Melanie Johnston-Hollitt | |
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| Born | 8 September 1974 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
| Known for | Design and governance of international radio telescopes Radio observations of Galaxy Clusters |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy Astrophysics Radio Astronomy |
| Thesis | Detection of magnetic fields and diffuse radio emission in Abell 3667 and other rich southern clusters of galaxies (2003) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ronald Ekers Richard Hunstead |
Melanie Johnston-Hollitt (née Johnston; 8 September 1974) is an Australian astrophysicist and professor. She has worked on the design, construction, and international governance of several radio telescopes including the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) and the upcoming Square Kilometre Array (SKA). She was the director of the Murchison Widefield Array until December 2020 and is a professor at the Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy at Curtin University and the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research. Since August 2020, Melanie Johnston-Hollitt is the director of the Curtin Institute for Data Science.