From gpoole at swin.edu.au Mon Jul 19 15:49:56 2021 From: gpoole at swin.edu.au (Gregory Poole) Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2021 05:49:56 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ADACS Merit Allocation Scheme - A new opportunity and important changes to the EoI process References: <25c96954-a032-4e07-acd2-b9ef623425e0@Spark> Message-ID: <8b70bfea-1982-46ad-a72c-ddbb0edf478b@Spark> Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS) is excited to announce an important change to the ADACS Merit Allocation Program (MAP) aimed at accelerating the process of securing initial resources for new initiatives with us. From this date forward, expressions of interest (EoIs) for the ADACS MAP will be accepted on a continuous basis. Furthermore, resources have been allocated to conduct code & project audits during the EoI phase to reduce risks inherent in projects that have seen limited previous ADACS engagement. These resources are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis, so we strongly encourage researchers presently contemplating engaging the ADACS MAP to do so at the earliest possible convenience. Announcements of the opening of new calls for the program will still be made well in advance of final deadlines, in time for meaningful EoI engagement to be organised, but the hope is that projects which seek earlier EoI engagement will naturally be in a better position to secure significant resources on shorter timescales. For an updated description of the full application process, please consult this link. ADACS is a collaboration between Swinburne University of Technology and Curtin University. It is funded under the Astronomy National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) Program via Astronomy Australia Ltd (AAL). Gregory B. 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Best regards, Scott Croom ASTRO 3D Postdoctoral Research Associate Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Level A) to undertake research on galaxy evolution and integral field spectroscopy using the new Hector instrument to be commissioned in 2021 on the Anglo-Australian Telescope, as part of the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D), under the guidance of Prof. Scott Croom, Prof. Joss Bland-Hawthorn and A. Prof Julia Bryant. ASTRO 3D is a $40m Research Centre of Excellence led by Prof. Lisa Kewley. ASTRO 3D is funded over seven years by the Australian Research Council and supported by six collaborating Australian universities - ANU, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, Swinburne University of Technology, University of Western Australia and Curtin University. Other Australian partners in the Centre include CSIRO, the Australian Astronomical Observatory and National Computational Infrastructure. ASTRO 3D includes collaborations with world leading international institutions. The ASTRO 3D mission is to produce a comprehensive picture of the evolution of matter, the chemical elements, and ionizing radiation in the Universe from shortly after the Big Bang to the present day. ASTRO 3D trains the next generation of scientific leaders and conducts nationwide education and public outreach programs. This position, within the School of Physics at the University of Sydney, is for 2 years (with a possible extension of up to 1 year). The research focus is on exploiting data from the new multi-object integral field spectrograph Hector, being deployed on the Anglo-Australian Telescope in mid-2021. There will also be opportunities to conduct research on other related integral field surveys. The specific science program will focus on analysis of the emission line data from the Hector survey. This will include using the high spectral resolution of Hector to identify and quantify galactic scale outflows. The successful candidate would also be expected to contribute to the operation of the Hector survey, for example, through observing and/or support of pipelines. Visa sponsorship for this position, if required, is only available for candidates who are currently located within Australia. All applications should be made through the University of Sydney recruitment webpage linked below. Applications should include a covering letter addressing the specific selection criteria as well as the contact details of three academic referees. Applications can be made directly through this link or through https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/XX_cCq71mwf8mzB9QTXZ_CC?domain=sydney.edu.au and searching for position number 0083390. 