Alumni

A list of all CAASTRO members:

Former  Member CAASTRO Location New Location
Ixandra Achitouv Swinburne University of Technology
Caitlin Adams Swinburne University of Technology
Matthew Alger Australian National University
Kamran Ali University of Western Australia
James Allen University of Sydney  London, UK
James Allison CSIRO  University of Oxford, UK
Per Andersen University of Queensland
Igor Andreoni Swinburne University of Technology
Balwinder Arora ICRAR-Curtin
Jacobo Asorey University of Queensland
Matthew Bailes Swinburne University of Technology [Chief Investigator] Swinburne University of Technology [now OzGRav]
Julie Banfield Australian National University
Keith Bannister CSIRO
Jay Banyer University of Sydney Vivienne Court Trading, Sydney
Dilyar Barat Australian National University
Tania Barone Australian National University
Ewan Barr SKA Organisation, Jordell Bank MPIfR, Germany
Ben Barsdell Swinburne University of Technology Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Holger Baumgardt University of Queensland
Elise Beaufils Swinburne University of Technology
Martin Bell University of Sydney  University of Technology Sydney
Stephanie Bernard University of Melbourne
Shivani Bhandari Swinburne University of Technology
Mohit Bhardwaj University of Melbourne
Ramesh Bhat Curtin University
Chris Blake Swinburne University of Technology
Joss Bland-Hawthorn University of Sydney
Jessica Bloom University of Sydney McKinsey & Company
Jamie Bolton University of Nottingham, UK
Lindsay Botten NCI
Brian Boyle CSIRO  University of New South Wales
Robert Braun CSIRO SKA Headquarters, UK
Frank Briggs Australian National University
Sarah Brough AAO
Loren Bruns, Jnr University of Melbourne University of Melbourne eResearch Group
Julia Bryant University of Sydney
Davide Burlon University of Sydney Actuarial Pricing Analyst P&C, Germany
Joshua Calcino University of Queensland
Manisha Caleb ANU The University of Manchester, UK
Joe Callingham The University of Sydney ASTRON, The Netherlands
Duncan Campbell-Wilson University of Sydney [retired]
Rodrigo Canas Vazquez University of Western Australia
Won Chang Australian National University
Qingxiang Chen University of Western Australia
Rajan Chhetri Curtin University
Wei Chieh Ng ANU The University of Auckland
Michael Childress ANU University of Southampton, UK
Shinkee Chung ICRAR / UWA Gravity Wave Group, Physics Department, UWA
Alexandru Codoreanu Swinburne University of Technology
Matthew Colless Australian National University
Jeff Cooke Swinburne University of Technology
Warrick Couch AAO
Scott Croom University of Sydney
Weiguang Cui ICRAR-UWA
Stephen Curran Victoria University of Wellington
Christopher Curtin Swinburne University of Technology
Mike Dalley Uluru Soneva Fushi, Maldives
Jo Daniels University of Sydney
Roger Davies University of Oxford, UK
Tamara Davis University of Queensland
Catherine deBurgh-Day University of Melbourne Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne
Simon Deeley University of Queensland
Adam Deller Swinburne University of Technology
Jacinta Den Besten The University of Melbourne [‘Telescopes in Schools’] The University of Melbourne
Francesco D’Eugenio Australian National University
Dougal Dobie University of Sydney
Kim Dorrell University of Melbourne
Jason Dossett University of Queensland Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Italy
Michael Drinkwater University of Queensland
Alan Duffy Swinburne University of Technology
Angela Dunleavy Curtin University
Wiebke Ebeling Curtin University
Pascal Elahi University of Western Australia
Janette Ellis University of Sydney Tara Anglican School for Girls
Syed Faisal-Ur-Rahman Australian National University
Xiaohui Fan University of Arizona, USA
Jamie Farnes University of Sydney Raboud University, The Netherlands
Jamie Farnes Radboud University, Netherlands
Sean Farrell University of Sydney
Ilana Feain University of Sydney School of Medicine, University of Sydney; Nano-X
Hannah Feldman Curtin University ANU / Questacon
Chris Flynn Swinburne University of Technology
Lisa Fogarty University of Sydney Clifford Chance, GDL student at BPP London, UK
Carlos Frenk University of Durham, UK
Bryan Gaensler University of Toronto, Canada
Angela Garcia Swinburne University
Paul Geil University of Melbourne
Karl Glazebrook Swinburne University of Technology
Marcin Glowacki University of Sydney
Jacob Golding Australian National University
Debra Gooley University of Sydney, Finance Officer
Cody Gough Curtin University IBM, Perth
Guido Granda Manoz UWA
Anne Green University of Sydney
