From john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au Tue Jun 26 21:42:50 2018 From: john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au (John O'Byrne) Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:42:50 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ASA AGM information Message-ID: <123AC94B-2A50-4295-B5CF-7CF0E4705C50@sydney.edu.au> To All ASA members, (but especially those attending the 52ndt Annual Scientific Meeting in Melbourne) The ASA?s 52nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at 11.00am on Wednesday as part of the ASM. All members, including students, are invited to attend. Various reports to be presented at the AGM can be found on the ASA web pages at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/TzEBC1WZXrijBwgqUL-XXq?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au. I hope to see many of you at the AGM on Wednesday. John ????????????????????????? "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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URL: From nick.seymour at curtin.edu.au Wed Jun 27 15:26:03 2018 From: nick.seymour at curtin.edu.au (Nicholas Seymour) Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 15:26:03 +1000 Subject: [ASA] PhD Opportunities in Astronomy & Radio Astronomy Engineering at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), Curtin University node Message-ID: <2790C02A-6368-494D-AD61-709956D68A31@curtin.edu.au> Dear Colleague, I would be grateful if you could advertise this opportunity widely. regards, Nick PhD Opportunities in Astronomy & Radio Astronomy Engineering at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), Curtin University node The ICRAR node at Curtin University, Perth, invites applications to its PhD program from well-qualified students of any nationality. The University's annual scholarship application round is upcoming for studies to commence in 2019. These scholarships will attract a tax-free stipend (currently at AUD$27,082 p.a. 2018 rates) and a waiver of tuition fees. For details of the ICRAR, Curtin University node, PhD research projects on offer please see http://astronomy.curtin.edu.au/research . Curtin University is Western Australia?s largest university and is engaged in a broad portfolio of teaching and research activities. The Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy is Curtin University's astronomy research group and forms one half of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) Joint Venture with The University of Western Australia. Curtin University operates the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA ? a precursor to the Square Kilometre Array) and, supports a large research group spanning radio astronomy (galactic, extragalactic), pulsars, accretion physics, studies of the EoR, and radio astronomy engineering development, which includes work on antennas and the RF front end, the digital back end, and calibration and imaging. Interested applicants are requested to send their Expression of Interest (EoI) for one or more projects selected from those available at http://astronomy.curtin.edu.au/research/ . Please email (Dr Nick Seymour at AppPhD_CIRA at curtin.edu.au ) a detailed CV, transcripts of undergraduate (and Masters?) studies along with a 1-2 page statement of your research motivation, indicating which project(s) are of interest. Students who have not completed their formal degree studies in English must submit an IELTS transcript which meets the University?s minimum entrance criteria. Incomplete applications will not be considered. All EoIs will be assessed after the closing date of 27th July and selected candidates will be interviewed and if successful proceed to develop a fuller research plan suitable for the University application process. All applicants are advised to review Curtin?s full entry requirements and PhD procedures http://research.curtin.edu.au/postgraduate-research/future-research-students/ . Applicants must not commence the University application process until they have been formally notified of the acceptance of their EoI and have developed the necessary research plan. CIRA is committed to equity and diversity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. Closing date for applications: 5pm Perth, WA 27th July (0900 UT, 27th July 2018). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cfluke at swin.edu.au Wed Jun 27 15:34:59 2018 From: cfluke at swin.edu.au (Christopher Fluke) Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 05:34:59 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Spectra 2018 Symposium: Art/Science Collaborations Message-ID: <49CADB19-5A92-455B-AF87-904D9E26F361@swin.edu.au> The SPECTRA 2018 symposium may be of interest to members of the Astronomical Society of Australia. To be held in Adelaide from 10-12 October 2018, the Symposium will feature presentations from scientists, researchers and postgraduate students working in the field of art and science collaboration. Registration is now open. View this email in your browser Proudly presented by the Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT) [SPECTRA :: art + science 2018] Registrations for SPECTRA 2018 are now OPEN Taking place in ANAT's hometown of Adelaide in October Symposium: 10 - 12 October 2018 Early bird registration until 17 August Presentations by Australian/NZ artists and scientists working at the vanguard of interdisciplinary research. Opening Keynote: Dr Jill Scott, Professor Emerita for Art and Science Research in the Institute Cultural Studies in the Arts, ZhdK, in Z?rich and founder of its Artists-in-Labs program. Venue: University of South Australia - Cancer Research Institute + MOD. Exhibition: 4 - 26 October 2018 Gala Opening: 11 October Artworks resulting from interdisciplinary research by Australian and NZ artists with scientists. Curated by Experimenta Media Art Venue: South Australian School of Art Gallery (SASA), University of South Australia Public Program: 8 - 12 October 2018 SymbioticA workshop: BYOLab* 8 + 9 October Limited to 20 places A two-day intensive workshop introducing artists, designers and other interested participants to the theoretical and practical methods used for manipulating living systems. Presenters: Oron Catts and Devon Ward *Build Your Own Lab Screenings 10 + 11 October Screenings of experimental, documentary and feature films, curated by Cris Kennedy from the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA). Venue: Mercury Cinema, Lion Arts Centre In Conversation Talks: 12 October Will be announced soon! 