From Paul.Francis at anu.edu.au Mon Oct 28 11:48:40 2019 From: Paul.Francis at anu.edu.au (Paul Francis) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:48:40 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Call for 2.3m Proposals Message-ID: <32100AFF-5C27-41D6-A650-08C1209DAAB1@uds.anu.edu.au> Dear Observer, The closing date for observing proposals for time on the ANU/RSAA 2.3m telescope at Siding Spring Observatory (SSO) in the quarter 1st February 2020 - 30th April 2020 is 23:59 November 15, 2019. Instruments available: Nasymth A: WiFeS Nasymth B: Imager or Echelle. Observing proposals must be submitted electronically via the RSAA web pages. Full instructions are available at http://rsaa.anu.edu.au/observers/observing-rsaa. *************************** PLEASE NOTE *********************************** The ANU 2.3-metre telescope at Siding Spring Observatory is scientifically productive and a valuable resource for student training and instrument development. These diverse and significant benefits justify its continued operation for the foreseeable future. The full cost to the ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) of operating the 2.3m telescope (including staff, maintenance and repairs) corresponds to approximately $1200 per night. To defray this cost, RSAA is offering priority on the 2.3m telescope to paying customers from Australia and elsewhere, while simultaneously ensuring a level of open access to astronomers at all Australian institutions. 60% of the telescope time will be allocated to paid priority proposals, which will need to contribute $600 per night towards the running costs of the telescope. The remaining 40% of the time is open-access and remains free. To be eligible to apply for open-access time, 50% or more of the proposers must be based at Australian institutions. In future years the price of a priority night will increase and the fraction of open-access nights will decrease. Full details can be found at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/khKPC5QZ29FG0V7nSzfx0l?domain=rsaa.anu.edu.au The latest information on using the telescope and its instruments can be found at http://https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/2P_7C6X13RtKonv3S6rABy?domain=rsaa.anu.edu.au *************************************************************************** If you have questions or technical problems in using the web-based submission process, please email tacinfo at mso.anu.edu.au. Paul Francis Chair, ANU TAC ============================= Prof. Paul Francis Astrophysicist, ANU Distinguished Educator Physics Education Centre and Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics College of Science The Australian National University Building 38a, Science Road Acton, ACT 2601, Australia Tel 02 6125 2824 http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/pfrancis/ CRICOS Provider #00120C -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From George.Heald at csiro.au Tue Oct 29 11:21:04 2019 From: George.Heald at csiro.au (Heald, George (CASS, Kensington WA)) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 00:21:04 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Registration closing soon for AusSRC Workshop 2019 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear all, This is a reminder to register to attend the Australian SKA Regional Centre (AusSRC) Workshop 2019, to be held on 8 November at Mt Stromlo Observatory. The draft program is now available at the workshop webpage: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/k7usCWLJY7iByOJYu6cUya?domain=aussrc.org For logistical reasons, we will close the registration process at 15:00 AWST on Thursday, 31 October. Please be sure to register before then! We hope to see many of you in Canberra. George Heald (on behalf of the organising committee) ________________________________ From: Heald, George (CASS, Kensington WA) Sent: Monday, 9 September 2019 20:20 To: asa at physics.usyd.edu.au Subject: Registration and abstract submission for AusSRC Workshop 2019 AusSRC Workshop 2019 On behalf of the organising committee, it is my pleasure to invite you to register for the Australian SKA Regional Centre (AusSRC) Workshop 2019, which will take place on 8 November in Canberra at Mt Stromlo Observatory. Please, follow the links on the workshop webpage to register and submit an abstract. Survey In preparation for the workshop, we would like to conduct a radio astronomy data user survey. Your input will help us to have a targeted discussion around the issues that are important to you. We?d like to encourage you to take the survey. Key dates * 29 September: Abstract deadline * 21 October: Program released * 8 November: AusSRC workshop Venue Where: Canberra, ACT Venue: Mt Stromlo Observatory Motivation Since the first Australian SRC Community workshop in 2017, work on the SKA Regional Centres has picked up its pace: * The SKA Regional Centre Steering Committee was formed; * AENEAS published the outputs of the ESRC design study; and * The Australian SRC White Paper was released. This workshop will discuss the progress towards developing a vision for a global network of SRCs and the future Australian SRC. A specific focus of the workshop will be on data and processing in the surveys with the Australian SKA precursors ? ASKAP and MWA. In 2018, CSIRO and ICRAR in collaboration with other institutions established the AusSRC Management Committee. With support from the Australian Government, a 3-year design study program was then funded to develop a business case for the AusSRC as well as to assist the ASKAP