This project aims to develop a Python package to post-process 3-D hydrodynamics simulations (e.g., from RAMSES or Quokka) to create synthetic observations for JWST/HST/VLT.

In this project the student will investigate the feasibility of a 3D printed deformable mirror with an embedded water-cooling system, and its expected performance under extreme heat conditions based on the selected material and actuator configuration.

You will use 3D magnetohydrodynamic simulations to model asymmetric accretion on protostars and their discs.

This project is to apply and develop software to integral field spectroscopic data of galaxies.

Ambitious students will investigate optimal ways to measure the stellar properties (eg Teff, age, mass) and chemical composition of this immense amount of data.

In this project you will use existing and new data to understand the nature of filamentary structure in galaxies and how they relate to magnetic fields.

This project aims to model performance of the MAVIS instrument on real galaxies samples drawn from available Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope imaging catalogues.

We are currently assembling a new supernova sample to constrain cosmology.

Redshifts are usually determined from the galaxies that host the supernovae, but some hosts are too faint. This project aims to improve the accuracy and precision of redshifts obtained from supernovae.

The student will process a database of sink-particle produced from 4pc^3 star cluster forming simulations to study how young binary and multiple stars evolve.

In the spectra of distant stars, we can often find a series of absorption features, such as Diffuse Interstellar Bands (DIBs) or those of neutral atomic potassium, K I. Although the exact carriers of DIBs are still a matter of debate, various candidates have been proposed over the years.

We are currently collecting data for DEBASS, which will be the ultimate low-redshift sample of type Ia supernova and will be used to constrain the properties of dark energy.

We currently have a sample of 525 supernovae. All but 70 of them have redshifts. This project will search online catalogues for the missing redshifts.

The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will participate in the design and testing of the Adaptive Optics Tracking and Pushing (AOTP) system.

Study of the statistics of turbulent, magnetised gases, relevant for the structure and evolution of the interstellar medium, the formation and evolution of stars and galaxies, using a combination of supercomputer simulations, theory, analytical calculations, and comparison to observations.

In each project, students will utilise data from some of the world’s most powerful radio telescopes, including ASKAP, Parkes, and the Jansky VLA to study the magnetised gas in and around the radio lobes inflated by supermassive black holes.

This project supports the development, upgrade, and operation of the ANU Quantum Optical Ground Station (QOGS) to enable an Australian deep-space optical ground station for engagement with international missions including NASA’s Artemis II.