
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.
Displaying 16 - 30 of 40 project(s).
This project involves instrument modelling, science simulation, electro-optical, and system design of a compact spatial heterodyne spectrograph instrument.
Theme
- Instrumentation
Containerised applications can improve modularity when interfacing hardware from different vendors across a variety of machines.
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours students
People
- Dr Jesse Cranney, Supervisor
- Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor
Containerised applications can improve modularity when interfacing hardware from different vendors across a variety of machines.
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours students
People
- Dr Jesse Cranney, Supervisor
- Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor
This project aims to conceptualize a UV astronomical space mission to explore the interstellar medium (ISM) in the Milky Way and nearby Local Group Galaxies. Utilizing recent UV coating and detector advancements, the proposed mission involves high-throughput, compact UV spectroscopic instruments.
Theme
- Instrumentation
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours students
People
- Dr Andrew Battisti, Supervisor
- Dr Joice Mathew, Supervisor
This project aims to conceptualize a UV astronomical space mission to explore the interstellar medium (ISM) in the Milky Way and nearby Local Group Galaxies. Utilizing recent UV coating and detector advancements, the proposed mission involves high-throughput, compact UV spectroscopic instruments.
Theme
- Instrumentation
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours students
People
- Dr Andrew Battisti, Supervisor
- Dr Joice Mathew, Supervisor
Are you ready to blend academic and commercial experience? Can you dive into details and also see the bigger picture? Are you interested in seeing how your knowledge can be applied to real-world outcomes? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Honours, Master, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor
Do you enjoy working with instrumentation? Are you interested in using data to inform real-world decisions? Are you an independent thinker who loves to solve problems? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Honours, Master, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor
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
CSIRO has a cold spray research group which is developing cold sprayed Invar. This project will be developing an optical metrology setup to measure the creep of the cold sprayed Invar in collaboration with CSIRO Lab22 in Clayton, Victoria.
Theme
- Instrumentation
This project aims to address the potential of Spatial Light Modulators (SLMs) as highly nonlinear optical elements, including their potential use in pyramid wavefront sensing.
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours students
People
- Dr Jesse Cranney, Supervisor
- Dr Noelia Martinez Rey, Supervisor
This project aims to address the potential of Spatial Light Modulators (SLMs) as highly nonlinear optical elements, including their potential use in pyramid wavefront sensing.
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours students
People
- Dr Jesse Cranney, Supervisor
- Dr Noelia Martinez Rey, Supervisor
The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor
The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor
This project aims to utilize LLMs (Large Language Models) to enhance the usability of systems engineering documentation, including system requirement documents and flowdowns, interface documents, design documents, and reliability assessments.
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours students
People
- David Brodrick, Supervisor
- Dr Jesse Cranney, Supervisor
This project aims to utilize LLMs (Large Language Models) to enhance the usability of systems engineering documentation, including system requirement documents and flowdowns, interface documents, design documents, and reliability assessments.
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours students
People
- David Brodrick, Supervisor
- Dr Jesse Cranney, Supervisor