and MWA science teams with computing and data expertise. The workshop will follow the OzSKA meeting, and we encourage participation of both events. On behalf of the workshop organising committee, George Heald George Heald CSIRO Science Leader CASS/Perth ATNF Science Team Leader W https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/SISRC5QZ29FGWEBKH4k55N?domain=people.csiro.au E george.heald at csiro.au T +61 8 6436 8758 26 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington WA 6151, Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jhurley at swin.edu.au Tue Oct 29 22:10:20 2019 From: jhurley at swin.edu.au (Jarrod Hurley) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:10:20 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ASTAC Call for Proposals for astronomy supercomputing time in Q1-Q2 2020 (ASTAC 2020-A) In-Reply-To: References: <9E7F297D-CD45-4622-AA9D-95CDC3D22F0C@swin.edu.au>, , , , Message-ID: ________________________________ Astronomy Supercomputer Time Allocation Committee CALL FOR PROPOSALS: ASTAC 2020-A ** The current call for proposals closes at 5pm Friday 22nd November 2019. ** The Astronomy Supercomputer Time Allocation call for proposals for Q1-Q2 2020 is now open. The deadline for this call is 5pm Friday 22nd November 2019. Within this call we have 4 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 2,000 kSUs (CPU only) on the new Gadi system; 2. Swinburne 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 at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/EwHuCYWL1vixpjknU0nEpH?domain=tac.adacs.org.au We are also pleased to note that Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) will enable an additional 10 MSUs/year over the next two years to the national astronomy community. Applications for this time will be made through ASTAC and the process will be announced in the next few months. Stay tuned for more details. 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: From renu.sharma at uwa.edu.au Wed Oct 30 11:55:37 2019 From: renu.sharma at uwa.edu.au (Renu Sharma) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:55:37 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Closing date extended to 10 Nov 2019 for ICRAR Visiting Fellowship for Senior Women in Astronomy 2020 Message-ID: Dear All, The closing date has been extended to 10 November 2019 and look forward to receiving applications from eligible candidates. Please consider personally encouraging eligible collaborators and colleagues to apply for this fellowship. Kind regards Renu From: ASA On Behalf Of Renu Sharma Sent: Tuesday, 22 October 2019 9:02 AM To: 'asa at physics.usyd.edu.au' Subject: [ASA] Reminder- Inviting Applications for ICRAR Visiting Fellowship for Senior Women in Astronomy 2020 From: ASA > On Behalf Of Renu Sharma Sent: Friday, 2 August 2019 1:24 PM To: 'asa at physics.usyd.edu.au' > Cc: Peter Quinn > Subject: [ASA] Inviting Applications for ICRAR Visiting Fellowship for Senior Women in Astronomy 2020 Dear ASA Members, ICRAR is committed to supporting women in astronomical sciences and technology and we are pleased to invite applications for the " ICRAR Visiting Fellowship for Senior Women in Astronomy". Please see detailed information and the application form on: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/3y7JCL7rK8t1mn3lsBXD1h?domain=icrar.org Please also find attached the fellowship poster. The main objectives of the fellowship are to: * Create opportunities for young researchers at ICRAR, particularly women, to learn career development and work-life balance strategies from potential senior role models. * Enable scientific interaction between early career researchers and graduate students, particularly women, with senior academic visitors. * Explore opportunities for developing mentoring relations. * Enrich the research environment at ICRAR. * Create opportunities to foster national and international collaborations. The Fellow is expected to take part in a range of mutually discussed and agreed activities in line with the objectives of the Fellowship and split the time equally between the two ICRAR nodes (Curtin University and UWA), in order to have the opportunity to participate in the daily life and engage with people at both institutes. What the Fellowship provides ICRAR will offer one fellowship per calendar year and will provide: * $5,000 per month for two months for living and accommodation expenses, * Travel assistance of up to $5,000, * Needs-based additional support of up to $4,000 may be provided for childcare or other required support. * (Note: Australian tax rules may impact the above amounts). Applications close on 31 October 2019 and applicants will be informed of the outcome by 30 November 2019. The selected visiting fellow must take up her Fellowship at ICRAR between 1 Feb 2020 and 30 Nov 2020. Please forward this to suitable candidates and encourage them to apply. We look forward to receiving applications from interested candidates. Kind regards Renu Dr Renu Sharma GAICD, FLWA Associate Director and COO International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) Web: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/3S3aCMwvLQTZR4JvckZ15V?domain=icrar.org 7 Fairway The University of Western Australia Crawley WA 6009 Phone: +618 6488 7871 ICRAR is a Joint Venture of Curtin University and The University of Western Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ashley.ruiter at adfa.edu.au Thu Oct 31 15:52:45 2019 From: ashley.ruiter at adfa.edu.au (Ashley Ruiter) Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 04:52:45 