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Monday 7th July 2008 |
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09:00 |
Welcoming remarks |
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· Professor Warrick Couch, ASA President · Professor Alan Robson, Vice Chancellor, University of Western Australia · Professor Linda Kristjanson, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Curtin University of Technology |
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Session 1 |
Chair: Lister Staveley-Smith |
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09:30 |
Kate Brooks (In) |
Observing the early stages of massive star formation |
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10:00 |
Stephen Marsden |
Stellar spectropolarimetry: mapping the stars |
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10:20 |
Tiago Pereira (St) |
Observing Oxygen lines across the solar disk: a test of 3D atmospheric models |
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10:40 |
COFFEE AND POSTERS |
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Session2 : ANSOC |
Chairs: Lister Staveley-Smith/Michael Barber |
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11:10 |
Michael Barber |
The Astronomy NCRIS Strategic Options Process |
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11:30 |
Will Saunders |
The PILOT Design Study |
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11:50 |
Penny Sackett |
The Giant Magellan Telescope: Recent Developments and Opportunities |
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12:10 |
Warrick Couch |
The “Additional 8m Access” Option: opportunities and benefits |
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12:30 |
Matthew Colless |
The future of the AAO |
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12:50 |
LUNCH & POSTERS – Lunch provided by AAL |
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Lunch Meetings: ATNF update; PILOT update |
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Session 3 |
Chair: Penny Sackett |
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14:00 |
Roland Crocker (In) |
The gamma-ray and radio glow of the Central Molecular Zone and the Galactic centre magnetic field |
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14:30 |
Rob Wittenmyer |
A search for Multi-Planet Systems |
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14:50 |
Grant Kennedy (St) |
Hot Super-Earths |
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15:10 |
John McFerran |
An astro-comb based on a harmonically mode-locked fibre-laser: proposal and initial tests |
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15:30 |
COFFEE AND POSTERS |
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Session 4 |
Chair: David Blair |
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16:00 |
Chiaki Kobayashi (In) |
Simulations of Cosmic Chemical Enrichment |
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16:30 |
Terry Bridges |
Gemini/GMOS Spectroscopy of Globular Clusters in Early-Type Galaxies |
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16:50 |
Lee Spitler (St) |
The remarkable connection between galaxy halos and their globular cluster systems |
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17:10 |
Jon Mendel (St) |
The Anatomy of a Galaxy Group: Stellar Populations and Group Galaxy Evolution |
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17:30 |
Stefan Keller |
An Act of Galactic Cannibalism – the Virgo Over Density |
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17:50 |
CLOSE |
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19:30 |
HARLEY WOOD PUBLIC LECTURE - John Dickey (Woolnough LT) |
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Tuesday 8th July 2008 |
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Session 5 |
Chair: David Coward |
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09:00 |
Duncan Galloway (In) |
Searching for X-ray spectral features in expanding neutron-star atmospheres |
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09:30 |
Lilia Ferrario |
Massive stars as progenitors of magnetars |
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09:50 |
Stephen Ng |
Fourier Modeling of the Radio Torus Surrounding of Supernova 1987A |
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10:10 |
Toby Potter (St) |
Simulating the expansion and emission of supernova remnant SN1987A |
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10:30 |
Brad Tucker (St) |
Host Galaxy Properties of Type Ia Supernovae and Their Effects on Cosmology |
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10:50 |
COFFEE AND POSTERS |
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Session 6 |
Chair: Elaine Sadler |
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11:20 |
Catherine Buchanan (In) |
Unveiling the nature of Seyfert nuclei with 1-100 micron spectral energy distributions |
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11:50 |
Sarah Brough |
The luminosity-halo mass relation for brightest cluster galaxies |
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12:10 |
Kate Randall (St) |
Classifying the sub-milliJansky radio population |
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12:30 |
Nicholas Bate (St) |
Probing quasar accretion disks with gravitational microlensing |
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12:50 |
LUNCH & POSTERS – Lunch provided by DOIR |
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Session 7 : Posters & Gravity Waves and Synergies |
Chair: David McClelland |
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14:00 |
Poster Sparkler Talks |
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14:20 |
Stanley Whitcomb (In) |
