From kgereb at swin.edu.au Mon Apr 16 09:07:12 2018 From: kgereb at swin.edu.au (Katinka Gereb) Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 23:07:12 +0000 Subject: [ASA] abstract submission deadline extended till 18 April Message-ID: The deadline for ASA abstract submission is extended until Wednesday, 18 April. Please note, abstract submission does not require immediate payment, registration and payment can be done in two separate sessions. Best wishes, -- Dr. Katinka Gereb + 61392143786 Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing Swinburne University of Technology -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gbryan at swin.edu.au Mon Apr 16 14:59:41 2018 From: gbryan at swin.edu.au (Geoffrey Bryan) Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 04:59:41 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Registration for the 2018 Harley Wood School for Astronomy (HWSA) is now open! Message-ID: <43C88504-631C-490F-8385-6F1FF87E0DDE@swin.edu.au> Hello! Registration for the 2018 Harley Wood School for Astronomy (HWSA) is now open! This is a reminder that registration for the 2018 Harley Wood School for Astronomy (HWSA) is now open, with options for payment. Check out our website for details: https://asa2018.swin.edu.au/harley/ The HWSA is a 2.5-day workshop preceding the ASA Annual Science Meeting for students to network and learn about focused topics in Astronomy. This year's school will be held at the Ballarat Municipal Observatory and Museum in Ballarat, VIC, on June 21-24, with a theme of "Mining for Gold in Big Data". Slightly deviating from the usual schedule with non-stop academic lectures, the organisers have opted for a more diverse schedule including hands-on activities. A draft program will be available on our webpage soon. The cost of registration for the HWSA is $375, which covers accommodation for 3 nights, expenses for all (mandatory) activities, all meals except dinner on Friday, and some school mementos. The deadline for registration is May 31, 2018, at noon AEST. Please forward this email to any students who may not be on the ASA exploder. For any enquiries, please contact the LOC at hwsa2018 at astro.swin.edu.au. Geoff Bryan & Ren?e Spiewak, On behalf of the HWS 2018 LOC PS: The ASA meeting organisers have asked us to remind you that the closing dates for the ASA Abstract submission have been extended until Wednesday 18th April Geoff and Ren?e Geoff Bryan Ph: 0408 667 335 E-mail: gbryan at swin.edu.au (office) geoff_bryan at internode.on.net (private) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rebecca.lange at curtin.edu.au Mon Apr 16 21:22:01 2018 From: rebecca.lange at curtin.edu.au (Rebecca Lange) Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:22:01 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ADACS special session at the ASA annual meeting - call for abstracts Message-ID: Dear ASA member, At this year?s ASA annual scientific meeting ADACS will organise a special session on ?Data and Computing?, please find below a description and the aim of this session. As this is not a typical session offered at the ASA meeting we encourage you to read and consider submitting an abstract aimed for this session, helping us promote the importance of computation in astronomy. The abstract submission deadline for the ASA annual meeting is Wednesday, 18 April 2018. The Data and Computing session will focus on the computational challenges of data reduction and analysis as well as software development in the era of petascale data and across multi-national surveys. Contributions and developments in these areas need to be shared and credited so that they may continue to develop and thrive. As the role of a ?computationalist? within our growing collaborations becomes more important we are hoping this session will provide a platform to promote and highlight this crucial ?behind the scenes? work. This session aims to: * Highlight current development efforts for code and methods in progress; * Provide a platform for people to discuss the core computing and methodology that has been essential to their science; * Increase the visibility of the people developing the software, pipelines, and techniques that enable Australian astronomy (in particular the talented PhD/ECR people who need this recognition in order to continue a career in the field); * Foster a community of Australian researchers that are data and code proficient; * Encourage and normalize the open sharing of software, methodology, and work flows; * Raise awareness of proper publication and citation practices for data, code, and methodology; * Lower the barrier for entry for anyone looking to engage with new techniques or facilities, by providing visibility of the relevant experts and software. All the best, Rebecca Lange, on behalf of ADACS Data Scientist | Curtin Institute for Computation (CIC) Computational Training | Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS) Curtin University PO Box U 1987 Perth, WA 6845 Ph: +61 8 9266 2074 Web: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/wXIiCMwvLQTD39VDTwJMg9?domain=adacs.org.au