From angel.lopez-sanchez at aao.gov.au Mon Feb 2 09:25:22 2015 From: angel.lopez-sanchez at aao.gov.au (Angel Lopez-Sanchez) Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2015 09:25:22 +1100 Subject: [ASA] =?utf-8?q?***_Call_for_abstracts_closes_this_Friday_*****_2?= =?utf-8?q?nd_Announcement_Conference_=E2=80=9CMultiwavelength_Diss?= =?utf-8?q?ection_of_Galaxies=E2=80=9D=2C_24-29_May_2015_=2C_Sydney?= In-Reply-To: <53278.10.80.112.135.1418015808.squirrel@aaomail.aao.gov.au> Message-ID: Reminder: *** Call for abstracts closes Friday February 6th *** ? Please circulate this email within your own institution. SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT ?Multiwavelength Dissection of Galaxies? 24 - 29th May 2015 Sydney, Australia We are pleased to announce that the Registration and Call for Papers for the Conference "Multiwavelength dissection of galaxies", which will be held in Coogee Beach, Sydney, Australia, between 24 - 29 May 2015, are open. https://www.aao.gov.au/conference/multiwavelength-dissection-of-galaxies/registration This Conference is the eighth meeting in the Southern Cross Astrophysics Conference series, which are jointly supported by the Australian Astronomical Observatory (AAO) and CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS). The Conference will focus on galaxy evolution, combining resolved optical/near-infrared integral field spectroscopy (IFS) data with other multiwavelength (from radio to X-rays) properties of nearby galaxies, and bringing these together with what is known in our Milky Way. This Conference expects to combine observations and the best available theoretical models to create a more complete picture of how galaxies, and in particular our Milky Way, formed and evolved. The Call for Talks will close on February 6th, 2015. Call for Posters and Registration will close on April 17th, 2015. The Conference Venue is located at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the famous Coogee Beach, Sydney, Australia. Crowne Plaza Hotel offers us special prices for each double room. The special rates are only valid for bookings between Saturday 23rd and Sunday 31st May 2015, both dates included. Registered participants will receive instructions of how to proceed with the hotel booking getting the special rates. The deadline of this offer is April 22nd, 2015. For more details, please see the Conference website: https://www.aao.gov.au/conference/multiwavelength-dissection-of-galaxies For general information on the conference, please email: dissection15 at aao.gov.au Important dates: - September, 9th, 2014: SOC and LOC formed. Webpage ready. Conference listed in CADC. - October 22nd, 2014: 66% of Invited speakers confirmed, 1st Announcement. - December 8th, 2014: 2nd Announcement and Registration and Call for Papers open. - February 6th, 2015: Call for Talks closes. - February 27th, 2015: 3rd Announcement and release of the Preliminary Program Schedule. - April 17th, 2015: Registration closes. Call for Posters closes. Deadline payment registration fee. - April 22nd, 2015: Deadline for special room rates for booking at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. - May 18th, 2015: Final Announcement. - May 24th, 2015: Public Lecture and Event during VIVID Sydney Festival and Welcome Cocktail Reception Cruise. - May 25th - 29th, 2015: Conference dates. Confirmed invited speakers: - Martin Asplund: The Gaia-ESO Survey - Joss Bland-Hawthorn: Near-field cosmology (R) - Alessandro Bosselli: Dust in galaxies: the Herschel view (R) - Rob Crain: EAGLE simulations and links between simulations and observations - C?sar Esteban: The physical and chemical properties of the interstellar medium of the Milky Way (R) - Ken Freeman: The structure of the Milky Way (R) - Lisa Fogarty: Kinematics of galaxies using the SAMI Galaxy Survey - Rosa Gonz?lez Delgado: Stellar populations in nearby galaxies using the CALIFA survey - Andrew Hopkins: TAIPAN, HECTOR and the future of IFU studies in the era of panchromatic sky surveys - Lisa Kewley: Scientific highlights of the SAMI Galaxy Survey - Baerbel Koribalski: Diffuse gas around galaxies and current HI surveys (R) - Claudia Lagos: Evolution of molecular and atomic gas and stars in galaxies and scaling relations - Sarah Martell: An introduction to the GALAH (Galactic Archaeology with HERMES) survey - Naomi McClure-Griffiths: Neutral gas within and around the Milky Way (R) - Richard McDermid: A review of extragalactic IFS surveys (ATLAS-3D, CALIFA, SAMI, MANGA) (R) - Martin Meyer: Future Galactic and extragalactic HI surveys - Mercedes Moll?: Chemical evolution models of galaxies including the Milky Way - Jill Rathborne: Star formation in the Milky Way and implications for other galaxies - Sebasti?n S?nchez: Properties of HII regions of galaxies using the CALIFA survey - Evan Skillman: The physical and chemical properties of the interstellar medium of nearby galaxies (R) - Christy Tremonti: Exploring chemical evolution of galaxies with the MANGA survey - Jessica Werk: The