?
University of Bristol 2008
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PhD Thesis
My PhD thesis "What's in the Brew? A study of the molecular environment of methanol masers and UCHII regions." was was accepted by the UNSW School of Physics in Febuary 2007.
Single PDF file (14 MB)
Latex source (.tar.gzip file, 21 MB)
Note: the four main science chapters in my thesis were published as refereed papers:
- Beam size, shape and efficiencies for the ATNF Mopra radio
telescope at 86-115 GHz
E. F. Ladd, C. R. Purcell, T. Wong, S. Robertson.,
2004. PASA 22, 62-72.
[ADS] - A CH3CN and HCO+ survey towards methanol masers
associated with star formation
C. R. Purcell, R. Balasubramanyam, M. G. Burton, A. J. Walsh, V. Minier, M. R. Hunt-Cunningham, + 29 others,
2006. MNRAS 367, 553-576.
[ADS] [arXive] - Physical and chemical conditions in methanol maser selected
hot-cores and UCHII regions
C. R. Purcell, S. N. Longmore, V. Minier, P. Jones, M. G. Burton, M. Hunt-Cunningham,
2009. MNRAS 394, 323-329.
[ADS] [arXive] - Multi-generation star-formation in NGC3576
C. R. Purcell, V. Minier, S. N. Longmore, A. J. Walsh, P. Jones, F. Herpin, T. Hill, M. R. Cunningham, M. G. Burton.,
2009. A&A 504, 139-159.
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