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). 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 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 Nearby probes of the distant halo of the Milky Way: sub-dwarf M stars We have recently demonstrated a novel technique to recover sub-dwarf M stars from the combination of VISTA infra-red and SkyMapper photometry. Theme Galactic archaeology Read more Student intake Open for Honours, PhD students Read more Synergy between future 21-cm experiments and physical cosmology 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 Read more Student intake Open for Honours, PhD students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Yuxiang Qin, Supervisor Read more The rise of supermassive black holes 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 phenomenaStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Honours, PhD students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Associate Professor Christian Wolf, Supervisor Read more What can life on Earth tell us about life in the universe? The focus of this PhD research is the study of the early evolution of life using abundances of chemical elements in different life forms and their environments, at different temporal and spatial scales. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Dr Charley Lineweaver, Supervisor Read more