circumgalactic medium Kind Regards, Angel R. Lopez-Sanchez (SOC chair) ------------------------------------------ Dr. Angel R. Lopez-Sanchez Australian Astronomical Observatory and Macquarie University Research Fellow -- 2dF/AAOmega Deputy Instrument Scientist -- AAT Scheduler P.O. Box 915, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia PH: +61 2 9372 4898, FAX: +61 2 9372 4880 http://www.aao.gov.au/local/www/alopez/ Outreach: http://angelrls.wordpress.com/ @El_Lobo_Rayado ------------------------------------------ ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrew.hopkins at aao.gov.au Tue Feb 3 11:49:43 2015 From: andrew.hopkins at aao.gov.au (Andrew Hopkins) Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:49:43 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Job opening: Astronomy Curator Grade 1 at Sydney Observatory Message-ID: <54D01B27.80909@aao.gov.au> Dear all, Toner Stevenson brought my attention to the following opportunity, which is currently being advertised. Curator Grade 1, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences http://www.jobs.nsw.gov.au/ To find the specific ad, you will need to search on the website (an advanced search with "curator" as a keyword works). Application deadline is Monday 16 Feb. 2015. I encourage you to distribute this opportunity to appropriate candidates. Andrew Hopkins -- A. Prof. Andrew Hopkins, Head of Research and Outreach Australian Astronomical Observatory P.O. Box 915, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia ph: +61 2 9372 4849 fax: +61 2 9372 4880 From thill at museum.vic.gov.au Tue Feb 3 13:40:14 2015 From: thill at museum.vic.gov.au (Hill, Tanya) Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 13:40:14 +1100 Subject: [ASA] David Allen Prize - Nominations open Message-ID: <7A64CF74085EDA4E93CEF1089F043E4518782E61E3@RAKALI.mv.vic.gov.au> The David Allen Prize for exceptional achievement in astronomy communication is now open for nominations. Nominations will close on Friday 27th March. Nomination guidelines can be found at: http://asa.astronomy.org.au/DAP/index.html Please distribute this information widely. The prize is open to all astronomy communicators and the scope of the activity is broad. However, the outreach activity must have been undertaken within Australia. THE DAVID ALLEN PRIZE The David Allen Prize is awarded to an individual, group or institution that actively connects with the public to communicate astronomical themes in an engaging and informative way. The activity should reach a broad range of audiences. It must be highly prominent and interesting, while maintaining a strong level of scientific integrity. The scope of the activity can be quite broad such as public presentations, popular writing, sustained media and outreach events, on-line activities and/or any innovative and creative activity that achieves astronomy outreach. The activity must have been undertaken in Australia, by an Australian citizen or permanent resident or an Australian institution, and have been published, performed or have occurred after 27 March 2012. Previous winners of the David Allen Prize are ineligible for nomination. cheers, Tanya Dr Tanya Hill Planetarium Manager | Senior Curator, Astronomy Melbourne Planetarium, Scienceworks MUSEUM VICTORIA | GPO Box 666, Melbourne 3001 t: 03 9392 4503 (except Mondays) | thill at museum.vic.gov.au @nightskymelb | museumvictoria.com.au/planetarium This e-mail is solely for the named addressee and may be confidential. You should only read, disclose, transmit, copy, distribute, act in reliance on or commercialise the contents if you are authorised to do so. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify postmaster at museum.vic.gov.au by email immediately, or notify the sender and then destroy any copy of this message. 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PhD Scholarships at Swinburne University: Expressions of Interest due early April. http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/study/postgradstudy.html The Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing (CAS) at Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia) invites applications for its PhD program and scholarships from Australian and international students. With over 18 research faculty, 17 postdocs and 40 students, CAS offers a vibrant, research-focused and friendly atmosphere where PhD students help conduct - and learn how to lead - cutting-edge research. CAS has a collaborative agreement with Caltech guaranteeing up to 15 nights per year on the 10-m Keck Telescopes (Hawaii). CAS also hosts the GPU-based "gSTAR" - one of Australia's most powerful supercomputers. Our research strengths cover many areas of astronomy, from cosmology and the large-scale structure of the Universe, to quasars and the most distant known galaxies, to clusters and groups of galaxies, down to our own Milky Way, its structure and fascinating contents: pulsars, neutron stars, globular clusters, stars and planets. We also research 3-D visualisation techniques