Twitter: @AdacsAus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaron.robotham at uwa.edu.au Tue Apr 17 10:55:04 2018 From: aaron.robotham at uwa.edu.au (Aaron Robotham) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 00:55:04 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer Announcement [Reminder] Message-ID: <2D65A9DB-D545-4A08-AFDA-6DC0946640F1@uwa.edu.au> Dear ASA Members, This is a reminder regarding a new announcement from the MSE project. I am the Australian Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) representative, and have been involved in the MSE project in some capacity for the past 6 years. We are at a phase where we want to get countries that have involvement in MSE re-engaged with the science,. This is with the broad purpose of updating the main science cases compared to the initial science cases published a couple of years ago. Informally you can get in touch with me if you would to know more, but otherwise please see the instructions below. I?m pleased to say that nearly 20 Australia based researchers have already signed up for this next phase, showing a big increase in engagement by our community. Thanks, Aaron ---- Call for Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer Science Team Membership The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) is a proposed 11.25m wide field (1.5 square degree) telescope equipped with a suite of dedicated multi-object spectrographs that will obtain more than 4000 optical and near-infrared astronomical spectra per pointing. To join the Science Team to participate in the next phase of its science and survey development, please email the MSE Project Scientist, Alan McConnachie, at mcconnachie at mse.cfht.hawaii.edu (Subject line: Science Team Membership). Following a busy and successful 2017, which saw 10 different subsystem conceptual design reviews (CoDRs) and culminated in a successful Systems-Level Review in January 2018, MSE is wrapping up the Conceptual Design Phase and is preparing to move into the Preliminary Design Phase (PDP). A major science development phase will get underway in April/May 2018, that will be spearheaded by the international science team. Specifically, they will develop the first phase of the MSE Design Reference Survey (DRS). The DRS is planned as a 2 year observing campaign that will demonstrate the science impact of MSE in a broad range of science areas and will provide an excellent dataset for community science. It will describe and simulate an executable survey plan that addresses the key science described in the Detailed Science Case. The DRS will naturally undergo several iterations between now and first light of MSE: this first phase (nicknamed DRS1) will set the foundation for its future development. DRS1 will be supported by the Project Office and will use various simulation tools, including Integration Time Calculators, fiber-assigning software, and a telescope scheduler. It is anticipated that the DRS will become the first observing program on MSE come first light of the facility, and it will be used by the Project Office going forward to understand the consequences for science for all decisions relating to the engineering and operational development of MSE. More information about the development of the DRS and how to participate will be circulated to the members of the MSE Science Team shortly. More about MSE: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/zV9UCOMxNytlXMjKTEA2wo?domain=mse.cfht.hawaii.edu Detailed Science Case: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/lYfWCP7yOZt9mPRxC0kVw_?domain=mse.cfht.hawaii.edu or https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/m5KiCQnzP0tgqYpWHMG65j?domain=arxiv.org ------------------------------------------ Dr Aaron S.G. Robotham Research Assistant Professor & Senior Research Fellow Room: G44, KJM Building, UWA, 7 Fairway, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009 Post: ICRAR M468, UWA, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009 Tel: (+61) 08 6488 5564 Email: aaron.robotham at uwa.edu.au WWW: www.researchgate.net/profile/Aaron_Robotham ICRAR: Discovering the hidden Universe through radio astronomy [cid:79666969-E22F-4D7A-A6B9-695B7AEBBC3B at pawsey.org.au] www.icrar.org | Subscribe to ICRAR's eNewsletter | ICRAR on Twitter | ICRAR on Facebook -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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UQ Astrophysics is located in the School of Mathematics and Physics in the Faculty of Science and was rated ?well-above international standard?, the highest possible ranking, in all three Australian ERA assessments. A position description and instructions on how to apply can be obtained from the Human Resources web page link at: http://jobs.uq.edu.au (job reference 504218) The appointment will be at Academic Level B with total remuneration in the range $107,807 to $128,020 pa (includes salary range of $92,142 to $109,419 pa and employer superannuation contributions of 17% of salary) for the Lecturer Position and $132,062 to $152,276 pa (with a salary range of $112,874 to $130,150) for the Senior Lecturer position. The closing date for receipt of all applications is 4 June 2018. More information on the UQ astrophysics group can be found at our website: https://smp.uq.edu.au/research/astrophysics -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel.zucker at mq.edu.au Tue Apr 17 18:09:21 2018 From: daniel.zucker at mq.edu.au (Daniel Zucker) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:09:21 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Macquarie University Research Fellowships Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, Please bring this fellowship opportunity to the attention of suitable early-career researchers. Best regards, -- Daniel Zucker _______________________________________________ The Research Centre for Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrophotonics (MQAAAstro) at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia invites highly qualified candidates to apply for a three year Macquarie University Research Fellowship. The 12 faculty work with their groups in the areas of planet and star formation, stellar and binary evolution, Galactic archaeology, the Galactic interstellar medium, galaxy formation and evolution, cosmology, and astronomical instrumentation. The group enjoys strong links to the Australian Astronomical Observatory and the CSIRO Astrophysics and Space Science group, both located nearby. Applicants are eligible only if their PhD was awarded after approximately March 2015, or will be submitted by the end of August 2018, although significant career interruptions will be taken into account in determining eligibility. The fellowship comes with up to AUD$50,000 of travel and equipment money over the three years. Salaries are expected to start at AUD$88,420 (Level A6). During their fellowships, researchers are encouraged to apply for additional external and internal funding. Macquarie University is set in an appealing parklike campus, equipped with its own train station, approximately 30 minutes' train ride to the Sydney CBD. Expressions of interest should be sent to Anne-?Laurence Bibost (a.bibost at mq.edu.au ) by 17 May 2018, including a CV and a brief (up to one page) research interest statement, possibly (but not necessarily) linking to the interests of academic staff. Following successful pre?-selection, candidates will be mentored on how to apply for the application first round, which has a deadline at the end of May 2018. If selected, the deadline for a full proposal will be in late August 2018, with outcomes to be announced by mid-?November. More information on MQAAAstro can be found on our website: Macquarie Research Centre in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrophotonics General information on the Macquarie University Research Fellowships can be found at the following link - however, all expressions of interest should be addressed to Anne-Laurence Bibost (a.bibost at mq.edu.au) in the first instance: Macquarie University Research Fellowships -- Daniel Zucker Associate Professor Macquarie University / Australian Astronomical Observatory daniel.zucker at mq.edu.au +61 (02) 9850 4442 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From growell at physics.adelaide.edu.au Fri Apr 20 10:26:51 2018 From: growell at physics.adelaide.edu.au (Gavin Rowell) Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:56:51 +0930 (ACST) Subject: [ASA] H.E.S.S. Galactic Plane Survey and A&A Special Issue Message-ID: Dear Colleagues The H.E.S.S. (High Energy Stereoscopic System) team have just released results from the Galactic Plane Survey (HGPS), as a frontline paper in a special issue of the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/uOHXCQnzP0tg0ZNPcx7B74?domain=aanda.org The HGPS is the highest resolution and most sensitive southern Galactic Plane survey in the TeV gamma-ray band so far carried out. The FITs files (images/tables) and other related material from the HGPS can be downloaded from here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/AyPrCROAQoto2ZgWFNDZ-7?domain=mpi-hd.mpg.de This includes (at the end) some guidelines on the use of these FITs files. Associated press releases are also here https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/EDlUCVAGXPtmGQPysyvb6p?domain=mpi-hd.mpg.de https://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news99442.html all the best Gavin Rowell (on behalf of the H.E.S.S. team) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gavin Rowell ph +61883138374 High Energy Astrophysics Group fax +61883134380 School of Physical Sciences growell at physics.adelaide.edu.au University of Adelaide 5005, AUSTRALIA web: http://www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/astrophysics/gpr/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- From devika.kamath at mq.edu.au Fri Apr 20 11:32:35 2018 From: devika.kamath at mq.edu.au (Devika Kamath) Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 01:32:35 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Final call for registrations: The ITSO/AAO-MQ-ESO Observational Techniques Workshop 2018 Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, We would like to bring to your attention the final call for registrations for the ITSO 2018 'Observational Techniques in Astronomy' workshop - details given below. On behalf of the organisers, Devika Kamath (Chair) Third Announcement: Final Call For Registrations! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The ITSO 2018 'Observational Techniques in Astronomy' workshop 30th April to 3rd May 2018 The Australian Astronomical Observatory, Sydney, Australia Information and Registration: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/hLtQCL7rK8tV6ZOKfBG6BS?domain=aao.gov.au Enquiries: devika.kamath at mq.edu.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overview The 2018 Observational Techniques in Astronomy workshop, organised by the International Telescopes Support Office (ITSO) in conjunction with the Australian Astronomical Observatory (AAO), Macquarie University (MQ), and the European Southern Observatory (ESO), will be held from midday Monday April 30 to midday on Thursday May 3, 2018, at the AAO Headquarters in North Ryde, Sydney. This workshop is designed for the Australian community (especially for PhD students and early career researchers) to effectively maximise their use of the optical and infrared (OIR) astronomical infrastructure available to them. In particular, this workshop will focus on: * the OIR astronomical facilities available to the Australian astronomical community, with emphasis on ESO and the AAT * observational techniques widely used in OIR Astronomy * data acquisition, calibrations, data reduction, data handling and data analysis techniques (specific to ESO and AAT) with dedicated hands-on tutorials and demo sessions * astronomy made easy with python and R * upcoming astronomy infrastructure We are pleased to announce that the ESO sessions will be facilitated by experts from ESO: Dr Lowell Tacconi-Garman (Deputy Head of the User Support Department), Dr Martino Romaniello (Head of the Back-end Operations Department) and Dr Wolfram Freudling (Head of ESO?s Science Data Products Group). Registration: Registration for the workshop is free, and is now open through our workshop website https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/hLtQCL7rK8tV6ZOKfBG6BS?domain=aao.gov.au Note: Registrations close on the 23rd of April 2018. The workshop will be open to all but places are limited, so preference will be given to students and early-career researchers. Venue: The workshop will be held at the AAO Headquarters in North Ryde, Sydney. Details on how to get there and accommodation options are mentioned in the workshop web page. Scientific Organising Committee Devika Kamath (Chair) (Macquarie U.) Stuart Ryder (AAO) Caroline Foster (U. Sydney) Chris Lidman (ANU) Richard McDermid (Macquarie U.) Tayabba Zafar (AAO) Local Organising Committee Blaise Anthony Kuo Tiong (Macquarie U.) Dylan Bollen (Macquarie U.) James Tocknell (Macquarie U.) Stefania Barsanti (Macquarie U.) Tiffany Day (Macquarie U.) 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On the 29th, an Open Session will be held that consists of reports and updates on the various aspects of ATNF operations, and usually runs until 15:30. All users are welcome to register to attend the Science Day and Open Session. An agenda for both days, with details for remote participation, will shortly be made available on the ATUC web page (see below). All attendees of the Science Day and Open Session are requested to register (free) at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/5ED2C0YZWVFQ7m5Jcw0UDc?domain=events.csiro.au If you, as a user (or potential user) of the ATNF, are aware of any issues that need to be raised at the next ATUC meeting, or would like to offer praise or feedback on ATNF activities, please contact any member of ATUC over the next few weeks. Information on ATUC and how to contact its members can be found at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/0873CgZowLHKoGRPFoMGqP?domain=atnf.csiro.au (registration, ATUC reports, responses, online feedback form). Regards, Cormac Reynolds (for ATUC) -- --------------------------------- cormac.reynolds at csiro.au +61864368748 CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science --------------------------------- From kate.gunn at sydney.edu.au Sun Apr 22 11:39:00 2018 From: kate.gunn at sydney.edu.au (Kate Gunn) Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:39:00 +0000 Subject: [ASA] CAASTRO Legacy Website and Annual Report Message-ID: <21BF42965AE9384093D6B6112ACD9CDD01391CB929@ex-mbx-pro-05> I am delighted to let you know that the CAASTRO Legacy website is now live at our old website address www.caastro.org Work will continue on this website throughout the year, with resources being added (by Deb Gooley) as they are archived. This website and its free resources will remain in place for the next 7 years. Please use the resources. 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