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You can read about the great progress on establishing the SKA Observatory, the latest addition to the SKA Organisation, and other exciting happenings here and overseas. Kind regards David Luchetti Australian SKA Project Director June 2018 It has been a busy and productive three months in the Square Kilometre Array project and I am proud of our recent accomplishments. In exciting news, negotiations for the international treaty to establish the SKA Observatory are now complete and open for initialling. Italy, which led the multilateral negotiations, was the first country to initial the document. Australia's Ambassador to Rome, Dr Greg French, initialled the SKA Convention text on behalf of Australia on the 11 June 2018, signalling Australia's commitment to the SKA project. A signing ceremony is planned for September/October this year, and I am looking forward to celebrating that momentous occasion. On 19 June, Spain became the SKA Organisation's eleventh member country after the Board of the SKA Organisation unanimously approved the Spanish Government's application. Spain has been participating in SKA-related activities since the early days of the SKA, and we look forward to working with them even more closely in the coming years as we move to construction and operation of the telescopes. On this front, critical design reviews are moving along well, with first impressions from the Telescope Manager and Signal & Data Transport consortia recently published. The Telescope Manager critical design review has now been completed, with the Signal & Data Transport soon to finalise. These are the first two of nine critical design reviews and this shows great progress on this critical stage of the SKA project. Congratulations to the SKA Africa team on their recent scientific paper, the first using South Africa's MeerKAT telescope. MeerKat scientists successfully observed the behaviour of rare radio magnetars, with their findings published in The Astrophysical Journal in April. These magnetars are so rare, only four have been discovered to date. This is the first publication of an astronomical discovery using data from the new MeerKAT telescope. Shared Sky opened its doors for the 8th time at the European Commission Headquarters in Brussels in April. European Commissioner Carlos Moedas formally opened the exhibition to over 80 guests, and was joined by Dr Catherine Cesarsky, Chair of SKA Board of Directors. This exhibition brings together indigenous and local artists from Australia and South Africa and was warmly received by attendees. Shared Sky is now travelling to Austria for the International Astronomical Union XXX General Assembly in August this year. The 11th General Meeting of SKA Members in Gothenburg, Sweden, was held on 10 April 2018. Members were updated on the progress towards establishing the SKA Observatory as an Inter-Governmental Organisation. The 26th meeting of the SKA Board of Directors also met in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 11-12 April 2018. Technical discussions focussed on the construction and operations costing, project risk, early production arrays and the operations model review. The next SKA Board meeting will be in Cape Town, South Africa, 11-12 July 2018. In good news, Phase Two of the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) was launched in April by Senator Michaelia Cash, MWA Director Prof Melanie Johnston-Hollitt, Parliamentary Secretary Chris Tallentire MLA (West Australian Parliament) and Vice Chancellor Prof Deborah Terry (Curtin University). This major expansion included the addition of 2,048 antennas at the CSIRO Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, greatly increasing its research capacity. The telescope is now ten times more powerful than Phase One, and is a big step towards the Square Kilometre Array. The MWA is a collaboration of 21 partner academic institutions from Australia, the United States, Japan, New Zealand, China and Canada. Also in April, the Australian Government committed $70 million to the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Perth Australia. Pawsey plays an integral role in the collection and analysis of data generated at ASKAP, MWA and the future SKA. It is great to see continued investment in the next generation of supercomputers in Australia. Finally, a big congratulations to the Aperture Array Verification System (AAVS1) team on their completion of the first SKA Low prototype station. With a full station of 256 low-frequency antennas deployed, this marks a crucial engineering milestone in the SKA project. The AAVS1 is a global effort involving 500 engineers and scientists from 20 countries. It is currently being connected to the Murchison Widefield Array for further testing and characterisation. The consortium is now also entering its critical design review process for SKA Low, with the review to commence later this year. I look forward to the next three months ahead in the SKA project. David Luchetti Australian SKA Project Director Australian Square Kilometre Array Office __________________________________________ Department of Industry, Innovation 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] For Official Use Only For Official Use Only -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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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/uf0iCgZowLHg529qfNwszv?domain=atnf.csiro.au Registration will remain open until July 6th, 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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