and applications of advanced scientific computing. CAS scholarship stipends, with tuition fee waivers, are $25,392 per year. In addition to their scholarship stipend, students are allocated a computer and may access internal research funds for telescope observing trips, conferences etc. Swinburne's Hawthorn campus is situated in a lively, urban setting just minutes by public transport from Melbourne's city centre. Other benefits include thesis publication allowance, standard 4-week p.a. recreation leave plus sick leave (including carer leave), paid maternity (12 weeks) and partner leave entitlements. For details about postgraduate study at CAS, including available supervisors, PhD topics and how to apply, see http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/study/postgradstudy.html The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 9th April 2015. Shortlisted applicants will then be invited to discuss PhD projects with possible supervisors well before Swinburne's formal scholarship deadline. -- Professor Duncan A. Forbes ARC DORA Fellow Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing Room AR203, Mail H29 Swinburne University, Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia Ph: +61 3 9214 4392, Fax: +61 3 9214 8797 Web: http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/dforbes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Stuart.Ryder at aao.gov.au Wed Feb 4 11:39:54 2015 From: Stuart.Ryder at aao.gov.au (Stuart Ryder) Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2015 11:39:54 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Women in Astronomy Steering Committee: call for nominations Message-ID: <54D16A5A.2070108@aao.gov.au> Dear ASA members, The Women in Astronomy Chapter (http://asawomeninastronomy.org/) was established by the ASA Council in November 2009. The goals of the Chapter are to raise the profile of women in Australian astronomy, collect statistics on the status of women in astronomy, provide information, liaise with other international bodies representing the status of women in astronomy, and organise women in astronomy meetings. All ASA members are welcome to join the Chapter by registering at http://asawomeninastronomy.org/registration/ Nominations are now open for 3 general members, one student member, and Chair of the Steering Committee of the Women in Astronomy Chapter. If you would be interested in serving in one of these roles and are registered as a Chapter member, please e-mail me with the position you wish to nominate for by 5pm AEDT on Friday 6 February. Men and women from any institution in Australia or elsewhere who are current ASA members are encouraged to nominate. If there are more nominees than positions available then an on-line ballot of chapter members will be run. The current membership of the Steering Committee is at http://asawomeninastronomy.org/steering-committee/ On behalf of the Chapter I would like to extend my thanks to retiring Steering Committee members Virginia Kilborn, Sarah Brough, Stuart Ryder, Jane Kaczmarek, and particularly to Lisa Harvey-Smith for their contributions which helped make 2014 such an outstanding year for the Women in Astronomy Chapter. Cheers, Stuart Ryder WiA Chapter Secretary From Paul.Francis at anu.edu.au Wed Feb 4 14:16:46 2015 From: Paul.Francis at anu.edu.au (Paul Francis) Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 03:16:46 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Call for 2.3m proposals Message-ID: Dear Observer, The closing date for observing proposals for time on the ANU/RSAA 2.3m telescope at Siding Spring Observatory (SSO) in the quarter 1st MAY 2015 - 31st JULY 2015 is 23:59 February 22, 2015. Instruments available: Nasymth A: WiFeS Nasymth B: Imager or echelle. Observing proposals must be submitted electronically via the RSAA web pages. Full instructions are available at http://rsaa.anu.edu.au/observers/observing-rsaa. You will need the most recent versions of the template and style files which can be obtained from the web pages. *************************** PLEASE NOTE *********************************** (1) WiFeS users are requested to indicate on the proposal form whether they will be present at the telescope or observe remotely. Remote observing is available only to experienced WiFeS observers but can now be carried out from sites other than Mt Stromlo subject to technical feasibility. (2) Proposals for use of the 2.3m will only be considered if the PI is from the ANU or from another institution that contributes financially or has contributed financially and directly to the building and/or operations of the 2.3m telescope and its commissioned instruments. These institutions include those that collaborated on the successful ARC LIEF bid to fund the Blue Arm of the WiFeS spectrograph and the successful ARC LIEF bid for the WiFeS upgrade. All such proposals will be judged on their scientific merit alone. There will be no quotas placed on the amount of time available for qualifying institutions. These policies