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 16 - 30 of 31 project(s). Taking the Temperature of a galaxy You will use new data from the Australian SKA Pathfinder survey, GASKAP-HI to help take the temperature of the Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds. PhD & Masters students on this project will have the opportunity to be among the first users of ASKAP. 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 Taking the temperature of red giant stars in Globular clusters The effective temperature is one of the most fundamental parameters of a star, and its precise determination is crucial for a number of purposes, e.g., from measuring chemical abundances and ages, to improving stellar and atmosphere models. Theme Galactic archaeologyStellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Associate Professor Luca Casagrande, Supervisor Read more The chemistry of M dwarfs from colours M dwarfs are the most abundant stars in the universe, and prime targets for detecting Earth-like planets. Theme Galactic archaeologyStellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Associate Professor Luca Casagrande, Supervisor Read more The Galactic ASKAP Survey of Atomic Gas structure and temperature of the Magellanic System We have a variety of projects that will use the new GASKAP-HI data to study the structure and temperature of hydrogen in the Magellanic System. Theme Galactic archaeologyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours students People Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths, Supervisor Read more The Oldest Stars in the Universe We are looking for ambitious students keen to join the project. They can be involved in different aspects, both observational and theoretical/computational Theme Galactic archaeologyStellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Associate Professor Luca Casagrande, Supervisor Read more The Origin of the High Galactic Latitudes Asymmetry in the Milky Way Magnetic Field Structure This project will simulate observations of the rotation measure (RM) at high Galactic latitude that traces the magnetic structures of the Milky Way. The goal is to pinpoint the cause of the recently discovered asymmetry in the RM patterns between the two Galactic hemispheres. Theme Galactic archaeologyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours students People Dr Yik Ki Ma, Supervisor Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths, Supervisor Read more The Origin of the High Galactic Latitudes Asymmetry in the Milky Way Magnetic Field Structure This project will simulate observations of the rotation measure (RM) at high Galactic latitude that traces the magnetic structures of the Milky Way. The goal is to pinpoint the cause of the recently discovered asymmetry in the RM patterns between the two Galactic hemispheres. Theme Galactic archaeologyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours students People Dr Yik Ki Ma, Supervisor Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths, Supervisor Read more The Origins of Elements with Next-Generation Stellar Spectroscopy This project delves deep into understanding how stars create elements, contributing to unraveling the mysteries surrounding the origins of elements by extracting and tracing the element compositions of millions of stars using cutting-edge spectroscopic surveys. 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 The ultraviolet excess of hot stars: there or not? Blue stragglers are main-sequence stars that are more luminous and bluer than stars of the same age, and their existence has long defied standard stellar evolution. Theme Galactic archaeologyStellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours students People Associate Professor Luca Casagrande, Supervisor Read more Understanding the gamma-ray emission from the Galactic Centre’s giant outflow The student will model the gamma-ray emission around the Milky Way's central bubble. Theme Galactic archaeology Read more Student intake Open for Honours, PhD students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Dr Roland Crocker, Supervisor Read more Uniting optical and infrared spectroscopy with GALAH and APOGEE In this project, the idea would be to combine the publicly available GALAH and APOGEE spectra and analyse them together: We should be able to measure up to 40 different elements from hundreds of lines and provide the community with reference values. Theme Galactic archaeologyStellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Dr Sven Buder, Supervisor Read more What new information can we extract from stellar spectra? Stellar spectra capture the light of a star across multiple wavelengths and include absorption features of numerous atoms and molecules from a star’s photosphere. The abundance data many stars then allow us to study the chemical evolution across large scales in our Galaxy and decipher Galactic trends. Theme Galactic archaeologyStellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Dr Sven Buder, Supervisor Read more Where does Galactic antimatter come from? In this project you will use a new cosmic ray propagation code, CRIPTIC, to model the injection, transport, and final annihilation of positrons in the interstellar medium of the inner Galaxy. Theme Black hole phenomenaGalactic archaeologyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Honours, PhD students People Dr Roland Crocker, Supervisor Professor Mark Krumholz, Supervisor Read more Where does Galactic antimatter come from? In this project you will use a new cosmic ray propagation code, CRIPTIC, to model the injection, transport, and final annihilation of positrons in the interstellar medium of the inner Galaxy. Theme Black hole phenomenaGalactic archaeologyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Honours, PhD students People Dr Roland Crocker, Supervisor Professor Mark Krumholz, Supervisor Read more Why does the inner Galaxy glow in gamma-rays and radio emission?: dark matter, ancient pulsars, neither or both? In this project you will use some combination of theoretical population synthesis calculations and/or analysis of public data from the Fermi telescope to examine the question: what is the real origin of the Galactic Centre Gamma-Ray Excess? Theme Black hole phenomenaGalactic archaeologyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Honours, PhD students People Dr Roland Crocker, Supervisor Professor Mark Krumholz, Supervisor Read more Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Next page Next › Last page Last »