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 31 - 45 of 84 project(s). 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 Ground Layer Adaptive Optics system for the 8-metre Subaru Telescope in Hawaii The ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) is collaborating with the National Astronomical Observatory Japan to develop a next-generation Ground Layer Adaptive Optics (GLAO) system for installation on the 8-meter optical-infrared Subaru telescope at the summit of Maunakea, Hawaii. Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students Centre Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Dr Noelia Martinez Rey, Supervisor Professor Céline d'Orgeville, Supervisor Read more Ground Layer Adaptive Optics system for the 8-metre Subaru Telescope in Hawaii The ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) is collaborating with the National Astronomical Observatory Japan to develop a next-generation Ground Layer Adaptive Optics (GLAO) system for installation on the 8-meter optical-infrared Subaru telescope at the summit of Maunakea, Hawaii. Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students Centre Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Dr Noelia Martinez Rey, Supervisor Professor Céline d'Orgeville, Supervisor Read more Infrared sensor systems for Astronomy and Earth Observation from space Or team is working with major national and international detector vendors to develop novel new sensor systems that solve tricky problems not only for astronomy but also for more down-to-Earth issues such as Bushfire Hazard management from Low Earth Orbit remote sensing. Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Honours, PhD students People Professor Robert Sharp, 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 Laser Communications Site Testing and Analysis The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor Read more Laser Communications Site Testing and Analysis The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor Read more Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics for deep space optical communications: The Moon and beyond. This project aims to demonstrate the advantages of LGS-AO for deep space optical communications. Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students Centre Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Dr Noelia Martinez Rey, Supervisor 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 Measuring the masses of black holes in distant galaxies With this project we will be using the newly automated ANU 2.3m telescope and the powerful WiFeS optical spectrograph to perform a time-series measurement of luminous active galaxies (AGN) using the technique of Quasar Reverberation Mapping. Theme Black hole phenomenaInstrumentationStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Professor Robert Sharp, Supervisor Read more Meta-surface lenslet arrays for adaptive optics A student undertaking this project will investigate the potential customisations of lenslet arrays afforded by optical meta-surfaces, and propose designs to be fabricated in the Research School of Physics at ANU. Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students Centre Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre People Dr Israel Vaughn, Supervisor Dr Jesse Cranney, Supervisor Dr Noelia Martinez Rey, Supervisor Prof Dragomir NeshevDr Josephine Munro Read more Meta-surface lenslet arrays for adaptive optics A student undertaking this project will investigate the potential customisations of lenslet arrays afforded by optical meta-surfaces, and propose designs to be fabricated in the Research School of Physics at ANU. Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students Centre Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre People Dr Israel Vaughn, Supervisor Dr Jesse Cranney, Supervisor Dr Noelia Martinez Rey, Supervisor Prof Dragomir NeshevDr Josephine Munro Read more Meta-surface lenslet arrays for adaptive optics A student undertaking this project will investigate the potential customisations of lenslet arrays afforded by optical meta-surfaces, and propose designs to be fabricated in the Research School of Physics at ANU. Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students Centre Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre People Dr Israel Vaughn, Supervisor Dr Jesse Cranney, Supervisor Dr Noelia Martinez Rey, Supervisor Prof Dragomir NeshevDr Josephine Munro Read more Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page Next › Last page Last »