Bradley Greig University of Melbourne University of Pisa
Lucas Grimes University of Queensland
Kate Gunn University of Sydney Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Paul Hancock Curtin University
Katherine Harborne University of Western Australia
George Heald CSIRO
Se-Heon Oh ICRAR-UWA Korea
Samuel Hinton University of Queensland
Harry Hobson University of Queensland
Tao Hong NAOC, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Andrew Hopkins AAO
Luke Horsley Curtin University MWA group, Curtin University
Cullan Howlett University of Western Australia
Jake Hughes ANU University of Cardiff
Minh Huynh University of Western Australia
Carole Jackson Curtin University  ASTRON, Netherlands
Clancy James Curtin University
Andrew Jameson Swinburne University of Technology
Fabian Jankowski Swinburne University of Technology University of Manchester
Akila Jeeson-Daniel University of Melbourne
Ruth Jeffries University of Sydney
Andrew Johnson Swinburne University of Technology
Simon Johnston CSIRO
Tanya Jones ICRAR / Curtin University La Trobe University
Christopher Jordan Curtin University
Ronniy Joseph Curtin University
Shahab Joudaki Swinburne University Leiden
Anna Kapinska ICRAR (UWA) ICRAR (UWA)
Antonios Katsianis University of Melbourne University of Chile, Chile
Guinevere Kauffmann Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics
Dilpreet Kaur Curtin University
Eyal Kazin Swinburne University  London, UK
Evan Keane Swinburne University  SKA Organisation, Jordell Bank
Katharine Kelley University of Western Australia
Rachel Kennedy ICRAR / Curtin University Financial Services/Strategic Procurement Unit, Curtin University
Clare Kenyon University of Melbourne
Hansik Kim University of Melbourne
Anthea King University of Melbourne
Jonathon Kocz Swinburne University UC Berkeley
Jun Koda Swinburne University INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Italy
Iraklis Konstantopoulos AAO Envizi, Sydney
Michael Kramer MPIfR, Germany
Shri Kulkarni Caltech, USA
David Lagattuta Swinburne University Université de Lyon, France
Claudia Lagos University of Western Australia
Philip Lah ANU
Katie Lau ICRAR / UWA
Emil Lenc University of Sydney  CSIRO
Sarah Leslie ANU Germany
Sue Lester Swinburne University of Technology
Lina Levin Swinburne University of Technology University of Manchester
Jing Li University of Sydney
Lincheng Li University of Western Australia
Zefeng Li Australian National University
Chris Lidman AAO
Jack Line University of Melbourne
Kitty Lo University of Sydney University College London
Cleo Loi University of Sydney University of Cambridge, UK
Jennifer Lynch University of Sydney Creative Science, Sydney
Christene Lynch University of Sydney Curtin University
Ed Macaulay University of Queensland University of Portsmouth, UK
Katie Mack University of Melbourne University of North Carolina
Pierre Macquart Curtin University
Greg Madsen University of Sydney Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Canberra
Christina Magoulas University of Melbourne University of Cape Town, South Africa
Elizabeth Mahony University of Sydney  CSIRO
Felipe Marin Swinburne University
Rebecca McElroy University of Sydney MPIA Heidelberg, Germany
Ben McKinley Curtin University
Samuel McSweeney Curtin University
Susanne Meinen ANU  Germany
Rose Metcalfe ANU Department of Veterans Affairs
Scott Meyer ICRAR-UWA
Martin Meyer University of Western Australia
Bradley Meyers Curtin University
Daniel Mitchell CSIRO
Anais Möller Australian National University
John Morgan Curtin University
Vincent Morrello Swinburne University
Vanessa Moss University of Sydney  ASTRON, The Netherlands
Mehran Mossammaparast Curtin University Standard Communications, Sydney
Jeremy Mould Swinburne University of Technology
Tara Murphy University of Sydney
Steven Murray Curtin University
Aina Musaeva University of Sydney
Daniel Muthukrishna ANU University of Cambridge
Richard Newton ICRAR / UWA IBM, UK
Ray Norris CSIRO
Shane O’Sullivan University of Sydney Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Danail Obreschkow University of Western Australia
Andre Offringa ANU ASTRON, Netherlands
Christopher Onken Australian National University
Stephen Ord Curtin University CSIRO (Sydney)
Samuel Oronsaye ICRAR / Curtin
Sinem Ozbilgen University of Melbourne
Reynald Pain LPNHE, France [Partner Investigator] LPNHE, France
Fiona Panther Australian National University
Susan Parker University of Sydney
David Parkinson Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)
Aditya Parthasarathy Madapusi Swinburne University of Technology
