Research 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. Keywords Academic - Any -Associate Professor Christian WolfAssociate Professor Emily WisnioskiAssociate Professor Francis BennetAssociate Professor François RigautAssociate Professor Luca CasagrandeAssociate Professor Tony TravouillonDr Amit SetaDr Andrew BattistiDr Bradley TuckerDr Cameron Van EckDr Craig AndersonDr Doris GrosseDr Hiep NguyenDr Israel VaughnDr Jesse CranneyDr Joice MathewDr Kathryn GrashaDr Marc WhiteDr Melissa NessDr Michael CopelandDr Noelia Martinez ReyDr Roland CrockerDr Sven BuderDr Thomas NordlanderDr Trevor Mendel Elisa JagerMr David BrodrickProfessor Anna MooreProfessor Brian SchmidtProfessor Céline d'OrgevilleProfessor Chris LidmanProfessor Christoph FederrathProfessor Helmut JerjenProfessor Ken FreemanProfessor Mark KrumholzProfessor Matthew CollessProfessor Michael IrelandProfessor Naomi McClure-GriffithsProfessor Paul FrancisProfessor Robert SharpProfessor Stuart Wyithe Yuxiang Qin Advanced search Project type - Any - Not open for students Open for students Status - Any - Potential Current Completed Study level - Any - Bachelor Graduate certificate Honours Master MPhil PhD Research theme - Any - Black hole phenomena Galactic archaeology Instrumentation Stellar and planetary astronomy Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Displaying 1 - 15 of 40 project(s). A high-altitude survey for nearby supernova 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 InstrumentationStellar and planetary astronomyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Dr Bradley Tucker, Supervisor Dr Joice Mathew, Supervisor Read more A high-altitude survey for nearby supernova 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 InstrumentationStellar and planetary astronomyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Dr Bradley Tucker, Supervisor Dr Joice Mathew, Supervisor Read more Are magnetic fields the scaffolds of galaxies? 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. Theme Galactic archaeologyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths, Supervisor Read more Bulk motions in the nearby Universe and the approach to homogeneity This project aims to measure both distances and velocities for 100,000 galaxies and so map the visible and dark matter within a billion light-years. Theme Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for PhD students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Professor Matthew Colless, Supervisor Read more Bulk motions in the nearby Universe and the approach to homogeneity This project aims to measure both distances and velocities for 100,000 galaxies and so map the visible and dark matter within a billion light-years. Theme Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for PhD students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Professor Matthew Colless, Supervisor Read more Computational astrophysics studies in turbulence, magnetic fields, and star/galaxy formation and evolution 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. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Professor Christoph Federrath, Supervisor Read more Connections between morphology and kinematics at cosmic noon The kinematics and morphology of typically massive disk galaxies has changed dramatically over the last ~9 Gyrs. Theme Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Honours, PhD students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Associate Professor Emily Wisnioski, Supervisor Read more Constraining cosmic ray dynamics with gamma-ray data The goal of this project is to make predictions for the observable gamma-ray signatures of different plasma physics models for cosmic ray transport. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Professor Mark Krumholz, Supervisor Read more Cosmic Magnetism and the Universe’s Biggest ‘Dye Tracer’ Experiments: Deciphering The Impact and Lifecycles of Outflows from Supermassive Black Holes. 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. Theme Black hole phenomenaStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Dr Craig Anderson, Supervisor Read more Formation History of the Milky Way from Stellar Observables To investigate the role of mergers with smaller galaxies in shaping our Milky Way by using the data from stellar surveys and cosmological simulations of the NIHAO suite to identify stellar remnants of galaxies that merged with the Milky Way and explain their role in building the main components of the Milky Way. Theme Galactic archaeologyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for PhD students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Dr Sven Buder, Supervisor Read more Gas-rich dwarf galaxies: evolution and chemistry in the local universe This research project employs the WiFeS spectrograph on the ANU 2.3m telescope at Siding Spring to measure nebular chemical abundances in isolated gas-rich dwarf galaxies in the Local Volume. Theme Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Professor Helmut Jerjen, Supervisor Read more Gas-rich dwarf galaxies: evolution and chemistry in the local universe This research project employs the WiFeS spectrograph on the ANU 2.3m telescope at Siding Spring to measure nebular chemical abundances in isolated gas-rich dwarf galaxies in the Local Volume. Theme Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Professor Helmut Jerjen, Supervisor Read more Investigating the interaction between supermassive black holes and their host spiral galaxies Using both the Wide-Field Spectrograph (WiFeS) on the ANU 2.3m telescope and the 1.4 GHz radio band on the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), the student will address how the radio jets from the supermassive black hole interact with the Seyfert host galaxy to affect the evolution of the galaxy. Theme Black hole phenomenaStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Read more Local analogs for high-redshift galaxies in the GAMA Galaxy Survey This project requires significant data analysis efforts and some observational and theoretical efforts. Theme Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, PhD students Read more Mapping azimuthal variations in metals across cosmic time Mapping azimuthal variations in metals across cosmic time Theme Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for PhD students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Associate Professor Emily Wisnioski, Supervisor Read more Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page Next › Last page Last »