will remain in place for the present. Currently eligible (non-ANU) institutions are the AAO, UQld, UNSW and USyd as well as Swinburne, Monash and Macquarie. (3) Macquarie, Swinburne and Monash proposals have a certain amount of guaranteed time. All proposals wishing to claim this should state explicitly in the abstract how much of this time they wish to claim. (4) Limited first night support at the telescope is provided to new observers. Nevertheless new observers are strongly encouraged to be present at the telescope at least one night before their observing run to familiarise themselves with the telescope and instrument operating systems. The latest information on using the telescope and its instruments can be found at http://rsaa.anu.edu.au/observers/obsering-rsaa. (5) Proposers are reminded to limit their scientific case to TWO pages, including figures and references. *************************************************************************** If you have technical problems in using the web-based submission process, please email tacinfo at mso.anu.edu.au. Paul Francis Chair, ANU TAC ============================= A/Prof. Paul Francis Astrophysicist Mt Stromlo Observatory, and the Physics Education Centre College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Building 38a, Tel 02 6125 2824 or 8031 The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200 Australia paul.francis at anu.edu.au http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~pfrancis/ CRICOS Provider #00120C -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dcroton at astro.swin.edu.au Thu Feb 5 15:03:05 2015 From: dcroton at astro.swin.edu.au (Darren Croton) Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 15:03:05 +1100 Subject: [ASA] ANITA Google Hangout February Lectures Message-ID: <28605471-DAD9-40C4-979C-8FCCAFF465EC@astro.swin.edu.au> Dear ANITA and ASA members. Welcome to our 2015 lecture series! We have an exciting year in front of us and i?ll announce more detail on that soon. For now, to kick things off for February we have a special guest lecturer, David Wilner from the Harvard Center for Astrophysics. David is the Associate Director of the Radio & Geoastronomy Division and an expert in circumstellar disks, the formation of planets, and the development of aperture synthesis techniques. He?ll be giving us two lectures on consecutive weeks: Title: Radio Astronomy and Interferometry Fundamentals Date: 2pm (AEDT) Thursday 19th February Link: http://anita.edu.au/lectures/radio-astronomy-and-interferometry-fundamentals-david-wilner/ Abstract: Radio astronomy uses observations at radio wavelengths to study celestial objects. This lecture will provide a brief introduction to radio astronomy, including a description of common emission mechanisms and radio telescopes, and why multiple telescopes are linked as interferometers to make high resolution "aperture synthesis" images (a technique recognized by the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics). We will use pictures to develop intuition about the Fourier transform relationship between the sky brightness and visibility function that underlies radio interferometry. (A companion lecture will provide a pedagogical introduction to the process by which radiointerferometric images are made.) Title: Imaging and Deconvolution in Radio Interferometry Date: 2pm (AEDT) Thursday 26th February Link: http://anita.edu.au/lectures/imaging-and-deconvolution-in-radio-interferometry-david-wilner/ Abstract: Observations with a typical radio interferometer provide incomplete and noisy samples of the Fourier transform of the sky brightness image that we'd like to analyze. This lecture will provide a pedagogical and practical introduction to the process by which radio interferometric images are made, including visibility weighting and tapering schemes and algorithm-based deconvolution methods to deal with inevitable missing samples. We will conclude with a brief discussion of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, an new radio interferometer with unprecedented imaging capabilities at millimeter wavelengths. Head over to the ANITA Lecture page for more information on this and recordings of our past lectures: http://anita.edu.au/lectures/ Thanks, Darren Croton & Chris Power (& Sarah Maddison) ----------------------------- The lecture will be held through Google Hangouts on Air. You'll first need a Google account (e.g. gmail). Log in to it. If you've never done a Google Hangout before you'll need to install a plugin for your browser. See https://www.google.com/tools/dlpage/hangoutplugin On Google+ search for "Anita Chapter" and head to our page. Alternatively, go directly to our Chapter page here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/104967001091880466806/posts You'll see a post for the Hangout on Air at around the start time - hit play and enjoy! 