CAASTRO teams up with MusicaViva ‘The Galileo Project’

Tafelmusik’ will perform exquisite period music from memory before stunning images from the Hubble deep space telescope. Combining music, photography and story-telling, The Galileo Project brings to life the brilliant minds of the early astronomers and the music...

Brian Schmidt ‘The Australian’ Australian of the Year

Professor Schmidt’s scientific achievements and his dreams to empower a new generation of Australian scientists make him an inspiring role model, which is why The Weekend Australian today names him as its Australian of the Year. Whereas some of the...

Supercomputing time for CAASTRO projects in 2012

The following projects will make use of 2 mio. core hours of CAASTRO supercomputing time through NCI in the first term of 2012: Dr James Allison (Univ. Sydney): A search for HI absorption in HIPASS data (2k hours) Dr Stuart Sim (ANU): Type I Supernovae –...

Nobel Lecture by Brian Schmidt

ANU Professor Brian P. Schmidt delivered his Nobel Lecture on 8 December 2011, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was introduced by Professor Börje Johansson, Member of the Nobel Committee for Physics. Video Recording (23min) and additional resources   Press...

Dr Tamara Davis named 2011 QLD Young Tall Poppy

Dr Tamara Davis named 2011 QLD Young Tall Poppy Dr Tamara Davis received her Young Tall Poppy Science Award and the $10,000 top prize from Queensland Premier Anna Bligh (see photo below). Announced earlier this month at the Premier’s Science and Innovation...