The AITC News & Events page highlights significant moments and updates related to the Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre at ANU.

News

AITC award celebration held at Mount Stromlo during the week of the announcement. Some members of the AITC team are missing (many were still working from home at the time).
Tuesday, 14 Jun 2022

The AITC Team at the Australian National University (ANU) Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre (AITC) has won the 2021 ANU Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research.

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James Gilbert
Thursday, 09 Jul 2020

ANU researcher, Dr James Gilbert has been named one of Australia’s most innovative engineers.

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Monday, 06 Jul 2020

Australia's space industry is booming despite the impact of coronavirus.

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Tuesday, 26 May 2020

A new infrared telescope built by ANU will monitor the entire southern sky in search of new cosmic events as they take place.

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Tuesday, 18 Dec 2018

The NGS2 instrument is an upgrade to the Adaptive Optics facility on the Gemini South telescope in Chile.

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AITC scientists discuss space technologies at the World Economic Forum
Wednesday, 05 Dec 2018

Watch ANU scientists present on a range of fascinating topics from the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, China.

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Astrophysics Lecture
18 Mar 2025 | 11am

Professor Michele Trenti from the University of Melbourne will be giving the RSAA Colloquium on "The SpIRIT mission: An Australian Space Telescope contributing to multi-messenger astrophysics."

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A large astronomical observatory dome captured at sunset with long streaks in the sky created by airplane contrails.
18 Sep 2024 | 9am

In 1924, the Commonwealth Solar Observatory was established on Mount Stromlo. Today, Mount Stromlo Observatory is the headquarters of the ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and for 100 years, has been a world-renowned community of researchers exploring the heavens.

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