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URL: From swyithe at unimelb.edu.au Thu Feb 5 15:11:59 2015 From: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au (Stuart Wyithe) Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 04:11:59 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Reminder: Decadal Plan roadshow Message-ID: <3192566B-D0AF-4C77-9C3E-7B61CA1804AE@unimelb.edu.au> Dear colleagues, This email serves as a reminder of upcoming discussions of the exposure draft of the Decadal Plan for Australian Astronomy 2016-2025. These meetings have been scheduled to publicise the Decadal Plan as widely as possible and to seek feedback and community endorsement for its recommendations. These meetings will include an overview of the Decadal Plan and community discussion. Details of the dates and times and venues for all meetings are now confirmed and are listed below. As communicated by Brian Boyle the Department of Industry established a working group to provide advice on the future governance arrangements for Australia?s facility-class astronomy infrastructure. Discussions of the Astronomy Infrastructure Working Group Discussion Paper have been scheduled to follow the Decadal Plan meetings. The exposure draft of the Decadal Plan for Australian Astronomy 2016-2025 can be downloaded from AustralianAstronomyDecadalPlan.org/decadal-plan-exposure-draft/ Decadal Plan presentations and discussions: Sydney: 11:00am - 12.30pm, Monday February 16, University of Sydney, Physics Lecture Theatre 5 (Rm 337) To be followed by a discussion of Astronomy Infrastructure Governance 1:30pm-2:30pm Canberra: 11:00am - 12.30pm, Tuesday February 17, Australian National University, Duffield Theater Mt Stromlo To be followed by a discussion of Astronomy Infrastructure Governance 1:30pm-2:30pm Lunch will be provided for those attending the meeting Perth: 11:00am - 12.30pm, Wednesday February 18, Curtin University, Curtin Institute for Radio Astronomy Seminar room To be followed by a discussion of Astronomy Infrastructure Governance 1:30pm-2:30pm For catering purposes please RSVP to Angela.Dunleavy at curtin.edu.au Melbourne: 11:30am - 1.00pm, Thursday February 19, Swinburne University, Virtual Reality Theatre, AR Building, room 104 To be followed by a discussion of Astronomy Infrastructure Governance 2:00pm-3:00pm Please register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/157J9JAHce-M0SAtoP7fq-_Yt-_CO4tTz9dwVkhyat1U/viewform Hobart: 11:00am - 12.30pm, Monday February 23, University of Tasmania School of Physics To be followed by a discussion of Astronomy Infrastructure Governance 1:30pm-2:30pm Adelaide: 11:00am - 12.30pm, Wednesday February 25, University of Adelaide School of Physics To be followed by a discussion of Astronomy Infrastructure Governance 1:30pm-2:30pm Best regards, Stuart (on behalf of the NCA) ==================================== Professor Stuart Wyithe Australian Laureate Fellow Chair, National Committee for Astronomy School of Physics University of Melbourne Vic, Australia 3010 Phone: +61 3 8344 5083 Fax: +61 3 9347 4783 Email: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au https://www.science.org.au/committee/astronomy ==================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thill at museum.vic.gov.au Thu Feb 5 17:02:09 2015 From: thill at museum.vic.gov.au (Hill, Tanya) Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 17:02:09 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Bok Prize - nominations close 6th February Message-ID: <7A64CF74085EDA4E93CEF1089F043E4518783C8536@RAKALI.mv.vic.gov.au> A reminder that the closing date for the Bok Prize is Friday 6th February. Bok Prize - Closing Date: Friday 6th February For most outstanding Honours/Masters thesis in astronomy or a closely related field. Eligible Masters students are those who have entered their Masters degree directly from a 3 year undergraduate degree (without undertaking an Honours year). All degree requirements must have been completed in 2014. A maximum of 2 nominations can be submitted by an Australian University and nominations must be endorsed by the Head of Department and submitted by the candidate's supervisor. Percentage of female nominations in previous years: 50% (2014), 0% (2013), 17% (2012) Please follow the full nomination guidelines at: http://asa.astronomy.org.au/bok.html Dr Tanya Hill Planetarium Manager | Senior Curator, Astronomy Melbourne Planetarium, Scienceworks MUSEUM VICTORIA | GPO Box 666, Melbourne 3001 t: 03 9392 4503 (except Mondays) | thill at museum.vic.gov.au @nightskymelb | museumvictoria.com.au/planetarium This e-mail is solely for the named addressee and may be confidential. You should only read, disclose, transmit, copy, distribute, act in reliance on or commercialise the contents if you are authorised to do so. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify postmaster at museum.vic.gov.au by email immediately, or notify the sender and then destroy any copy of this message. Views expressed in this email are those of the individual sender, except where specifically stated to be those of an officer of Museum Victoria. 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