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Registration for ANITA is open Message-ID: Dear Astronomers, registration for the 14th annual ANITA workshop and ANITA summer school is now open! The Australian National Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (ANITA) summer school will take place February 3-5 and the theory workshop will take place February 6-7, 2020. Both events will be held at the University of New South Wales Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. The major aims of the ANITA theory workshops are to bring together astronomers working in theoretical/computational astrophysics, to raise awareness within our community about theoretical astrophysics research opportunities and challenges within Australia, and to facilitate and encourage collaboration between these groups. There will be no invited speakers or posters: everyone who is interested to present a contributed talk should indicate this on the registration form (see below). The ANITA summer school theme this year is 'Cosmic Explosions'. PhD, Masters and undergraduate students working in (or having a strong interest in) theoretical astrophysics are encouraged to attend. The first day will focus on evolution of massive stars and their explosions. The second day will focus on high-energy explosions/transients, nucleosynthesis, and optical supernova remnant observations, while the third day will focus on fast radio bursts (FRBs) and will include an excursion to the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope, just outside of Canberra. Main Webpage: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/sXseCNLwM9iBo308Umir8u?domain=asa-anita.github.io Information regarding accommodation can be found under the 'Local Information & Travel' tab. Further information regarding the conference venue and maps will follow shortly. To register, click on the 'Registration' tab, which will take you to the registration form. Registration will close in late December. -on behalf of the ANITA Steering Committee Krzysztof Bolejko Roland Crocker Ilya Mandel Rhys Poulton Daniel Price (ANITA chair) Ashley Ruiter Ivo Seitenzahl Thomas Venville Ashley J. Ruiter, PhD ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ARC Future Fellow & Senior Lecturer University of New South Wales Canberra School of Science Australian Defence Force Academy Northcott Dr., Campbell, ACT 2600 Australia Ph: +61 2 626 88695 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meaghan.dzundza at science.org.au Fri Nov 1 12:31:44 2019 From: meaghan.dzundza at science.org.au (Meaghan Dzundza) Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2019 01:31:44 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Call for membership | National Committee for Astronomy Message-ID: The National Committee for Astronomy (NCA) is one of 22 National Committees of the Australian Academy of Science. The NCA exists to foster astronomy in Australia, to liaise with international scientific bodies, and to advise the Council of the Australian Academy of Science on relevant matters. One of its main activities is to oversee the Decadal Plan process for Australian Astronomy. In 2019 and 2020 the committee's major task is the review of the current decadal plan: www.science.org.au/astronomy-midterm The NCA is made up of about eight members appointed by the Executive Committee of the Academy. The current members of the committee are listed at www.science.org.au/national-committee-astronomy There is one vacancy on the NCA from 2020 to replace Chris Tinney, whose term completes in December 2019. To make the process of selecting new members as open as possible, the NCA is calling for nominees from the broader astronomy community. Members of the NCA should be respected members of the Australian astronomy community with a broad spread of institutions and specialisations. Interest in these new appointments from female members of the community is encouraged to ensure gender balance of the National Committee. The National Committee guidelines can be found at www.science.org.au/guidelines-national-committees The guidelines relating to membership can be summarised as follows: * Members should be scientists active in the field * Membership shall be appropriate to 'the best interests of Australian science' * Membership will not usually exceed eight people * Members will usually be appointed for up to three years * Re-appointment for one further year is possible in 'exceptional circumstances' Note that all appointments are made by the Academy's Executive Committee on the basis of a nomination forwarded by the Chair of the NCA. Nominations will be reviewed by a panel consisting of the NCA Chair (Lister Staveley-Smith), the President of the ASA (Cath Trott) and one Fellow of the Academy who is not an NCA member (Elaine Sadler). This review panel (in consultation with the Academy's Secretary for Physical Sciences) will make a recommendation on the vacant position, which will be forwarded to the Academy's Executive Committee for approval. Please send your nominations by email to the Academy (nc at science.org.au) before 5.00 pm AEDT on Friday 22 November 2019. Nominations should be brief and include your name, institution and a very short outline of expertise. Self-nominations are acceptable. 