From s.martell at unsw.edu.au Mon Apr 15 19:02:49 2019 From: s.martell at unsw.edu.au (Sarah Martell) Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:02:49 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ASA Early Career Researchers chapter: Steering Committee elections Message-ID: Dear colleagues, The Early Career Researcher Chapter of the ASA is inviting nominations for a number of positions on the Chapter Steering Committee. The Chapter is active in promoting and assisting the career development of early- and mid-career researchers in the Australian astronomy community. The goals of the chapter are: * Inform the members about opportunities for professional training and support * Provide training for the members in areas of professional development * Connect the members with each other, with senior academic mentors, and with former academics working in industry, providing a support network * Act as an advocacy and representation body for the members The ECR chapter has been active since 2013. Over that period it has organised activities that have been beneficial to our ECR members, including workshops (2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018), an 'Extronomers' group for perspectives and advice on moving into industry, the ?Meet-a-Mentor? session at the annual ASA meeting (co-organised with the IDEA Chapter), and a mentoring scheme, partnering senior mentors with postdocs and PhD students. The ECR Chapter is run by a Steering Committee who develop and carry out initiatives to fulfill the Chapter?s goals. The Committee consists of a Chair, five Steering Committee members, a student representative and a senior representative. Terms are held for two years (ordinary members) and one year (student representative and senior representative). We are now inviting nominations for five positions: senior representative, student representative, and three ordinary committee members. In the interest of having a steering committee that reflects the diverse experiences of the community, we particularly encourage people from racial, cultural and gender minorities to nominate. These positions are open to all Chapter members, except for the student representative, which is open to students only. Becoming a member of the Chapter can be done through the ASA membership website at asa.wildapricot.org. Sarah Martell will be the returning officer for this election, so all nominations should go to her via email (s.martell at unsw.edu.au) by Friday 10 May. Each nomination must include a brief paragraph summarising your interest in the position and how you intend to contribute to the broad goals of the Chapter. Please note that this information will be made available to voters. 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This survey aims to capture accurately the diversity of our community?s HPC/HPD usage, and so it encompasses both the end users whose research programmes depend on data processed on HPC facilities, and the traditional users that work directly on HPC/HPD facilities to carry out e.g. theoretical simulations or processing of observational data. *Survey URL:* https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/hpcsurvey_au *If this reflects your research programme, we ask you to complete this short survey by COB on Friday, 3 May 2019. * We look forward to your responses. Many thanks, Robert Shen & Chris Power, and on behalf of the ASAC HPC WG of Tamara Davis, Christoph Federrath, and John Lattanzio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tamarad at physics.uq.edu.au Wed Apr 17 07:51:50 2019 From: tamarad at physics.uq.edu.au (Tamara Davis) Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 21:51:50 +0000 Subject: [ASA] 2nd announcement ASA ASM 2019: Talk abstract deadline 30 APRIL 2019 References: <679B874A-0AA9-49C8-AF6E-394F25B9FB08@uq.edu.au> Message-ID: <23D87881-8CD7-4DAF-B43D-6CD4830C19A5@physics.uq.edu.au> Dear Astronomical Society of Australia, Turns out that shortly after we sent the second announcement last week for the ASA Annual Scientific Meeting (7-12 July) and Harley Wood School for Astronomy (4-7 July), our website crashed. Sorry about that! It is back up and running, so if you had trouble registering last week, here?s the link again: https://research.smp.uq.edu.au/asa2019/ We?ve got some great events planned including an ?unconference? session where the participants get to interactively plan the program, a new format for the town hall sessions, and a new ?sports social and BBQ? event for mingling/networking/fun (sports will include Chess, Connect-4, Bocce, Frisbee, Soccer? so something for everyone!). We?ll also have some discussion of the mid-term review of the Decadal Plan for Australian Astronomy. The Sunday welcome reception is at the Queensland Library ? right beside the river, and the dinner is in the beautiful new Howard Smith Wharf precinct. All included in the registration fee. We are really looking forward to hosting you here in Queensland, so get your registrations in! The registration early bird deadline and the abstract submission deadline for talks are both April 30. The abstract submission deadline for posters is May 31. All the best, Tamara (Chair of the SOC), Holger (Chair of the LOC), Josh (Chair of the HWSA) :: Professor Tamara Davis :: School of Mathematics and Physics :: The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia :: tamarad at physics.uq.edu.au :: +61 432 526 989 :: @tamarastro -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2nd announcement.