This project aims to develop a Python package to post-process 3-D hydrodynamics simulations (e.g., from RAMSES or Quokka) to create synthetic observations for JWST/HST/VLT.

Optical instrumentation prototyping could be made significantly faster and cheaper with the availability of on-demand, customisable opto-mechanical components.

Optical instrumentation prototyping could be made significantly faster and cheaper with the availability of on-demand, customisable opto-mechanical components.

In this project the student will investigate the feasibility of a 3D printed deformable mirror with an embedded water-cooling system, and its expected performance under extreme heat conditions based on the selected material and actuator configuration.

This project has two components: developing the science case for the instrument, defining the mission parameters that are necessary to ensure the science goals are achieved; and, for a student so inclined, physically building the telescope and camera system.

This project has two components: developing the science case for the instrument, defining the mission parameters that are necessary to ensure the science goals are achieved; and, for a student so inclined, physically building the telescope and camera system.

A resolved star formation study of galaxies using TYPHOON

The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team

The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team

The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team

The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team

The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team

A student undertaking this project will review the existing methods, and assess their suitability in MAVIS, including implementation and testing of a method to actively cancel telescope vibrations with the adaptive optics control loop.

A student undertaking this project will review the existing methods, and assess their suitability in MAVIS, including implementation and testing of a method to actively cancel telescope vibrations with the adaptive optics control loop.

The AITC requires a generalised adaptive optics (AO) test bench in order to test experimental and research AO designs and technologies, as well as to verify AO instrumentation. The test bench will be built using in house optical components and be driven by software written in Python.