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 - 15 of 130 project(s). 3D printed optical translation stage Optical instrumentation prototyping could be made significantly faster and cheaper with the availability of on-demand, customisable opto-mechanical components. Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours students Centre Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre People Dr Jesse Cranney, Supervisor Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor Read more 3D printed optical translation stage Optical instrumentation prototyping could be made significantly faster and cheaper with the availability of on-demand, customisable opto-mechanical components. Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours students Centre Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre People Dr Jesse Cranney, Supervisor Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor Read more 3D printed water-cooled deformable mirror for high power lasers. 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. Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students Centre Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre People Dr Noelia Martinez Rey, Supervisor Read more A Deep-Space and Lunar Optical Communication System: Optical ground station to support Artemis II The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Elisa Jager, Supervisor Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor Read more A Deep-Space and Lunar Optical Communication System: Optical ground station to support Artemis II The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Elisa Jager, Supervisor Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor Read more A Deep-Space and Lunar Optical Communication System: Optical ground station to support Artemis II The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Elisa Jager, Supervisor Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor Read more A Deep-Space and Lunar Optical Communication System: Optical ground station to support Artemis II The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Elisa Jager, Supervisor Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor Read more A Deep-Space and Lunar Optical Communication System: Optical ground station to support Artemis II The successful applicant will join the ANU team and will assist with the development of instrumentation for the optical communication team Theme Instrumentation Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Elisa Jager, Supervisor Associate Professor Francis Bennet, Supervisor Associate Professor Tony Travouillon, Supervisor Dr Doris Grosse, Supervisor Dr Michael Copeland, Supervisor Read more A Hierarchy of Scales: Unraveling Galaxy Properties Through Young Star Clusters in the Local Universe This project will use observations of star clusters with the Hubble Space Telescope to disentangle the multi scale nature of star formation in local spiral galaxies. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for Honours students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Dr Kathryn Grasha, Supervisor Professor Mark Krumholz, Supervisor Read more A Hierarchy of Scales: Unraveling Galaxy Properties Through Young Star Clusters in the Local Universe This project will use observations of star clusters with the Hubble Space Telescope to disentangle the multi scale nature of star formation in local spiral galaxies. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for Honours students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Dr Kathryn Grasha, Supervisor Professor Mark Krumholz, Supervisor Read more A high-altitude survey for nearby supernova 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. Theme InstrumentationStellar and planetary astronomyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Dr Bradley Tucker, Supervisor Dr Joice Mathew, Supervisor Read more A high-altitude survey for nearby supernova 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. Theme InstrumentationStellar and planetary astronomyStructure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours, PhD students People Dr Bradley Tucker, Supervisor Dr Joice Mathew, Supervisor Read more A new search for strong gravitational lenses in the MAGPI survey A new search for strong gravitational lenses in the MAGPI survey Theme Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Bachelor, Honours students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Dr Trevor Mendel, Supervisor Read more A resolved star formation study of galaxies using TYPHOON A resolved star formation study of galaxies using TYPHOON Theme Structure and evolution of the Cosmos Read more Student intake Open for Honours students Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory People Dr Kathryn Grasha, Supervisor Read more Accretion and outflow in young stellar objects Obtaining a good understanding of the physics of star formation remains one of the main problems in astrophysics today. The formation of stars determines the structure, evolution and luminosity of galaxies, and quite possibly contributed to the reionisation of the early Universe. Theme Stellar and planetary astronomy Read more Student intake Open for PhD students People Dr Marc White, Principal investigator Professor Geoff Bicknell, Supervisor Read more Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page Next › Last page Last »
