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 61 - 75 of 160 project(s).
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
The Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager - known as GSAOI - is a $6.3 million, wide-field, infrared camera that was designed and manufactured by RSAA engineers and technicians for the Gemini South telescope in Chile.
Theme
- Instrumentation
GMTIFS is a near-infrared imager and integral-field spectrograph.
Theme
- Instrumentation
We are building a powerful new instrument to work with the Giant Magellan Telescope to record images and spectra ten times sharper than possible with the Hubble Space Telescope.
Theme
- Instrumentation
People
- Professor Robert Sharp, Researcher
The Australian company ViPAC Engineers & Scientists Pty. Ltd. is leading a project to develop a space-based monitoring system to improve the measurement of greenhouse gases, funded by under the government's Australian Space Research Program (ASRP).
Theme
- Instrumentation
The ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) is collaborating with the National Astronomical Observatory Japan to develop a next-generation Ground Layer Adaptive Optics (GLAO) system for installation on the 8-meter optical-infrared Subaru telescope at the summit of Maunakea, Hawaii.
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Dr Noelia Martinez Rey, Supervisor
- Professor Céline d'Orgeville, Supervisor
The ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) is collaborating with the National Astronomical Observatory Japan to develop a next-generation Ground Layer Adaptive Optics (GLAO) system for installation on the 8-meter optical-infrared Subaru telescope at the summit of Maunakea, Hawaii.
Theme
- Instrumentation
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students
People
- Dr Noelia Martinez Rey, Supervisor
- Professor Céline d'Orgeville, Supervisor
This technical project aims to develop a new approach for fitting absorption and emission spectra simultaneously, employing Gradient Descent and Bayesian methods.
Theme
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
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
Using both the Wide-Field Spectrograph (WiFeS) on the ANU 2.3m telescope and the 1.4 GHz radio band on the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), the student will address how the radio jets from the supermassive black hole interact with the Seyfert host galaxy to affect the evolution of the galaxy.
Theme
- Black hole phenomena
- Structure and evolution of the Cosmos
Accreted stellar populations are comprised of the remnants of destroyed galaxies, and often dominate the 'stellar haloes' of galaxies such as the Milky Way.
Theme
- Galactic archaeology
- Stellar and planetary astronomy
Student intake
Open for Bachelor, Honours students
People
- Associate Professor Luca Casagrande, 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