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 349778 bytes Desc: 2nd announcement.pdf URL: From blocked.spam at sydney.edu.au Wed Apr 17 12:06:42 2019 From: blocked.spam at sydney.edu.au (Blocked Spam Notification) Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:06:42 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Email Quarantine Notification for asa@mailman.sydney.edu.au Message-ID: <49738882-1555466802503@au-mta-65.au.mimecast.lan> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rebecca.lange at curtin.edu.au Thu Apr 18 12:28:02 2019 From: rebecca.lange at curtin.edu.au (Rebecca Lange) Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 02:28:02 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ADACS technical expertise to support long-term astronomy projects - call for proposals Message-ID: <79CB214A-9FC2-4A87-9600-46AB446E307E@curtin.edu.au> Dear ASA members, I am pleased to announce that the new ADACS long-term astronomy support program has launched via our Pawsey node. The call for proposals is now open. Please see the announcement from Pawsey below. The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, as part of ADACS, is launching a new program to better support large scale astronomy projects by embedding technical staff within research groups, to add value to existing investments and to assist in the optimisation of existing workflows, software and processes which use high-performance computing and data infrastructure. A call for proposals from astronomy researchers across Australia is now open for projects that will benefit by having a Pawsey technical staff member embedded in their astronomy project for at least 12 months (commencing 1 July 2019). Benefits: * A Pawsey Technical staff member will be offered to successful projects free of charge. * The Pawsey Technical staff member will work closely with the project and become an integral part of your team. * This opportunity is open to all astronomers Australia-wide. Guidelines: * The project will need to be able to utilise a technical person at 0.5 FTE for a minimum period of 12 months. * All proposals will be assessed by an independent panel. * Successful projects will be announced in the second week of June. * The technical person will commence work on the project from 1 July 2019. * Project proposals must clearly justify the need for the technical staff, utilise Pawsey resources and demonstrate a focus in one (or more) of the following areas: * High-Performance Computing * Cloud computing * Data analytics * Large scale data storage * Machine learning * High-speed interconnects/communication * Scientific visualisation How to apply: * An application can be submitted here. * Applications will be open from 18 April 2019 and will close on 31 May 2019. Further information: For more information please contact Dr Jenni Harrison, ADACS Project Director (Pawsey): jenni.harrison at pawsey.org.au All the best, Dr. Rebecca Lange Data Scientist | Curtin Institute for Computation (CIC) Computational Training Lead | Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS) Curtin University PO Box U 1987 Perth, WA 6845 Ph: +61 8 9266 2074 Web: http://computation.curtin.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michele.trenti at unimelb.edu.au Thu Apr 18 15:12:48 2019 From: michele.trenti at unimelb.edu.au (Michele Trenti) Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 05:12:48 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Three Research Associate positions for the SkyHopper CubeSat at the University of Melbourne In-Reply-To: <79CB214A-9FC2-4A87-9600-46AB446E307E@curtin.edu.au> References: <79CB214A-9FC2-4A87-9600-46AB446E307E@curtin.edu.au> Message-ID: The School of Physics at the University of Melbourne (UoM) is inviting applications for three research associates/senior research associates (level A/B) with a background in astronomical instrumentation for nano-satellites and/or aerospace engineering to join the SkyHopper Space Telescope mission team. The SkyHopper CubeSat is a UoM-led international nano-satellite mission to demonstrate new capabilities of CubeSats for astronomy and planetary science, enabling observations only possible from above Earth?s atmosphere. SkyHopper, expected to be launched by 2022, will be among the world's first astronomy CubeSats, and the first to be equipped with state-of-the-art, actively-cooled infrared imaging, hosted by an agile and highly stable spacecraft. The successful applicants will work on the design of the spacecraft with A/Prof Michele Trenti - the mission Principal Investigator - other researchers, engineers and students in the SkyHopper team, and with commercial sub-contractors. Three roles are available: a spacecraft-level Project Manager, a spacecraft-level Systems Engineer, and a Thermal Engineer. The positions are available for the currently-funded 15-month-long detailed definition study (project phase C), and a fraction of this time (up to approximately 25%) will be available for independent research and projects. The successful applicants will be encouraged to develop new research opportunities in the area of nano-satellites and establish collaborations for future missions. The anticipated starting date can be as early as July 2019, but commencement later in 2019 is also possible. Funds will be available for travel and other research expenses. Assistance towards relocation expenses and visa sponsorship will be available for the successful appointee if required. Applicants should be able to demonstrate potential ability to obtain a licence to access ITAR-restricted technical data and hardware. Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact A/Prof. Michele Trenti (mtrenti at unimelb.edu.au) for additional information. Applications should be submitted through the University of Melbourne Career Website (http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au; positions number: 0048273 - Project Manager; 0048274 - Systems Engineer; 0048137 - Thermal Engineer) and must include a CV, list of publications, a brief statement to address selection criteria and a proposal for independent research, and the names of three referees. Letters of reference should be sent directly to mtrenti at unimelb.edu.au by the application deadline (May 26th, 2019). Michele Trenti| Associate Professor School of Physics | Faculty of Science Room 309, David Caro Building 192 The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia T: +61 3 8344 3703 | E: mtrenti at unimelb.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.tingay at curtin.edu.au Thu Apr 18 18:06:41 2019 From: s.tingay at curtin.edu.au (Steven Tingay) Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 16:06:41 +0800 Subject: [ASA] Second Announcement: Second Pietro Baracchi Conference (Florence, Oct 22 - 24) Message-ID: Dear ASA Members, This is a second announcement for the Second Pietro Baracchi Conference: "The era of collaborative multi-wavelength and multi-messenger astronomy: science and technology" The Pietro Baracchi conferences are designed to bring together Australian and Italian researchers across astrophysics and engineering to discuss progress under particular themes. The first conference, in 2016, was held in Perth, Western Australia. The second conference will be held in Florence, Italy, 2019 October 22 - 24. This conference has no registration fee. Full information on the conference, and the registration form, can be found at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/1xWxC2xZYvC1jDGJhn9DE0?domain=indico.ict.inaf.it As part of this second announcement, we can advise the initial list of accepted invited speakers, as follows. Contributed talks are encouraged via the registration process. Elena Amato (Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, INAF) Gemma Anderson (Curtin University) Shivani Bhandari (CSIRO) Sergio Campana (Astronomical Observatory of Brera, INAF) Enrico Cappellaro (Astronomical Observatory of Padova, INAF) Giovanni Cresci (Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, INAF) Viviana Fafone (University of Rome Tor Vergata) Fabrizio Fiore (Astronomical Observatory of Trieste, INAF) Federica Govoni (Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari, INAF) Leslie Hunt (Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, INAF) Melanie Johnston-Hollitt (Curtin University) Gavin Rowell (University of Adelaide) Pat Scott (Imperial College London) Maurizio Spurio (University of Bologna) Eric Thrane (Monash University) Regards, Steven Tingay -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Professor Steven Tingay John Curtin Distinguished Professor Executive Director Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy Curtin University Bentley, Western Australia Australia Deputy Executive Director International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research Street address: Brodie Hall building 1 Turner Ave Technology Park Bentley 6102 Western Australia Email: S.Tingay at curtin.edu.au Steven.Tingay at icrar.org WWW: http://astronomy.curtin.edu.au https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ZEAiC3Q8Z2FqBrMJIqM1v1?domain=icrar.org Phone: +61 (0)8 9266 4908 Mobile: +61 (0)401 103635 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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All the best Gavin.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gavin Rowell ph +61883138374 High Energy Astrophysics Group fax +61883134380 School of Physical Sciences gavin.rowell at adelaide.edu.au University of Adelaide 5005, AUSTRALIA web: http://www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/astrophysics/gpr/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________ FIRST BULLETIN - CHEP 2019 Adelaide, Australia, 4-8 November https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/4mTBClxwB5CxyLY2FGR34j?domain=chep2019.org CHEP 2019 : Home Page chep2019.org Welcome to the website of the 24th International Conference on Computing in High Energy and Nuclear Physics. The CHEP conferences address the computing, networking and software issues for the world?s leading data?intensive science experiments that currently analyse hundreds of petabytes of data using worldwide computing resources. Dear colleagues, This is an announcement that the 24th International Conference on Computing in High Energy and Nuclear Physics will take place in Australia on 4-8 November, 2019 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. The scientific programme for CHEP 2019 will address the computing, networking, and software needs of the world?s leading data?intensive science experiments that analyse hundreds of petabytes of data using worldwide computing resources. The conference is centred around high energy and nuclear physics but welcomes contributions from all data intensive sciences. In particular, with this year?s conference being located in Australia, we hope to see a strong representation from the astrophysics and computational theoretical physics communities. The first bulletin announcing the call for abstracts, registration fees, as well as some introductory information about the location, venue, and preconference workshop, may be downloaded directly from the conference website: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/CWDjCmOxDQtzZvQjHO1f7b?domain=chep2019.org In particular we wish to highlight that the call for abstracts is open, and invite your abstract submissions via the conference Indico page: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/JXg1CnxyErCvznR7INl294?domain=indico.cern.ch Submissions to Track 6 (Physics Analysis) or Track 9 (Exascale Science) from lattice QCD and other areas of computational theoretical physics are especially encouraged. Please feel free to forward this announcement to anyone who may be interested. Important dates Abstract submission opens: 27 February Registration opens: 15 April Abstract submission closes: 13 May Abstract acceptance notifications: 10-17 June Early registration closes: 16 August Preconference workshop: 2-3 November Conference: 4-8 November Contact Questions about the scientific organisation, sponsorship, or other enquiries should be addressed to: chep2019-chairs at cern.ch Regards, Paul Jackson & Waseem Kamleh CHEP 2019 chairs https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/t9eSCoVzGQiEMkyri6Pmt1?domain=facebook.com https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/gy5HCp8AJQtmG5RntJBC1T?domain=twitter.com -- Dr. Waseem Kamleh University Research Fellow CHEP 2019 co-chair Department of Physics Phone: +61 8 8313 3426 University of Adelaide Mobile: +61 420 377 856 SA 5005, Australia Fax: +61 8 8313 4380 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: