Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL0992131
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$3,097,098.00
Summary
Mining the Southern Sky. The Southern Sky Survey will make significant, high profile discoveries in Astronomy ranging from understanding objects like Pluto, to discovering the first black holes in the distant Universe. These breakthroughs will capture the imagination of potential young scientists and technologists, and will lead Australians to undertaking studies in these vital areas. To achieve our discoveries, we will create and serve Australia's largest publicly available database. This will ....Mining the Southern Sky. The Southern Sky Survey will make significant, high profile discoveries in Astronomy ranging from understanding objects like Pluto, to discovering the first black holes in the distant Universe. These breakthroughs will capture the imagination of potential young scientists and technologists, and will lead Australians to undertaking studies in these vital areas. To achieve our discoveries, we will create and serve Australia's largest publicly available database. This will create economic and scientific benefits by training a significant number of young Australians in using massive data sets, data manipulation, and problem solving.Read moreRead less
Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL140100278
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,513,348.00
Summary
Hector: a revolutionary survey machine to discover how galaxies formed. Hector: a revolutionary survey machine to discover how galaxies formed. The formation of the Milky Way, is one of the most important questions in cosmology today. One of the key unknowns is how the gas, which forms the stars, gets into dark matter halos to make galaxies and why these galaxies spin. This project aims to assemble a first-rate instrument team to build Hector, the first automated hexabundle spectrograph; to ass ....Hector: a revolutionary survey machine to discover how galaxies formed. Hector: a revolutionary survey machine to discover how galaxies formed. The formation of the Milky Way, is one of the most important questions in cosmology today. One of the key unknowns is how the gas, which forms the stars, gets into dark matter halos to make galaxies and why these galaxies spin. This project aims to assemble a first-rate instrument team to build Hector, the first automated hexabundle spectrograph; to assemble a large team to combine Hector's spectral imaging of 100,000 galaxies with new Australian radio observations; and to extend this technology for the Giant Magellan Telescope. This will help to ensure Australia's leadership in observational cosmology and instrumentation through this decade and into the era of extremely large telescopes.Read moreRead less
Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL150100148
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,840,752.00
Summary
Exascale astronomy: real-time analysis of the transient radio universe. Exascale astronomy: real-time analysis of the transient radio universe: This fellowship project aims to develop and deploy a generic supercomputing solution for the powerful square kilometre array precursor telescopes in Australia and South Africa. ‘Fast radio bursts’ are a new astronomical phenomenon of as yet unknown origin, with enormous potential to probe the cosmos in new ways — but only a handful are known. Concurrentl ....Exascale astronomy: real-time analysis of the transient radio universe. Exascale astronomy: real-time analysis of the transient radio universe: This fellowship project aims to develop and deploy a generic supercomputing solution for the powerful square kilometre array precursor telescopes in Australia and South Africa. ‘Fast radio bursts’ are a new astronomical phenomenon of as yet unknown origin, with enormous potential to probe the cosmos in new ways — but only a handful are known. Concurrently, advances in computer graphics have enabled very low-cost parallel processors to be constructed that are revolutionising radio astronomy signal processing. The telescopes in Australia and South Africa will be used to discover new fast radio bursts, and will also be pursuing a pulsar timing program which seeks to probe the interior of neutron stars, search for gravitational waves and make new tests of general relativity.Read moreRead less
Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL150100113
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$3,039,610.00
Summary
The building blocks of life over 12 billion years. The building blocks of life over 12 billion years: This fellowship project aims to develop new theoretical models and combine them with innovative observations from new Australian 3D technology to trace how the building blocks of life — carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen — formed and assembled from the infant universe to the present day. The elements transform the way new stars are born, the way planets are formed, the way stars explode and die, and t ....The building blocks of life over 12 billion years. The building blocks of life over 12 billion years: This fellowship project aims to develop new theoretical models and combine them with innovative observations from new Australian 3D technology to trace how the building blocks of life — carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen — formed and assembled from the infant universe to the present day. The elements transform the way new stars are born, the way planets are formed, the way stars explode and die, and the way stars assemble into new galaxies. The origin of the elements is an outstanding problem which is driving the establishment of new international telescopes; Australia alone has invested over $480 million in astronomical infrastructure over the past 8 years. This project aims to provide the critical mentoring and training to the next generation of astronomers required to fully exploit Australia's major investment in astronomical infrastructure.Read moreRead less
Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL110100072
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,608,816.00
Summary
Distant horizons: understanding the first galaxies in the universe. Viewing astronomy from a historical perspective we are immediately faced with a series of fundamental unanswered questions. This project will make a comprehensive study of the formation of the first galaxies, and provide answers to the questions of how and when the first generation of galaxies formed, and what they looked like.
Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL180100060
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,838,950.00
Summary
Deep learning: the first billion years with next generation Telescopes. This project aims to transform our understanding of the early Universe using the giant James Webb Space Telescope. This telescope, which will be the most transformative telescope of the next decade will be launched in early 2019. The telescope will observe the dawn of galaxy formation 13 billion years ago, a time that is currently shrouded in obscurity. The project will develop new techniques in scientific computing, includi ....Deep learning: the first billion years with next generation Telescopes. This project aims to transform our understanding of the early Universe using the giant James Webb Space Telescope. This telescope, which will be the most transformative telescope of the next decade will be launched in early 2019. The telescope will observe the dawn of galaxy formation 13 billion years ago, a time that is currently shrouded in obscurity. The project will develop new techniques in scientific computing, including cloud-based workflows to make science more efficient and the application of 'deep learning' to the discovery of new astronomical objects and the acceleration of scientific computation. The project will train a new generation of young scientists in the use of these techniques, and actively engage with school students.Read moreRead less
Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL100100114
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,784,765.00
Summary
A Survey of the Universe's Magnetism. This project will significantly advance our understanding of the structure and evolution of the Universe and will maintain our nation's outstanding track record of astronomical discovery by delivering ground-breaking world-class scientific discoveries, produced by Australian astronomers using an Australian telescope. The project will help demonstrate the viability of the technology that Australia is advocating for the design of the Square Kilometre Array by ....A Survey of the Universe's Magnetism. This project will significantly advance our understanding of the structure and evolution of the Universe and will maintain our nation's outstanding track record of astronomical discovery by delivering ground-breaking world-class scientific discoveries, produced by Australian astronomers using an Australian telescope. The project will help demonstrate the viability of the technology that Australia is advocating for the design of the Square Kilometre Array by carrying out innovative experiments with powerful new instrumentation. Finally, the project will provide new capacity for research and innovation by training the next generation of scientists and by providing them with unique skills and expertise.Read moreRead less
Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL210100039
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$3,221,778.00
Summary
Illuminating Magnetic Fields as the Scaffold of Gas in Galaxies. This program aims to reveal how gas and magnetic fields interact to set the fate of galaxies. The question of how galaxies evolve is one of the most fundamental in all of astronomy. Magnetism, alongside gravity, is one of the most influential forces in determining the evolution of galaxies, and yet one of the least understood. Using the Fellow's expertise and Australia's newest radio telescope, the Australian Square Kilometre Arra ....Illuminating Magnetic Fields as the Scaffold of Gas in Galaxies. This program aims to reveal how gas and magnetic fields interact to set the fate of galaxies. The question of how galaxies evolve is one of the most fundamental in all of astronomy. Magnetism, alongside gravity, is one of the most influential forces in determining the evolution of galaxies, and yet one of the least understood. Using the Fellow's expertise and Australia's newest radio telescope, the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder, this program will explore the inner workings of our own Milky Way and its galactic neighbours, the Magellanic Clouds. Using new observations and a new international research network, this program expects to position Australia at the centre of international efforts to understand how galaxies work.Read moreRead less
Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL110100012
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,594,354.00
Summary
Unravelling the history of the Milky Way Galaxy and searching for exoplanets through the chemical compositions of stars. Understanding the past and future of the Milky Way Galaxy and how planets form around stars are two of the main challenges facing astronomy today. This project will make crucial inroads to both of these topics through a combination of sophisticated supercomputer simulations and unprecedented observations with world-leading Australian facilities.
Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL180100168
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,899,722.00
Summary
Illuminating the dark universe. This project aims to measure and explain the dark side of the universe, by performing new theoretical analyses of two groundbreaking surveys. Dark energy and dark matter are amongst the most profound puzzles facing fundamental physics. The Dark Energy Survey expects to discover approximately 3000 supernovae, and using The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will measure distances to 30 million galaxies. This project will combine these findings to determine whethe ....Illuminating the dark universe. This project aims to measure and explain the dark side of the universe, by performing new theoretical analyses of two groundbreaking surveys. Dark energy and dark matter are amongst the most profound puzzles facing fundamental physics. The Dark Energy Survey expects to discover approximately 3000 supernovae, and using The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will measure distances to 30 million galaxies. This project will combine these findings to determine whether dark energy changes with time, narrow the search for a quantum theory of gravity, and complete the standard model of particle physics by measuring the mass of the neutrino, a subatomic particle. This will substantially advance our understanding of the physics of our Universe, inspiring the next generation of innovators.Read moreRead less