From celine.dorgeville at anu.edu.au Tue Aug 25 13:24:08 2015 From: celine.dorgeville at anu.edu.au (=?utf-8?Q?C=C3=A9line_d=27Orgeville?=) Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 13:24:08 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Fwd: AITC Summer Internship Program / Northrop Grumman Global Externship Program References: Message-ID: <578DADB2-2008-422D-AF8F-1D038B41484B@anu.edu.au> Please distribute to the ASA membership - thank you! Celine ******************************** ANU AITC Summer Internship Program / Northrop Grumman Global Externship Program ? Please circulate this information to all undergraduate students studying engineering, science and computer science The Australian National University (ANU) Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre (AITC), in partnership with Northrop Grumman and other leaders in the Australian space industry, is pleased to offer some exiting opportunities for undergraduate students studying engineering, science, computer science or mathematics. The AITC Summer Internship Program gives undergraduate students practical experience, develops professional skills and exposes them to opportunities in the Australian space industry. During their internship students will work with the AITC technical team to complete a defined project related to a current AITC project. The following projects are offered: - Pyrotechnic Shock Test Facility Commissioning - Mechanical Shock Test Facility Commissioning - Attitude Determination and Control Systems (ADCS) for CubeSats - Ground-based Test and Evaluation of Attitude Control - Two positions in Adaptive Optics In addition to the specified project, all interns will participate in activities that develop their professional skills and expand their understanding of the Australian Space Industry, including: - A tour of the AITC and EOS Space Systems with project briefings - A practical introduction to Systems Engineering, Project Management and Risk Analysis from SHOAL (formerly Aerospace Concepts) - A visit to Nova Systems including a briefing on their activities - Video conference briefings with technical experts from Northrop Grumman in Australia and the US - A tour of the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex - A briefing from the Space Coordination Office on the role of government - Production of a final report - Public presentation These positions are highly competitive and reward students who demonstrate a combination of technical excellence, professionalism and initiative within a team environment. Positions are unpaid. As part of the Northrop Grumman Global Externship Program , funding is available to cover the travel and accommodation expenses for up to four interstate students. For full project descriptions and application details please visit http://rsaa.anu.edu.au/study/undergraduate-research Important dates: Applications close: Thursday 24th Sept Shortlist announced: Tuesday 13th Oct Interviews: Thursday 22nd Oct Students notified: Monday 26th Oct Program start: Monday 23rd Nov Program end: Friday 29th Jan Dr Naomi Mathers Industry Liaison Engineer Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics Mt Stromlo Observatory The Australian National University Canberra, Australia P: +61 (0)2 6125 1289 M: 0417 051 535 F: +61 (0)2 6125 0233 naomi.mathers at anu.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From David.Luchetti at industry.gov.au Tue Aug 25 15:22:06 2015 From: David.Luchetti at industry.gov.au (Luchetti, David) Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 05:22:06 +0000 Subject: [ASA] =?windows-1252?q?Australian_SKA_Project_Director_Update_=96?= =?windows-1252?q?_July_2015_SKA_Organisation_Board_meeting_=5BSEC=3DUNCLA?= =?windows-1252?q?SSIFIED=5D?= Message-ID: Dear ASA Members, To update you on progress with the SKA project - the SKA Organisation (SKAO) Board met last month in Cape Town, South Africa to progress governance, operational and administrative matters. The visit also gave Australian Government representatives an opportunity to meet with South African SKA representatives. SKA membership and Board representative changes All member countries were represented at the Board meeting and a number of observers (Malta, Portugal, Spain, France, Korea and Japan) attended. The SKAO Board unanimously elected Prof Giovanni Bignami (Italy) as the Chair, and Mr Yin Jun (China) as the Deputy Chair. The Board was advised of changes to national representation for Australia, China and New Zealand. Following Mr Martin Hoffman?s departure, Australia has reappointed Ms Patricia Kelly (Director General, IP Australia, Department of Industry and Science) as the voting Member and Board Representative. Dr Sarah Pearce (Deputy Director, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science) remains Australia?s Science Representative to the Board. Professor Richard Hills (UK) was nominated to continue as SKA Science and Engineering Advisory Committee (SEAC) Chair. Richard has indicated that he will make a decision on whether to continue in the role after new SEAC Terms of Reference are agreed. The Board endorsed the Terms of Reference for the Strategy and Business Development Committee (StratCom) and called for nominations for the position of Chair and Committee member. I have been nominated as Australia?s representative. Operational Matters The Board discussed early drafts of the Operations and Construction plans. Dr Sarah Pearce was nominated to be Australia?s representative on an Operations Working Group which will work with the SKA Office to finalise an Operations Plan. Other representatives will come from the UK, South Africa and the Netherlands. The Board discussed the concept of Regional Data Centres and Regional Science and Engineering Centres and agreed to develop these concepts further ahead of future Board meetings. Prof Peter Quinn (ICRAR) has been nominated to represent Australia on the newly formed Regional Data Centres Working Group. The Board is keen to gain a fuller understanding of the progress of SKA pre-construction consortia and will ask for direct input/commentary from consortia in future design activity reports to the Board. The Board noted that the August SKA Key Science Workshop in Stockholm needed to limit attendance due to overwhelming interest. In future, where demand exceeds expectation, all efforts to accommodate the larger numbers will be made. Bilateral meeting and treaty negotiations Australian representatives met with South African representatives to discuss issues associated with the SKA project. Issues discussed included development of the system architecture, Big Data and the project schedule. Attendees also discussed the planned SKA Treaty negotiations, due to begin in Rome in September. Italy has agreed to chair these negotiations across three planned meetings in September, December and February. The SKA Treaty negotiations will finalise the Key Document Set including the Observatory Agreement, Financial Protocol, Access Policy, Procurement Policy and Construction and Operation plans. I hope this update is useful, and if you would like further information about the SKA project, please don?t hesitate to contact me. Best regards David Luchetti Australian SKA Project Director Australian Square Kilometre Array Office __________________________________________ Department of Industry and Science Level 9, 10 Binara Street, Canberra City ACT 2601 GPO Box 9839, Canberra ACT 2601 Ph: +61-2-6213 6068 Mob: +61 411 021 135 Email: david.luchetti at industry.gov.au Internet: www.ska.gov.au [http://www.ska.gov.au/sitecollectionimages/logo-auska.gif] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The deadline for applications is: *** 31 August 2015 *** Details are available here: http://www.aao.gov.au/science/research/students/fellowships The stipend is A$700 per week. How to Apply Applications are required to be sent by e-mail. Please send your application as a single Word or PDF document attachment to the AAO Student Fellowship Coordinator, A.Prof. Andrew Hopkins (andrew.hopkins at aao.gov.au). The application should include the following: - Full name and contact address (it is essential to include an e-mail address). - Full details of university studies, including a transcript of academic record (if your university supplies only hardcopy transcripts, please scan it and send us the JPEG or PDF file). - Names and e-mail addresses of TWO academic referees who have been asked to e-mail letters to Prof. Hopkins by the application deadline, outlining the applicant's suitability for this scholarship program. The AAO does not chase up late referees, and missing references can hinder your chances of selection. - A one page statement giving the applicant's reasons for applying and their interests in Astronomy/Astrophysics/Instrumentation. If you have prior research experience, computing skills, or other skills associated with astronomy or research, please emphasise these. - A short resume (2-3 pages) is optional, but highly recommended, as well. Please contact Andrew Hopkins with any queries about the program or the application process. Andrew Hopkins -- 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 john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au Thu Aug 27 16:38:38 2015 From: john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au (John O'Byrne) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 16:38:38 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Bringing Code to Data - quick docker/virtualization survey for ADASS Message-ID: <9F7E3F60-E6E5-4B8D-83C5-9AB639FC3ED3@sydney.edu.au> Will O?Mullane (ESA/ESAC) will be giving a review talk at the ADASS conference in Sydney later this year (see http://www.caastro.org/event/2015-adass ). He is wanting to gather information on the state of play at institutes to present at the talk, and it has been suggested that it would be very good if Australian institutes were well represented in the survey?. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Message from Will O'Mullane (ESA/ESAC) - preparation for a survey talk in ADASS 2015 Subject: Bringing Code to Data - quick docker/virtualization survey for ADASS Dear colleagues, For ADASS this year we have offered a survey talk on ?bringing the code to the data?. A number of institutes are considering allowing external users to submit code for execution inside the institute's infrastructure, close to, or co-located with, a large dataset, enabling easier or faster access to the data. In addition, many institutes are looking at using technologies such as Docker combined with programming languages such as Python as an easy way to configure a range of tasks. For example In ESAC we are using Docker to allow users to deploy Python code to work alongside the archive data, accessed via a web interface to their algorithm or application. Other institutes are considering accepting code to run in a specific container or accepting container or virtual machine images directly. If you are looking at something along these lines we would be most interested to have a brief response from you concerning a handful of questions. We hope you would take 10 minutes to answer them here : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1h4j5xJABut5tICfKbskd_wDYjcPGS5lGVdqJNhD821M/viewform regards wil,John,Dave ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN O?BYRNE Associate Head (Teaching & Learning), School of Physics Associate Dean (Standards), Faculty of Science Secretary, Astronomical Society of Australia Inc. 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