Thursday, 18 May 2023
  • Director of Mount Stromlo

Professor Stuart Wyithe is the current Director of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics.

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Sunday, 30 Apr 2023
  • Research story

There is something particularly enjoyable about working on the inception of a new telescope project.

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Friday, 31 Mar 2023
  • Research story

Our simulation suite enabled us to calculate the statistical properties of CR superdiffusion and how they depend on the fundamental properties of the plasma through which the CRs move. This will enable future modelling of CR transport using a physically-motivated rather than an ad hoc model.

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Friday, 31 Mar 2023
  • Research story

The AITC is currently leading the design of three major Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics (LGS AO) systems for large and extremely-large telescopes: Subaru Ground Layer Adaptive Optics (GLAO), ESO MAVIS, and Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) Laser Tomography Adaptive Optics (LTAO).

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Monday, 14 Nov 2022
  • News

Professor Celine D’Orgeville has recently been appointed Director of RSAA’s Advanced Instrumentation Technology Centre (AITC).

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Tuesday, 06 Sep 2022
  • News

The largest women-only recruitment drive in the history of Australian Astronomy and Space is underway at The Australian National University (ANU).

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AITC All-Staff Meeting Group Photo Large
Wednesday, 17 Aug 2022
  • News

Are you a woman or a gender-diverse researcher/scientist/engineer/project manager? Whether early or mid-career, junior or senior, aspiring or experienced, are you keen to embrace and thrive working in astronomy and space science and technology alongside equally passionate and like-minded individuals?

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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
  • News

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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Wednesday, 02 Jun 2021
  • News

Australian scientists will help construct one of the world’s most powerful telescopes that will push the cosmic frontier of what is visible.

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