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If you have any questions about the role, or would like to lodge an application, please let me know. George George Heald CSIRO Science Leader CASS/Perth ATNF Science Team Leader W https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/U2uICr8DLRtvNNoJCzSun8?domain=people.csiro.au E george.heald at csiro.au T +61 8 6436 8758 26 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington WA 6151, Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matthew.colless at anu.edu.au Fri Nov 1 23:19:02 2019 From: matthew.colless at anu.edu.au (Matthew Colless) Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2019 12:19:02 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Fwd: Cosmic Flows 2020 registration and call for abstracts is open References: Message-ID: Please share this conference announcement. Begin forwarded message: From: Cosmic Flows 2020 > Subject: Cosmic Flows 2020 registration and call for abstracts is open Date: 1 November 2019 at 21:52:00 To: undisclosed-recipients:; Please note to use 'https://' to be able to link directly to the conference website, i.e. https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/8y2pCZYM2VFNOj6DIz6nDM?domain=idia.ac.za Dear Colleagues we are pleased to announce that the portals for registration and abstract submission are now open for the conference Cosmic Flows, Large-Scale Structure and Visualisation that will be held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, from 17-21 Feb 2020 Deadline for - for submission of abstracts is 7 December 2019, - for registration 15 January 2020. You will be notified at the latest by 6 January about the acceptance of your proposed contribution. The motivation, topics, invited speakers, SOC and LOC members are summarised below. All further information can be found at the conference website www.idia.ac.za/cosflow2020/ Should you have any questions, queries or comments you can send them through to the CosFlows LOC Team at cosflow2020 at idia.ac.za Hoping to welcome you all in South Africa in February. Remember to book your accommodation early; Stellenbosch is a popular destination. Please distribute this information as widely as you deem appropriate. ----- Motivation, topics, invited speakers, SOC and LOC members This international conference is part of a series of conferences that have been dedicated to the topic of Cosmic Flows over the last two decades. Progress has been made on various fronts ? such as on the reconstruction and presentation of flow fields from peculiar velocity catalogues and surveys like 2MTF and 6dFGRS, first results from the SKA Pathfinders and the TAIPAN survey, and the 3D-visualisation front where sophisticated tools are now being used to scientifically analyse data sets such as HI-data cubes, cosmological maps, simulations, by immersing yourself inside the data using Virtual Reality to interactively view and interrogate the data using varying parameter settings. This conference will be also honouring the career and 65th birthday of Ren?e C. Kraan-Korteweg. Topics covered at the CosFlow2020 meeting will focus on: Distance determinations, redshift and peculiar velocity surveys Large-scale structures in the nearby Universe Surveys of the Zone of Avoidance Local voids and superclusters First results from new surveys (SKA Pathfinders, TAIPAN, etc.) Peculiar velocity surveys and catalogues (FP, TF, SNe, kSZ, CosmicFlows, etc.) Redshift space distortions in BAO Surveys (WiggleZ, BOSS, eBOSS, DESI, TAIPAN, Euclid, etc.) Distance ladder and H0 Promising future methods: transverse velocities (GAIA, LSST, etc.) Cosmic flow fields Linear and non-linear velocity field reconstructions Comparison of redshift data and flow fields Bulk flows and velocity field models Visualisation and Modelling (at the Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome in Cape Town) New immersive tools and software of 3D-visualisation New approaches to modelling and fitting the peculiar velocity field Natural and efficient multi-dimensional inspection using Virtual Reality Invited Speakers Miguel Aragon-Salvo, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico Tracing the Cosmic Web Rachael Beaton, Princeton University, USA H0 tension and the distance ladder Christopher Fluke, Swinburne University, Australia Changing the way we visualise: one galaxy at a time Noam Libeskind, Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, Germany & Institut de Physique Nucl?aire de Lyon (IPNL), Universit? de Lyon Insights from the Lorentz theoretical Cosmic Web workshop (27-31 Jan 2020) Yin-Zhe Ma, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa The kinetic Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect: new window for probing dynamics of the Universe Lucia Marchetti, University of Cape Town & University of the Western Cape, South Africa New immersive tools and software of 3D-visualisation Elena Pierpaoli, University of South Carolina, USA Pairwise velocity measurements with upcoming surveys Khaled Said, RSSA, Australian National University, Australia Analysis of the 6dFGSv and SDSS peculiar velocities for structure growth rate and tests of gravity Pauline Zarrouk, Durham University, UK The DESI Bright Galaxy Survey Ofer Lahav: Conference Summary SOC Ren?e Kraan-Korteweg, University of Cape Town, South Africa ? Chair Maciej Bilicki, Center for Theoretical Physics, Polish Acad. of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland Matthew Colless, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia H?l?ne Courtois, University of Lyon, France Mike Hudson, University of Waterloo, Canada Tom Jarrett, University of Cape Town, South Africa Alice Pisani, Princeton University, USA Ivy Wong, International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research, Australia LOC: Ren?e Kraan-Korteweg, University of Cape Town ? 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