Research projects
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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.
Theme
- Instrumentation
The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor
- Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor
- Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor
- Dr Elisa Jager, Supervisor
- Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor
The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor
- Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor
- Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor
- Dr Elisa Jager, Supervisor
- Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor
The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor
- Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor
- Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor
- Dr Elisa Jager, Supervisor
- Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor
The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor
- Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor
- Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor
- Dr Elisa Jager, Supervisor
- Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor
The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor
- Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor
- Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor
- Dr Elisa Jager, Supervisor
- Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor
This project has two components: developing the science case for the instrument, defining the mission parameters that are necessary to ensure the science goals are achieved; and, for a student so inclined, physically building the telescope and camera system.
Theme
- Instrumentation
- Stellar and planetary astronomy
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Bradley Tucker, Supervisor
- Dr Joice Mathew, Supervisor
This project has two components: developing the science case for the instrument, defining the mission parameters that are necessary to ensure the science goals are achieved; and, for a student so inclined, physically building the telescope and camera system.
Theme
- Instrumentation
- Stellar and planetary astronomy
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Bradley Tucker, Supervisor
- Dr Joice Mathew, Supervisor
The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor
- Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor
- Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor
- Dr Elisa Jager, Supervisor
- Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor
The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor
- Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor
- Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor
- Dr Elisa Jager, Supervisor
- Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor
The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor
- Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor
- Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor
- Dr Elisa Jager, Supervisor
- Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor
The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor
- Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor
- Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor
- Dr Elisa Jager, Supervisor
- Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor
The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor
- Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor
- Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor
- Dr Elisa Jager, Supervisor
- Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor
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.
Theme
- Instrumentation
The aim of this research is to determine the correlation of the tip-tilt to confirm that the downlink can be used as a reliable reference source for adaptive optics applied to the uplink signal.
Theme
- Instrumentation