Detecting transient sources in the sky

Dr Cathryn Trott studied the distribution and structure of dark matter in galaxies prior to working in medical imaging physics. At Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital, she was involved in the estimation and detection of signals from...

CAASTRO Annual Retreat in the ‘Braidwood Times’

Astrophysicists retreat in Bungendore 63 members of The ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics (CAASTRO) met at the Molonglo Observatory at Hoskinstown for the inaugural Annual Retreat last week. “CAASTRO is a major new initiative that is revolutionising...

AAO and CSIRO scholarships with CAASTRO Partners

The Australian Astronomical Observatory (AAO) and CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS) are CAASTRO Partner Organisations. Students wishing to undertake postgraduate research with a CAASTRO Chief Investigator at one of the CAASTRO node universities have the...

Skymapper receives grant for Southern Sky Survey

The Australian National University (ANU) has been awarded a $390,000 research grant for its Southern Sky Survey of stars and galaxies in the southern hemisphere, scheduled to start in the next couple of months. The three-year grant, awarded by the Australian Research...

ATUC Science Meeting Time Domain Astronomy

Marsfield Lecture Theatre – 24th October 2011 Please find abstracts of the CAASTRO presentations and links to PDF copies below. Click here for the meeting program. Dr Cathryn Trott: Design and performance of fast transient detectors Detection of fast radio...