Designing a Supercomputer Facility for the Unknown

Antony Mikulic, RA, CSIRO

Biography:

Antony Mikulic is the deputy general manager property services for CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world, first established in 1926.

Mr. Mikulic is a registered architect and has been with CSIRO for nearly 13 years, during the last seven of which he has led the organization of the Capital Works program across the country. He led a team that has successfully delivered more than $500 million of research facilities for the organization, with facilities ranging from biosafety level 4 laboratories, radio telescope support facilities, and supercomputer and nanofabrication facilities.

Prior to joining CSIRO, he successfully ran his own award-winning architectural practice for a number of years, where he designed laboratories, diplomatic buildings, and other community facilities.