Gravitational Wave Astronomy using LIGO |
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14:50 |
Linqing Wen (In) |
Perspective on Identifying Electromagnetic Counterparts of Gravitational-Wave sources |
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15:20 |
COFFEE AND POSTERS |
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Session 8 : Gravity Waves and Synergies (contd.) |
Chair: David McClelland |
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15:50 |
Daniel Shaddock (In) |
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna: the science and the mission |
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16:20 |
George Hobbs (In) |
Pulsars as Gravitational-Wave Detectors |
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16:50 |
Matthias Vigelius (St) |
Neutron star astrophysics with gravitational waves |
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17:10 |
Sarah Burke (St) |
Supermassive Binary Black Holes: A Survey for Arcane Monsters |
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17:30 |
David Blair |
Fundamental physics and cosmology with gravitational and electromagnetic observation of black hole and neutron star binaries |
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17:50 |
CLOSE |
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19:00 |
Heads of Departments and NCA MEETING (Conference Room 4.54, School of Physics) |
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Wednesday 9th July 2008 |
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Session 9 : SKA/Optical Synergies |
Chair: Ilana Feain |
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09:00 |
Patrick McCarthy (In) |
Scientific Synergies Between the Giant Magellan Telescope and the Square Kilometer Array |
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09:30 |
Andrew Hopkins (In) |
A multiwavelength approach to galaxy evolution in the era of SKA pathfinders |
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10:00 |
Tara Murphy (In) |
From MOST to MWA: Exploring the Variable Radio Sky with Wide Field Imaging |
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10:30 |
Krzysztof Bolejko |
Testing the Copernican Principle |
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10:50 |
COFFEE AND POSTERS |
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Session 10 |
Chair: Martin Meyer |
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11:20 |
Simon Driver (In) |
Luminous Matter and Luminous Energy |
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11:50 |
Chris Blake (In) |
First Results from the WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey |
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12:20 |
Michael Brown |
The past 8 Billion Years of Red Galaxy Growth |
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12:40 |
Stephen Curran |
Where is the 21-cm absorption by hydrogen in high redshift galaxies and quasars? |
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13:00 |
LUNCH & POSTERS – Lunch provided |
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14:00 |
Session 11 : AGM |
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15:30 |
COFFEE AND POSTERS |
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Session 12 |
Chair: Roger Clay |
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16:00 |
Poster Sparkler Talks |
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16:20 |
Bruce Dawson (In) |
Particle Astrophysics with the Pierre Auger Observatory |
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16:50 |
Julian King (St) |
Stringent constraint on cosmological variation of the proton-to-electron mass ratio |
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17:10 |
Rebecca McFadden (St) |
The LUNASKA Project: UHE Neutrino Detection using the Lunar Cherenkov Technique |
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17:30 |
Marc Duldig |
Recent solar production of relativistic protons |
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17:50 |
CLOSE |
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19:30 |
ASM DINNER (Perth Flying Squadron Yacht Club) |
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Thursday 10th July 2008 |
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Session 13 |
Chair: Peter Quinn |
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09:00 |
Christopher Hales (St) |
Cosmic Forensics: A Study of the Pulsar Wind Nebula G359.23-0.82, - “The Mouse” (Bok Prize Lecture) |
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09:20 |
Alastair Edge (In) |
The UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey – progress and prospects |
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09:50 |
Martin Meyer |
Dissolving Stellar Clusters and the Diffuse UV Background in Nearby Galaxies |
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10:10 |
Mark Allen |
Investigating Ionization Mechanisms in Active Galaxies: From Individual Objects to Large Samples |
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10:30 |
COFFEE AND POSTERS |
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Session 14 : Education and Outreach |
Chair: Marjan Zadnik |
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11:00 |
Robert Hollow (In) |
PULSE@Parkes; Engaging students in science through pulsar observations |
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11:30 |
Paul Francis |
The Unlecture Project |
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11:50 |
Lesa Moore (St) |
Bringing Deep Space into the Classroom |
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12:10 |
Christopher Fluke |
Enabling 3-D Astronomy: Integrated Research, Presentation, Publication and Education Outcomes |
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12:30 |
Helen Sim |