Li Pen University of Toronto, Canada
Clare Peter University of Western Australia
Emily Petroff Swinburne University ASTRON, Netherlands
Bart Pindor University of Melbourne University of Melbourne
Kathryn Plant Swinburne University of Technology
Attila Popping University of Western Australia
Rhys Poulton University of Western Australia
Chris Power University of Western Australia
Daniel Price Swinburne University of Technology
Pietro Procopio University of Melbourne
Fei Qin University of Western Australia
Hao Qiu University of Sydney
Mahsa Rahimi University of Melbourne
Jarrod Ramsdale Curtin University
Sharon Rapoport Australian National University
Jarryd Rasti University of Melbourne
Vikram Ravi Swinburne University
Steve Rawlings University of Oxford [deceased]
Glen Rees University of Sydney Macquarie University
Sarah Reeves University of Sydney Powerhouse, Sydney
Nicolas Regnault LPNHE, France
Tristan Reynolds University of Melbourne
Tristan Reynolds University of Western Australia
Nastaran Rezaee University of Melbourne
Jonghwan Rhee University of Western Australia
Samuel Richards University of Sydney Japan
Jennifer Riding University of Melbourne
Signe Riemer-­Sørensen University of Oslo, Norway
Cristy Roberts Australian National University
Seonaid Rodgers Curtin University Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth
Antonia Rowlinson ASTRON, Netherlands
Ashley Ruiter Australian National University
Emma Ryan-Weber Swinburne University of Technology
Elaine Sadler University of Sydney
Khaled Said University of Western Australia Australian National University
Diane Salim Australian National University
Tina Sallis Curtin University
Mara Salvato MPE, Germany
Mayuri Sathyanarayana Rao Australian National University
Richard Scalzo ANU Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, University of Sydney
Adam Schaefer University of Sydney University of Wisconsin
Brian Schmidt Australian National University
Henning Schmitz University of Queensland
Nicholas Scott University of Sydney
Paul Scott-Taylor ICRAR-UWA
Morag Scrimgeour ICRAR / UWA Sparked.com, USA
Ivo Seitenzahl University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Robert Sharp Australian National University
Stuart Sim Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Helen Sim University of Sydney
Ragini Singh ANU  Research Services Division, ANU
Marcin Sokolowski Curtin University
Eiré Sommer Australian National University
Chris Springob ICRAR-UWA
Lister Staveley-Smith University of Western Australia
Kimberly Steele Curtin University
Denise Sturgess ANU ANU, Office of the Vice-Chancellor
Ravi Subrahmanyan RRI, India
Michelle Sullivan University of Sydney University of Sydney
Nicholas Swainston Curtin University
Dana Tabbara Swinburne University
Dan Taranu University of Western Australia
Georgina Taylor ANU
Merryn Taylor University of Queensland Deloitte, Brisbane
Ned) Taylor Swinburne University of Technology
Edoardo Tescari University of Melbourne
Darshan Thakkar University of Sydney  Aviat Networks, New Zealand
Adam Thomas University of Queensland
Sarah Thomson University of Queensland
Steven Tingay Curtin University
Patrick Tisserand Australian National University Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, France
Rita Tomic Curtin University
Steven Tremblay Curtin University
Cathryn Trott Curtin University
Brad Tucker Australian National University
Syed Uddin Swinburne University Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, China
Ashraf Uddin Purple Mountain Observatory, China
David Valcin ICRAR / UWA
Ellert van der Velden Swinburne University of Technology
Willem van Straten Swinburne University of Technology
Matthew Varidel University of Sydney Rational Group
Matthew Varidel University of Sydney
Vivek Venkatraman Swinburne University of Technology
Mia Walker Curtin University
Charlotte Ward University of Sydney
Randall Wayth Curtin University
Rachel Webster University of Melbourne
Charlotte Welker University of Western Australia
Kylie Williams University of Sydney University of Sydney, School of Dentistry
Christian Wolf Australian National University
Laura Wolz University of Melbourne
Ivy Wong University of Western Australia
Candy Wu University of Queensland University of Queensland
Stuart Wyithe University of Melbourne [Chief Investigator] University of Melbourne [now CAASTRO-3D]
Mengyao Xue Curtin University
Ding Yan Swinburne University
Fang Yuan ANU Geoscience Australia, Canberra
Bonnie Zhang Australian National University
Xiang Zhang Curtin University
Andrew Zic University of Sydney

CAASTRO Connections (Alumni Network)

Welcome to CAASTRO Connections – our Alumni Network. All CAASTRO alumni will be invited to join this new group and participate in a variety of events each year.

Forthcoming Events

  • Three alumni events will be held each year. Locations will vary and there will be opportunities to connect face-to-face or via video conference.

Connect

We encourage alumni to participate actively in the CAASTRO community: to attend events, to volunteer, to create new ways for alumni to stay connected to CAASTRO, and to contribute to the greatness of our centre. Whether you would like to be involved as a:

  • Commitee Member – currently seeking members!
  • Speaker at CAASTRO Connections event
  • Mentor, or
  • Local alumni group organiser

Please contact Deb Gooley for more information.

Our Objectives

The purpose of CAASTRO Connections is to foster a spirit of loyalty, support CAASTRO’s goals, and to strengthen the ties between alumni, the community, and CAASTRO.

Consistent with the core values of community, education and service, the alumni network’s programs and services will provide alumni with meaningful opportunities to:

 

  • Receive valuable services to enhance their lives and careers
  • Serve the centre, other alumni, students and the community at large
  • Highlight the achievements of its alumni
  • Provide alumni with rewarding opportunities to serve CAASTRO, its members and its students
  • Continue the process of life-long learning
  • Foster diversity and community, strengthening ties to CAASTRO and growing relationships with other alumni

CAASTRO Completed PhDs

Below is a list of recent PhD theses completed under the supervision of one or more CAASTRO members.

2017

Manisha Caleb, A pursuit for celestial radio sources, Australian National University

Jessica Bloom, Kinematic disturbance in the Halpha gas of nearby galaxies and its relationship to environment, stellar mass, and interaction, The University of Sydney

Marcin Glowacki, Atomic hydrogen in the distance universe with the Australian SKA Pathfinder, The University of Sydney

Rebecca McElroy, Active galaxies in the local universe: feedback, variability, and triggering, The University of Sydney

Aina Musaeva, Intermediate mass black holes in dwarf galaxies, The University of Sydney

Khaled Said, Peculiar flow fields in the ZoA from the NIR Tully-Fisher relation, The University of Western Australia/The University of Cape Town, South Africa

Adam Schaefer, The modulation of star formation by galaxy environment using the Sydney-AAO Multi-object Integral field spectrograph (SAMI), The University of Sydney

2016

Sarah Reeves, H1 and OH absorption line studies of nearby galaxies, University of Sydney

Andrew Johnson, Testing non-standard cosmological models with galaxy surveys, Swinburne University

Joseph Callingham, An MWA source catalogue: Compact steep spectrum and gigahertz peaked spectrum sources at low radio frequencies, University of Sydney

Samuel Richards, Novel new astrophotonic technologies and telescope instruments to addres the role of star formation as a function of galaxy environment, University of Sydney

Jack Line, Detecting the power spectrum of the 21-sm emission of hydrogen from the Epoch of Reionisation, University of Melbourne

Scott Meyer, Investigating the Tully-Fisher relation and galaxy kinematics through neutral hydrogen spectral line stacking techniques, Unviersity of Western Australia

2015

Catherine deBurgh-Day, Direct Shear Mapping, University of Melbourne

Antonios Katsianis, Feedback and Evolution of High Redshift Galaxies, University of Melbourne

Syed Uddin, On the Influence of the Host Galaxy in Supernova Cosmology, Swinburne University

Emily Petroff, Our Dynamic Galaxy, Swinburne University

Anthea King, Active Galactic Nuclei as high redshift standard candles, University of Queensland

Steven Murray, Non-Parametric Descriptions of dark Matter Haloes, University of Western Australia

Loren Bruns, Lyman alpha emitters as a probe of galaxy formation and ionisation history, University of Melbourne

2014

Nastaran Rezaee (MPhil), Simulation of noise properties of the Murchison Wide-field Array, University of Melbourne

Tao HongThe observational characteristics of the inhomogenous matter distribution in the Universe, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ben McKinleyEarly science with the Murchison Wide-field Array: From the moon to the nearest radio galaxies, Australian National University

Sharon Rapoport, Gamma ray bursts and exploding stars, Australian National University

Jonghwan Rhee, Cosmic hydrogen – fuel for star formation and tracer of baryon flow, Australian National University

2013

Bradley GreigLyα as a cosmological probe of dark energy: assessing the impact of systematics, The University of Melbourne

Kitty LoUnderstanding and classifying the time-variable sky, The University of Sydney

Morag Scrimgeour, Cosmology with structure and motion in the Universe, University of Western Australia

2012

Ben BarsdellSpotting radio transients with the help of GPUs, Swinburne University

Lina LevinA search for radio pulsars: From millisecond pulsars to magnetars, Swinburne University

Christina MagoulasThe fundamental plane and peculiar velocities from the 6dF galaxy survey, The University of Melbourne

Ragini Singh, Quasars and the transverse proximity effect, Australian National University

2011

Keith Bannister, Astrophysical radio transients: Surveys and techniques, The University of Sydney