Established projects

The following list lists current and completed projects. A list of potential research projects is available on the potential projects page.

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A Deep-Space and Lunar Optical Communication System: Optical ground station to support Artemis II Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD and Summer scholar course Instrumentation Potential , Current
Asteroids studies with the Kepler Space Telescope for Future Asteroid Mining Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD and Summer scholar course Stellar and planetary astronomy Potential , Current
Double stars observations at Mount Stromlo Observatory for satellite laser communications Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD and Summer scholar course Instrumentation Potential , Current
Ground Layer Adaptive Optics system for the 8-metre Subaru Telescope in Hawaii Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD and Summer scholar course Instrumentation Potential , Current
Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics for deep space optical communications: The Moon and beyond. Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD and Summer scholar course Instrumentation Potential , Current
Opening the dynamic infrared sky with DREAMS Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD and Summer scholar course Instrumentation Potential , Current
The Pyxis Space Interferometer Prototype Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD and Summer scholar course Instrumentation, Stellar and planetary astronomy Potential , Current
The rise of supermassive black holes Honours, Masters and PhD Black hole phenomena, Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Potential , Current
Weighing gravity with galaxy motions PhD Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Potential , Current
A Deep-Space and Lunar Optical Communication System: Optical ground station to support Artemis II Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD and Summer scholar course Instrumentation Potential , Current
A new search for strong gravitational lenses in the MAGPI survey Bachelor, Honours and Masters Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Current
Asteroids studies with the Kepler Space Telescope for Future Asteroid Mining Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD and Summer scholar course Stellar and planetary astronomy Potential , Current
Computational Astrophysics Laboratory Non-award Black hole phenomena, Galactic archaeology, Instrumentation, Stellar and planetary astronomy, Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Current
Connections between morphology and kinematics at cosmic noon Honours, Masters and PhD Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Current
Control and Data Reduction for GHOST Engineering project Instrumentation Current
Double stars observations at Mount Stromlo Observatory for satellite laser communications Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD and Summer scholar course Instrumentation Potential , Current
Freezing-out atmospheric blurring with Lucky Imaging Engineering project Instrumentation Current
Fyris Non-award Black hole phenomena, Galactic archaeology, Instrumentation, Stellar and planetary astronomy, Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Current
Gas-rich dwarf galaxies: evolution and chemistry in the local universe PhD Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Current
GMTIFS: 3DHD instrumentation for Astronomy Engineering project Instrumentation Current
Ground Layer Adaptive Optics system for the 8-metre Subaru Telescope in Hawaii Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD and Summer scholar course Instrumentation Potential , Current
Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics for deep space optical communications: The Moon and beyond. Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD and Summer scholar course Instrumentation Potential , Current
Opening the dynamic infrared sky with DREAMS Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD and Summer scholar course Instrumentation Potential , Current
Revisiting stellar masses in the JWST era Bachelor, Honours and Masters Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Current
The Pyxis Space Interferometer Prototype Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD and Summer scholar course Instrumentation, Stellar and planetary astronomy Potential , Current
The rise of supermassive black holes Honours, Masters and PhD Black hole phenomena, Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Potential , Current
Weighing gravity with galaxy motions PhD Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Potential , Current
What can life on Earth tell us about life in the universe? PhD Stellar and planetary astronomy Current
Accretion and outflow in young stellar objects PhD Stellar and planetary astronomy Completed
Adaptive Optics Demonstrator for space debris tracking Engineering project Instrumentation Completed in 2021
Adaptive Optics for Satellite Imaging Engineering project Instrumentation Completed in 2019
Adaptive Optics for Space Debris Tracking and Pushing Engineering project Instrumentation Completed in 2021
Component Testing of Adaptive Optics Tracking and Pushing System Bachelor, Honours, PhD and Summer scholar course Instrumentation Completed in 2019
Modeling the inner radio structure of the galaxy Centaurus A Honours Black hole phenomena Completed
Nucleosynthesis and ejection process: assisting in chemical tagging for the HERMES project Honours Galactic archaeology Completed
Oscillations in red giants PhD Stellar and planetary astronomy Completed
Quantifying the potential biosphere of Mars PhD Stellar and planetary astronomy Completed