IYA2009 Update |
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12:50 |
LUNCH & POSTERS – Lunch provided |
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Session 15 |
Chair: Steven Tingay |
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14:00 |
Jean-Pierre Macquart (In) |
Detecting Impulsive Transients at Low Radio Frequencies |
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14:30 |
Matthew Bailes |
Radioastronomy in Software |
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14:50 |
Hayley Bignall |
The VLBI morphology and redshift dependence of scintillating radio sources |
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15:10 |
Kenji Bekki |
Formation of HI streams around galaxies |
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15:30 |
COFFEE AND POSTERS |
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Session 16 |
Chair: Warrick Couch |
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16:00 |
David Frew |
Can single stars produce planetary nebulae? |
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16:20 |
Mike Pracy |
A Combined Radio and Optical Study of Abell 370 |
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16:40 |
George Hau |
The search for “hermaphrodite” galaxies – early type galaxies undergoing inverse morphological transformation |
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17:00 |
CLOSE |
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Poster Session
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Michael |
Ashley |
Pre-HEAT: submillimeter site testing and astronomical spectra from Dome A, Antarctica |
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Michael |
Ashley |
The PLATO remote observatory for the Antarctic plateau |
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Keith |
Bannister |
Use of Graphics Processor Units in Astronomical Data Reduction Pipelines |
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Samuel |
Barden |
Concepts for a high resolution multi-object spectrograph for galactic archeology on the Anglo-Australian Telescope |
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Pablo |
Barriga |
Stable Power Recycling Cavity for Advanced Gravitational Wave Detectors |
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Daniel |
Bayliss |
The SuperLupus Transit Survey |
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Mark |
Bennett |
Gravitational waves from pulsar glitches |
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James |
Biggs |
Internet telescopes at Perth Observatory |
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Colin |
Bonner |
SNODAR: a new instrument to measure the height of the atmospheric boundary layer on the Antarctic plateau |
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Tui |
Britton |
High dynamic range direct imaging of extrasolar planets with an off-axis Antarctic telescope |
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Ronald |
Burman |
Quasi-Dipole Pulsar Magnetic Fields |
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Donna |
Burton |
Identifying active young solar-type stars for Zeeman Doppler Imaging |
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Michael |
Burton |
Multiple Molecular Line Mapping of the Central Molecular Zone |
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Roger |
Clay |
Cosmic Ray Propagation in a Fractal Galactic Medium |
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Roger |
Clay |
Time Delays in Cosmic Ray Propagation |
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Jackie |
Cooper |
Radiative Cooling and the Survival of Clouds in a Supersonic Wind |
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Ricardo |
Covarrubias |
Magellan Telescopes in Las Campanas Observatory |
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Ricardo |
Covarrubias |
Does the Metallicity Affect the Fate of Massive Stars? |
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David |
Coward |
The frontier of transient astronomy: new computational tools for probing the Universe with transients |
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Maria |
Cunningham |
Star Formation and Feedback in the G333 Molecular Cloud Complex |
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Gary |
Da Costa |
Exploring the Virgo Stellar Stream |
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Amitava |
Datta |
Using Graphics Processing Units for Speeding up Gravitational Wave Data Analysis |
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Jacqueline |
Davidson |
Magnetic Field Directions associated with YSO Outflows |
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Jacinta |
Delhaize |
Gas and Dust in the Magellanic Stream |
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Marc |
Duldig |
10Be concentrations in Antarctic snow following the 29 Oct 2003 and 20 Jan 2005 solar cosmic ray events |
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Jean-Charles |
Dumas |
AIGO High Performance Compact Vibration Isolation System |
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Ilana |
Feain |
The ASKAP Science User Policy |
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Ilana |
Feain |
A long overdue synthesis image of Centaurus A |
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Christopher |
Fluke |
Virtual Field Trips: Teaching the history of astronomy with Google Maps |
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Peter |
Gillingham |
PILOT enclosure – a study of seeing and outside air infiltration |
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Michael |
Goodwin |
Siding Spring SLODAR Turbulence Ranging Campaign |
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Alister |
Graham |
The HST/ACS Treasury Survey of the Coma galaxy cluster |
