
Research projects
Discover the forefront of astronomy and astrophysics through our projects, ranging from deep-space communication systems to groundbreaking adaptive optics. Explore our diverse, ongoing research initiatives shaping the future of space science.
Displaying 31 - 45 of 48 project(s).
Star Clusters as Engines of Ionisation and their HII Regions in NGC 7793
Theme
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
We will use simulations of the Milky Way to make predictions for SKA.
Theme
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
Student intake
Open for Honours students
Observatory
People
- Dr Aditi Vijayan, Supervisor
- Professor Mark Krumholz, Supervisor
We will use simulations of the Milky Way to make predictions for SKA.
Theme
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
Student intake
Open for Honours students
Observatory
People
- Dr Aditi Vijayan, Supervisor
- Professor Mark Krumholz, Supervisor
We aim to build an innovative framework to leverage future 21-cm experiments to observe cosmic dawn, and to forecast the optimal constraints on dark matter.
Theme
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
You will use new data from the Australian SKA Pathfinder survey, GASKAP-HI to help take the temperature of the Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds. PhD & Masters students on this project will have the opportunity to be among the first users of ASKAP.
Theme
- Galactic archaeology
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths, Supervisor
We have a variety of projects that will use the new GASKAP-HI data to study the structure and temperature of hydrogen in the Magellanic System.
Theme
- Galactic archaeology
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours students
People
- Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths, Supervisor
The ISM of spiral galaxies is a dynamic environment consisting of thermal gas, relativistic particles, magnetic fields, and dust. The project aims to decipher the origin of filamentary structures in the ISM using numerical simulations as well as observational data.
Theme
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
This project will simulate observations of the rotation measure (RM) at high Galactic latitude that traces the magnetic structures of the Milky Way. The goal is to pinpoint the cause of the recently discovered asymmetry in the RM patterns between the two Galactic hemispheres.
Theme
- Galactic archaeology
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours students
People
- Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths, Supervisor
This project will simulate observations of the rotation measure (RM) at high Galactic latitude that traces the magnetic structures of the Milky Way. The goal is to pinpoint the cause of the recently discovered asymmetry in the RM patterns between the two Galactic hemispheres.
Theme
- Galactic archaeology
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours students
People
- Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths, Supervisor
Supermassive black holes in the early Universe are more massive than we can presently explain. We aim to construct their demographics and reveal their origin.
Theme
- Black hole phenomena
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
Student intake
Open for Honours, PhD students
Observatory
People
- Associate Professor Christian Wolf, Supervisor
By conducting this comprehensive study, we will gain valuable insights into the distinctive properties of the HI gas in the Magellanic Stream. This will allow us to compare the properties of HI gas in the Magellanic Stream with those in the Magellanic Clouds and the Milky Way, shedding light on the differences between.
Theme
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
The goal of this project is to use new, high-resolution simulations to understand how key physical processes, like stellar feedback and gravitational instabilities, shape disk galaxies (from 11 Gyr ago to today).
Theme
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
Student intake
Open for Honours, Master, PhD students
Observatory
People
- Associate Professor Emily Wisnioski, Collaborator
In this project you will use a new cosmic ray propagation code, CRIPTIC, to model the injection, transport, and final annihilation of positrons in the interstellar medium of the inner Galaxy.
Theme
- Black hole phenomena
- Galactic archaeology
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
Student intake
Open for Honours, PhD students
People
- Dr Roland Crocker, Supervisor
- Professor Mark Krumholz, Supervisor
In this project you will use a new cosmic ray propagation code, CRIPTIC, to model the injection, transport, and final annihilation of positrons in the interstellar medium of the inner Galaxy.
Theme
- Black hole phenomena
- Galactic archaeology
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
Student intake
Open for Honours, PhD students
People
- Dr Roland Crocker, Supervisor
- Professor Mark Krumholz, Supervisor