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Academics within the Astronomy and Astrophysics Discipline
| Prof. Martin Asplund | Stellar astrophysics, origin of the elements, hydrodynamical model atmospheres
Theory |
| Prof. Mike Bessell | Stars and Stellar Systems
Stellar astrophysics, spectroscopic and photometric observations of stars |
| Prof. Geoff Bicknell | Theory
Radio Galaxies, High Energy Astrophysics, Computational Astrophysics |
| Prof. Frank Briggs | Radioastronomy, The Mileura Wide Field Array, SKA and the Dark Ages
Galaxy formation and evolution; Epoch of Reionization |
| Prof. Gary da Costa | Stars and Stellar Systems
Stellar Populations, Dwarf Galaxies, Globular Clusters |
| Dr Erwin de Blok | Galaxy Dynamics
Dynamics and kinematics of spiral and dwarf galaxies. |
| Prof. Mike Dopita | Formation of galaxies, starbursts, active galaxies, spectral modelling
Theory |
| Dr Paul Francis | Planetary science, comets, extra-solar planets, near-Earth objects
Comets, Planets beyond Pluto |
| Prof. Ken Freeman | Stars and Stellar Systems
Galaxy Dynamics
Galaxies, our Galaxy, dark matter, globular clusters |
| Dr Trevor Ireland | Planetary Science, Dust Analysis, Stellar Nucleosynthesis |
| Dr Charles Jenkins | Astronomical technology |
| Dr Helmut Jerjen | Galaxy Dynamics
Dwarf Galaxies, Near-Field Cosmology |
| Dr Agris Kalnajs | Galaxy Dynamics
Galactic dynamics, the Milky Way |
| Dr Amanda Karakas | Stars and Stellar Systems
Stellar nucleosynthesis, Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars |
| Dr Stefan Keller | Stellar evolution, pulsation. SkyMapper telescope: data pipeline |
| Dr Charley Lineweaver | Exoplanets, Cosmology, Astrobiology
Planetary science, comets, extra-solar planets, near-Earth objects |
| Dr Peter McGregor | Astronomical Instrumentation
Infrared astronomy, instrumentation |
| Dr Robert McNaught | Planetary science, comets, extra-solar planets, near-Earth objects
Near-Earth Objects, Comets, Meteor Showers |
| Dr Jorge Melendez | Physical and chemical properties of FGK stars, chemical evolution of the Galaxy |
| Prof. John Norris | Stars and Stellar Systems
The structure and evolution of the Galaxy; the chemical abundances of stars |
| Dr Bruce Peterson | Mapping the Universe |
| Dr Michael Pracy | Mapping the Universe |
| Prof. Penny Sackett | Planetary science, comets, extra-solar planets, near-Earth objects
Dark Matter, Extra-Solar Planets, Galactic Dynamics, Microlensing |
| Dr Raquel Salmeron | Theory
Accretion processes, protostellar discs, MHD, Jets & Winds |
| Prof. Brian Schmidt | Mapping the Universe
Supernovae, Cosmology, Gamma Ray Bursts, Survey Astronomy, Photometry |
| Dr Ralph Sutherland | Theory
Theoretical Astrophysics: Interstellar Medium (ISM) Physics |
| Dr Patrick Tisserand | SkyMapper Telescope ; Quasars, microlensing, galactic structure |
| Prof. Dayal Wickramasinghe | Mathematical Sciences: Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Dr Peter Wood | Stars and Stellar Systems
Stellar evolution, stellar pulsation, AGB stars |
| Dr David Yong | Stars and Stellar Systems
Stellar spectroscopy |
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Undergraduate
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