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Brendan |
Griffen |
Globular Cluster Formation in Cosmological Simulations |
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Chris |
Harris |
GPU Accelerated Radio Astronomy Signal Convolution |
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Shane |
Hengst |
PLATO Power - a robust, low environmental impact power generation system for the Antarctic plateau |
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Eric |
Howell |
Constraining the rate densities of gamma ray bursts from their temporal and brightness distributions |
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Stephen |
Hughes |
The Scientist in Schools scheme - an opportunity for astronomers to inspire school students |
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Alan |
Imerito |
Low-Luminosity GRBs and Next Generation Satellite Detectors |
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Melanie |
Johnston-Hollitt |
Radio Luminosity Functions in Galaxy Clusters: New Results from the Horologium-Reticulum Supercluster |
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Paul |
Jones |
Turbulence in the molecular medium from multi-line mapping |
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Grant |
Kennedy |
The Snow Line and the Frequency of Giant Planets |
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Wolfgang |
Kerzendorf |
Looking for the smoking gun - Progenitor systems of Type Ia Supernovae |
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Madhura |
Killedar |
Quantifying the thin-lens approximation with ray-tracing |
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Laszlo |
Kiss |
Debris disks around young stars |
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Jonathon |
Kocz |
RFI removal using the Parkes multibeam receiver |
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Juliana |
Kwan |
Dark Energy and Inhomogeneous cosmologies |
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Richard |
Lane |
Tracing the Enigmatic Monoceros Structure |
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Sally |
Langford |
Photometric Variability in Earthshine Observations Associated with a Continental Coastline |
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Karen |
Lewis |
Detecting Moons of Pulsar Planets Through Time-of-Arrival Perturbation |
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Karen |
Lewis |
Detectability of moons of transiting planets using realistic stellar lightcurves |
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Diana |
Londish |
The Australian SKA Pathfinder |
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Elizabeth |
Mahony |
The View at 20GHz: Optical Properties of the AT20G Survey |
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Ralph |
Martin |
VRI light curves of supernova SN2004S |
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Marc |
McAuley |
Astronomy Australia Limited |
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Emily |
McNeil |
The Dynamics of Elliptical Galaxies |
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Zdenka |
Misanovic |
Phase-resolved spectroscopy of the thermally-emitting PSR J1740+1000 |
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Zdenka |
Misanovic |
Thermonuclear burst studies |
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Simon |
Murphy |
The Gemini Planet Imager: revealing young planets around nearby stars |
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Christine |
Nicholls |
The Mystery of Long Secondary Periods |
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Simon |
O'Toole |
Selection Effects in the Anglo-Australian Planet Search |
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Kevin |
Pimbblet |
Evolution in Filaments of Galaxies over 3.5 Gyr. |
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Maxim |
Priymak |
A Realistic Equation of State of Neutron Star Magnetic Mountains |
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Stuart |
Ryder |
A surviving Wolf-Rayet Companion to Supernova 2001ig |
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Penny |
Sackett |
Discovering and Characterising Transiting Planets from Australia: Preparing for the GMT Era |
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Letizia |
Sammut |
Downhill Simplex Algorithm search for periodic signals in noisy data |
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Martin |
Saul |
Molecular Proto-Disks in Corona Australis |
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Will |
Saunders |
Science Drivers for PILOT |
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Maxim |
Spolaor |
Insights on the origin of dwarf early-type galaxies in the Virgo and Fornax clusters |
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Sunil |
Susmithan |
Vacuum design issues for AIGO |
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William |
Tango |
The PAVO beam-combiner at SUSI and ROCS |
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Timo |
Vaalsta |
The Zadko Telescope: searching for transients in the nearby and high-z Universe |
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Scott |
Wales |
Evolving Dark Energy in Cosmological Simulations |
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Andrew |
Walsh |
First results from HOPS |
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Eduard |
Westra |
Absolute photometry down to 1% accuracy |
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Dayal |
Wickramasinghe |
The accretion induced collapse hypothesis and the origin of millisecond pulsars |
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Chunnong |
Zhao |
Challenges of Next Generation Ground Based Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors |