From debra.gooley at sydney.edu.au Mon May 13 10:53:49 2019 From: debra.gooley at sydney.edu.au (Debra Gooley) Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 00:53:49 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Nominations for the ASA Council 2019-2021 Message-ID: Dear ASA Members Attached is the Notice of Council nominations for 2019 to 2021 and a final call for additional nominations from eligible members. In accordance with the Constitution, nominations must be received by a Secretary on or before 5 June 2019. Best wishes Deb ____________________________________ Debra Gooley Astronomical Society of Australia, Administration debra.gooley at sydney.edu.au https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/_1SrCP7yOZtVPoz7HzzZ9F?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Charlene Heisler Prize for the most outstanding PhD thesis in astronomy Awarded to Adam Thomas: for his thesis "The ionising radiation and gas-phase metallicity in the narrow-line regions of Seyfert galaxies" completed at the Australian National University and supervised by Lisa Kewley. Louise Webster Prize for outstanding research by a scientist early in their post-doctoral career Awarded to Shivani Bhandari from Swinburne University for the paper "The Survey for Pulsars and Extragalactic Radio Bursts - II. New FRB discoveries and their follow-up" (2018, MNRAS, 475. 1427). Anne Green Prize for a significant advance or accomplishment by a mid-career scientist Awarded to Mark Krumholz from the ANU for contributions to our understanding of the origin of turbulence in the interstellar medium of galaxies, and its relationship to star formation and mass transport. In addition to the above prizes to be awarded during the 2019 ASM, The Peter McGregor Prize in recognition of exceptional achievement or innovation in astronomical instrumentation will also be announced during the upcoming ASA conference dinner. Congratulations to all our prize winners and nominees! The entries received for the prizes continue to be of a very high standard and a credit to their institutions. Many thanks to all our judges for devoting a considerable amount of their time to reading all of the entries. Best regards, Stuart (ASA president) ------------------------------ Stuart Wyithe | Head, School of Physics School of Physics | 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 E: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au Shirley Els | Executive Assistant - Head, School of Physics T: +61 3 8344 5453 E: shirley.els at unimelb.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dfisher at swin.edu.au Wed May 15 06:57:12 2019 From: dfisher at swin.edu.au (Deanne Fisher) Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 20:57:12 +0000 Subject: [ASA] LGBT-STEMM Symposium Message-ID: <8FDCE64B-0685-49F8-8EAF-25E49FA41E1B@swin.edu.au> Hello, I am a committee member of Queers In Science (https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/mI13C71ZgLt7XJWkC8auej?domain=queersinscience.org.au). In July, we will host the first Australian LGBT STEMM day symposium https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/TEcfC91ZkQt7WpYBC3K0nc?domain=symposium.queersinscience.org.au. The symposium will showcase and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Australian LGBTQIA+ researchers, promote awareness and understanding of the issues faced by LGBTQIA+ people in this sector and discuss ways to solve them. Please feel free to share the following information with anyone in your organization, or that you think may be interested. ----------------------------------------------------------- LGBT STEMM day Symposium https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/TEcfC91ZkQt7WpYBC3K0nc?domain=symposium.queersinscience.org.au The first Australian symposium showcasing great LGBTQIA+ minds in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine When: 5th July 2019, 10 am - 7 pm Where: The Florey Institute, Parkville, Australia Register here. Join fellow STEMM students and professionals at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and hear about the outstanding achievements of Australian LGBTQIA+ STEMM researchers. The event will conclude with networking drinks and poster presentations at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. All are welcome! ----------------------------------------------------------- Feel free to contact myself or Queers In Science if you have any questions. Thanks, Deanne Fisher Dr. Deanne B. Fisher ARC Future Fellow Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing Swinburne University Phone: +61 (0)3 9214 4996 email: dfisher at swin.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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That respect includes investing effort to communicate with those for whom English is not their first language. This event serves as a timely reminder that it is the policy of the ASA that its members and all participants in its activities are able to enjoy an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment of any form (see ASA Code of Ethics). Best Regards, Stuart Wyithe (ASA President) ------------------------------ Stuart Wyithe | Head, School of Physics School of Physics | 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 E: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au Shirley Els | Executive Assistant - Head, School of Physics T: +61 3 8344 5453 E: shirley.els at unimelb.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrew.hopkins at mq.edu.au Wed May 15 14:38:48 2019 From: andrew.hopkins at mq.edu.au (Andrew Hopkins) Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 04:38:48 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Call for expressions of interest: Taipan galaxy survey Message-ID: <0D97989E-C047-4F49-8ECE-1FC9BAF83836@mq.edu.au> Dear Colleagues, The Taipan galaxy survey team is calling for expressions of interest for a 6-month postdoctoral appointment, beginning in the second half of 2019. The role will involve work with the survey science team and the instrument commissioning team, to assist with science verification of the TAIPAN instrument and subsequent performance assessments. This may include characterising the performance of the starbug mini-robots and other aspects of the TAIPAN instrument, and to test and further develop the science processing pipeline, along with related work. If you are interested in this opportunity, please send a one-page expression of interest, outlining your relevant expertise, and a CV of no more than two pages to both Andrew Hopkins (andrew.hopkins at mq.edu.au) and Matthew Colless (matthew.colless at anu.edu.au). The deadline for expressions of interest is 31 May. Please pass this message on to those who might be interested. We would also appreciate it if it could be circulated by Heads of Department to appropriate institutional mailing lists to ensure it is widely seen. Andrew Hopkins ? Prof. Andrew Hopkins, Professor of Astronomy Australian Astronomical Optics, Macquarie University 105 Delhi Rd, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia +61 2 9372 4849 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jhurley at swin.edu.au Thu May 16 12:24:24 2019 From: jhurley at swin.edu.au (Jarrod Hurley) Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 02:24:24 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ASTAC Call for Proposals for astronomy supercomputing time in Q3-Q4 2019 (ASTAC 2019-B) In-Reply-To: References: <9E7F297D-CD45-4622-AA9D-95CDC3D22F0C@swin.edu.au>, , Message-ID: ________________________________ Astronomy Supercomputer Time Allocation Committee CALL FOR PROPOSALS: ASTAC 2019-B ** The current call for proposals closes at 5pm Friday 31st May 2019. ** The Astronomy Supercomputer Time Allocation call for proposals for Q3-Q4 2019 is now open. The deadline for this call is 5pm Friday 31st May 2019. Within this call we have 3 million service units (or CPU-core-hours) available to allocate to the astronomy community on national supercomputing facilities. This includes allocations for CPU-only and GPU-specific applications. The following resources are available: 1. NCI Astronomy Flagship Program: up to 1,000 kSUs (CPU only); 2. OzSTAR: up to 2,000 kSUs (CPU or GPU). Please see the attached information sheet for more information, including how to apply, noting that applications are via an online process. ASTAC is formed by Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) and the ASTAC process is managed by Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS). Best regards, Jarrod Hurley (on behalf of ADACS and ASTAC) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ASTAC-call-2019B(2).pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 330325 bytes Desc: ASTAC-call-2019B(2).pdf URL: