From thill at museum.vic.gov.au Mon May 21 11:48:20 2018 From: thill at museum.vic.gov.au (Hill, Tanya) Date: Mon, 21 May 2018 01:48:20 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Anne Green Prize - Nominations close Thursday 24 May Message-ID: <750d0d35aab04daea57b0e5bfc589092@Bullet.mv.vic.gov.au> A reminder that nominations for the inaugural Anne Green Prize close this Thursday, May 24. Full details in the email below or on the ASA website: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/5-5iC3Q8Z2FVAw91fgMrJx?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au. regards, Tanya ASA Prizes and Awards Coordinator Dr Tanya Hill Planetarium Manager | Senior Curator, Astronomy Melbourne Planetarium, Scienceworks MUSEUM VICTORIA | GPO Box 666, Melbourne 3001 t: 03 9392 4503 (Tuesday ? Friday) twitter: @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. Museum Victoria does not represent, warrant or guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that it is free from errors, virus or interference. From: ASA [mailto:asa-bounces at mailman.sydney.edu.au] On Behalf Of Stuart Wyithe Sent: Thursday, 26 April 2018 4:49 PM To: asa at physics.usyd.edu.au Subject: [ASA] Anne Green Prize The ASA is pleased to announce the establishment of a new prize ? the Anne Green Prize for a significant advance or accomplishment by a mid-career scientist. See https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/5-5iC3Q8Z2FVAw91fgMrJx?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au Nominations are now open for the initial award of the Anne Green Prize with a closing date of Thursday, May 24. The Prize will be awarded based on a nominated body of work that supports the scientific accomplishment and the subsequent impact of the research. The research can be in any area of astronomy or a closely related field. The Prize is named in honour of Professor Anne Green who retired from astronomy research in 2017. Professor Green was the first female PhD student to be enrolled in the School of Physics at the University of Sydney. She received her PhD in 1973 and after a 15-year break from astronomy, went on to build a prolific career focussed on the ecology and structure of the Milky Way Galaxy. Professor Green was the Director of the renowned Molonglo Observatory for more than a decade and she was appointed the first female Head of Physics at the University of Sydney in 2007. She was also President of the ASA from mid-2003 to 2005 and served on Council for six years. Amongst all her scientific achievements, Professor Green has also been a passionate advocate and inspiring example for Women in Science. To be eligible for the Prize, the applicant: - must have had their PhD conferred 5 to 15 years* prior to the nomination deadline. - the nominated body of work that supports the significant advance or accomplishment must have been published in refereed scientific journals, appearing in final published form within 5 years* prior to the nomination deadline. - must be a financial member of the ASA and have held that membership for at least two years prior to nomination for the award. * Acceptable leaves of absence from active research will be taken into consideration when determining eligibility. The Prize consists of the Anne Green Medal together with an award of $2,500. The Society?s prizes are funded through the ASA?s tax deductible Foundation for the Advancement of Astronomy (FAA). If you would like to support this new prize, or any of the ASA prizes, tax deductible donations can be made at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/NQITC6X13RtxOE02F52x5T?domain=asa.wildapricot.org Regards, Stuart (ASA president) ?????????????????????????????? Professor Stuart Wyithe | Head, School of Physics Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics in 3D Shirley Els | Executive Assistant ? Head, School of Physics T: +61 3 8344 5453 E: shirley.els at unimelb.edu.au Faculty of Science Room 104, David Caro Building (192) The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia T: +61 3 8344 5420 and +61 3 8344 5083 F: +61 3 9347 4783 E: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au W: science.unimelb.edu.au I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I work, and pay my respects to the Elders, past and present [signature_1829710350] This email and any attachments may contain personal information or information that is otherwise confidential or the subject of copyright. Any use, disclosure or copying of any part of it is prohibited. The University does not warrant that this email or any attachments are free from viruses or defects. Please check any attachments for viruses and defects before opening them. If this email is received in error please delete it and notify us by return email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: ATT00001.txt URL: From s.brough at unsw.edu.au Tue May 22 09:46:11 2018 From: s.brough at unsw.edu.au (Sarah Brough) Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 09:46:11 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Announcement: the U.S. Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) Program In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *David Silva dsilva at noao.edu * > Date: Mon, May 21, 2018 at 10:02 AM Subject: Announcement: the U.S. Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) Program To: currents-list U.S. EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE PROGRAM 21 May 2018 U.S. national observatory and two extremely large telescope projects team up to enhance U.S. scientific leadership in astronomy and astrophysics A new research frontier in astronomy and astrophysics will open in the mid-2020s with the advent of ground-based extremely large optical-infrared telescopes (ELTs) with primary mirrors in the 20-m ? 40-m range. U.S. scientific leadership in astronomy and astrophysics will be significantly enhanced if the broad U.S. community can take advantage of the power of these new ELTs. In that context, the National Science Foundation?s (NSF) National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization (GMTO), and the Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory (TIO) have embarked on the development of a *U.S. Extremely Large Telescope (US-ELT) Program*. Our shared mission is to strengthen scientific leadership by the U.S. community-at-large through access to extremely large telescopes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. This two-hemisphere model will provide the U.S. science community with greater and more diverse research opportunities than can be achieved with a single telescope, and hence more opportunities for leadership. Our immediate task is advocacy for frontier research programs led by U.S community scientists that can achieve exceptional advancements in humanity?s understanding of the cosmos. Our audience is the U.S. research community as represented by the upcoming Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics (an enterprise of the U.S. National Academies). As an essential part of that immediate task, we will work with the U.S. research community to develop exemplar Key Science Programs (KSPs) within major research areas including the dark universe, first stars & first galaxies, exoplanet atmospheres, the surfaces of satellites and other small bodies throughout Solar System, and/or other topics to be proposed and prioritized by community-based working groups. Key Science Programs are envisioned to be open collaborations that gather observers, theorists, and data scientists together to exploit significant investments of Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) and Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) observing time, from tens to hundreds of nights. Some of these collaborations are expected to be international in nature. If well-justified by KSP plans, we envisage that at least 25% of the observing time at each international observatory will be available for the U.S. community. The KSPs chosen for presentation to the Decadal Survey will not be the final programs. Astronomy and astrophysics will continue to evolve rapidly during construction of GMT and TMT, thanks to previous investments in ground? and space-based observatories, such as the NASA Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), the NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), and the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). Actual KSPs will be selected by peer-review before the start of GMT and TMT science operations. NOAO, TIO, and GMTO are committed to enabling diversity within KSP collaborations. We seek to empower the best minds, no matter their gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or institutional affiliation. More information about the U.S. ELT Program and how community scientists can join KSP development groups will be available after mid-June 2018. *Issued by the National Science Foundation?s National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), with concurrence of the Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory (TIO) and Giant Magellan Telescope Organization (GMTO)* *CONTACT:* Dr. David Silva, Director, NOAO, dsilva at noao.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From swyithe at unimelb.edu.au Tue May 22 10:58:15 2018 From: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au (Stuart Wyithe) Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 00:58:15 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Rachel Webster FAA Message-ID: Dear ASA, Please join me in congratulating Rachel Webster who has been elected to the Australian Academy of Science. Rachel is speaking tomorrow at the New Fellows Symposium at the Shine Dome where she will be will be formally admitted. Please join me in congratulating Rachel! Citation from the AAS reads: Rachel Webster is an astrophysicist and international leader in the field of gravitational lensing. She has developed a range of innovative applications, and discovered the first quasar microlensing event. Webster has used lensing to resolve the inner regions of quasars near black holes, providing international leadership in the development of new techniques. In addition, Webster led the first all-sky survey for galaxies rich in neutral Hydrogen, establishing the benchmark for these studies internationally. More recently, Webster initiated and guided Australian participation in experiments to detect the first stars in the Universe, building a new low frequency radio telescope as a precursor to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). I also note the election of Richard Ellis, who will be known to many Australian astronomers. Best regards, Stuart (ASA president) ?????????????????????????????? Professor Stuart Wyithe | Head, School of Physics Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics in 3D Shirley Els | Executive Assistant ? Head, School of Physics T: +61 3 8344 5453 E: shirley.els at unimelb.edu.au Faculty of Science Room 104, David Caro Building (192) The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia T: +61 3 8344 5420 and +61 3 8344 5083 F: +61 3 9347 4783 E: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au W: science.unimelb.edu.au I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I work, and pay my respects to the Elders, past and present [signature_251439514] This email and any attachments may contain personal information or information that is otherwise confidential or the subject of copyright. Any use, disclosure or copying of any part of it is prohibited. The University does not warrant that this email or any attachments are free from viruses or defects. Please check any attachments for viruses and defects before opening them. If this email is received in error please delete it and notify us by return email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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(that underpinned the detection of gravitational waves in 2015). Blair also led the creation of the Australian International Gravitational Research Centre in Western Australia, which contributed to the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and helped enable the detection of gravitational waves. A fantastic recognition for astronomy with 3 new members this year! Best regards, Stuart ?????????????????????????????? Professor Stuart Wyithe | Head, School of Physics Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics in 3D Shirley Els | Executive Assistant ? Head, School of Physics T: +61 3 8344 5453 E: shirley.els at unimelb.edu.au Faculty of Science Room 104, David Caro Building (192) The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia T: +61 3 8344 5420 and +61 3 8344 5083 F: +61 3 9347 4783 E: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au W: science.unimelb.edu.au I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I work, and pay my respects to the Elders, past and present [signature_2067909655] This email and any attachments may contain personal information or information that is otherwise confidential or the subject of copyright. Any use, disclosure or copying of any part of it is prohibited. The University does not warrant that this email or any attachments are free from viruses or defects. Please check any attachments for viruses and defects before opening them. If this email is received in error please delete it and notify us by return email. ?????????????????????????????? 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This year the workshop will be jointly hosted at both CASS sites (Marsfield, Sydney and Kensington, Perth) and participants will have the option to select their preferred location. Whether you are a novice at reducing radio data or there are some complexities that you are not sure how to solve, this workshop will give you the possibility to work on your data with advice and guidance from experts at CASS. During the week, a CASS astronomer will be assigned to help you with your data reduction such that at the end of the week you can go home with your data reduced! Registration is free and participants can sign up here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/nqwTC81Zj6txD1BZCnqcH3?domain=atnf.csiro.au Registration will remain open until July 2nd, but we encourage interested participants to sign up early so we can start the process of pairing participants with CASS staff members. If there are any questions please get in touch with the organisers at data-reduction-workshop at atnf.csiro.au. Kind regards, Elizabeth Mahony, Shivani Bhandari & Charlotte Sobey (2018 CASS data reduction workshop organising committee) ????????????????????????? "The standard you walk past is the standard you accept? ????????????????????????? ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN O?BYRNE Associate Dean (Student Life), Faculty of Science Secretary, Astronomical Society of Australia Inc. Sydney Institute for Astronomy School of Physics | Faculty of Science THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Rm 205, Physics Building A28 Postal address: School of Physics | The University of Sydney | NSW | Australia | 2006 T +61 2 9351 3184 | F +61 2 9351 7726 E john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au | W http://sydney.edu.au/science/people/john.obyrne CRICOS 00026A This email plus any attachments to it are confidential. Any unauthorised use is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please delete it and any attachments. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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More information, submission instructions and contact details can be found in the links: CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in low-frequency radio astronomy and cosmology: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ER-LCD1jy9tQGDnBIW1mkW?domain=jobs.csiro.au CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Dark Magnetism with ASKAP : https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/xJaOCE8kz9tKXkgWTw8AmY?domain=jobs.csiro.au CSIRO National Facility Scientific Operations Officer: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/TQrVCGvmB5ioX20JhpU_86?domain=jobs.csiro.au Kind regards, Jimi Green & Daniel Mitchell CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science ????????????????????????? "The standard you walk past is the standard you accept? ????????????????????????? ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN O?BYRNE Associate Dean (Student Life), Faculty of Science Secretary, Astronomical Society of Australia Inc. 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