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 - 7 of 7 project(s). Accretion and outflow in young stellar objects Obtaining a good understanding of the physics of star formation remains one of the main problems in astrophysics today. The formation of stars determines the structure, evolution and luminosity of galaxies, and quite possibly contributed to the reionisation of the early Universe. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Dr Marc White, Principal investigator Professor Geoff Bicknell, Supervisor Read more Accretion and outflow in young stellar objects Obtaining a good understanding of the physics of star formation remains one of the main problems in astrophysics today. The formation of stars determines the structure, evolution and luminosity of galaxies, and quite possibly contributed to the reionisation of the early Universe. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Dr Marc White, Principal investigator Professor Geoff Bicknell, Supervisor Read more Component Testing of Adaptive Optics Tracking and Pushing System 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 Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor Read more Oscillations in red giants This short project will using existing data for a sample of red giant stars from the OGLE II and III, and MACHO surveys. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Emeritus Professor Peter Wood, Supervisor Read more Quantifying the potential biosphere of Mars In this project, we have worked on developing and comparing empirical pressure-temperature (P-T) phase diagrams of water, Earth, and terrestrial life, to quantify the terrestrial limits on the habitability of water and help identify the factors that cause some terrestrial water to be uninhabited. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Dr Charley Lineweaver, Supervisor Professor Paul Francis, Supervisor Read more Quantifying the potential biosphere of Mars In this project, we have worked on developing and comparing empirical pressure-temperature (P-T) phase diagrams of water, Earth, and terrestrial life, to quantify the terrestrial limits on the habitability of water and help identify the factors that cause some terrestrial water to be uninhabited. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Dr Charley Lineweaver, Supervisor Professor Paul Francis, Supervisor Read more The link between extended line emission and AGN feedback in brightest cluster galaxies This research project employed the Wide-Field Spectrograph (WiFeS) to study the extended filaments surrounding a sample of brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) in massive clusters. Integral-field spectroscopy provides the opportunity to measure the distribution, emission properties, and velocities of the emitting gas across the extent of the galaxies. Theme Black hole phenomenaStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for PhD students Read more