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URL: From ilya.mandel at monash.edu Wed Jul 21 15:37:09 2021 From: ilya.mandel at monash.edu (Ilya Mandel) Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:37:09 +1000 Subject: [ASA] YITP-OzGrav joint workshop on nuclear astrophysics and black holes In-Reply-To: <27C8C61B-86C7-4220-B6BC-493AEF79C069@monash.edu> References: <27C8C61B-86C7-4220-B6BC-493AEF79C069@monash.edu> Message-ID: <46C38A8F-3BF7-4568-B9EB-D8890A8ECC1F@monash.edu> Dear colleagues: Please see https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/MyzKCoV1kpfrxqnBMu1vMz5?domain=www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp for the program of the next week's workshop on nuclear burning in massive stars + binary black hole formation workshop, jointly hosted by the Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics (Japan) and OzGrav. Unfortunately, we will not be able to host a local hub at Monash, so the workshop will be fully online. We look forward to seeing you next week, Ryo, Simon & Ilya > On 26 Jun 2021, at 8:05 pm, Ilya Mandel wrote: > > Dear colleagues: > > We attach the first circular of a nuclear burning in massive stars + binary black hole formation workshop, jointly hosted by the Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics (Japan) and OzGrav on 26-30 July. > > It will be mostly online but we are also planning to have a local hub at Monash! > > Best regards, > Ryo, Simon & Ilya > > ===== First Circular ====================================== > > YITP-OzGrav Workshop > "Nuclear burning in massive stars: towards the formation of binary black holes" > https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/K0-iCp81lrtnXM2vGFD0b7w?domain=www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp > > > 26 - 30 July 2021 > (can be parts of the week, probably not the entire the week) > > > Kyoto (Japan), but mainly online + Monash U (Australia) > ** Room at Monash U (Room G29-30, New Horizons building) ** > > > Free > > > > - deadline: 23 July (Fri), > but *16 July (Fri)* for abstract submission > (online short talk/poster presentations are planned.) > > - Registration form: > https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ZEihCq71mwf8m0QzDSQf1oB?domain=www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp > > > > > The growing data set of gravitational-wave observations of binary black-hole mergers makes it possible to determine the physical properties (e.g., masses, binary parameters, and populations) of black holes. This information form gravitational waves provides extra constraints on the stellar evolution of massive stars that form black holes. One key ingredient to model stellar evolution is nuclear reactions, affecting energy generation and nucleosynthesis. The uncertainty of several reaction rates is still significant, which can > impact the predictions of stellar evolution. > > In this workshop, we aim to discuss several aspects of "nuclear burning", focusing on gravitational-wave astronomy, stellar evolution, and nuclear physics. The workshop will be organized jointly between Australia and Japan, but participation from any other countries is very welcome. > > > - Nucleosynthesis and origin of elements > - Stellar evolution and explosions > - Compact binaries and mergers > - Evolution of galaxies > - Gravitational wave astronomy > - Nuclear astrophysics of stellar burnings > - Other related topics > > > P. Ajith (ICTS): Gravitational Wave Theory > A. Bahramian (Curtin U): X-Ray Binary Population > J. J. Eldridge (U Auckland): Binary Evolution > M. Fujii (U Tokyo): Binary BH Formation in star clusters > S. Galaudage (Monash U): Gravitational Wave Observation > A. Goodwin (Curtin U): X-Ray Bursts > A. Heger (Monash U): Stellar Nucleosynthesis > W. Horiuchi (Hokkaido U): 12C(a,g)16O Theory > T. Kawabata (Osaka U): Triple-alpha Experiment > T. Kinugawa (U Tokyo): Pop III Binary Evolution > J. Powell (Swinburne U Technology): Core-collapse Supernovae > J. Sakstein (U Hawaii): Particle Physics > T. Shima (RCNP, Osaka U): 12C(a,g)16O Experiment > K. Takahashi (AEI): Stellar Evolution > Y. Taniguchi (NIT, Kagawa): 12C + 12C Theory > > + several more (TBA) > > > > R. Hirai (Monash U), K. Ioka (YITP), N. Itagaki (YITP), > N. Iwamoto (JAEA), K. Kyutoku (Kyoto U), I. Mandel (Monash U), > N. Nishimura (RIKEN), S. Stevenson (Swinburne U of Technology) > > > > - YITP (main sponsor) > - OzGrav (ARC Centre of excellence for gravitational wave discovery) > - Gravitational wave physics and astronomy: Genesis (TBC) > - RIBF Theory Forum > > > > Feel free to ask via the registration form (website) > or e-mail to nobuya.nishimura _at_ riken.jp > > ===================================================================== From wnanayakkara at swin.edu.au Wed Jul 21 17:31:05 2021 From: wnanayakkara at swin.edu.au (Themiya Nanayakkara) Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:31:05 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ASA Sustainability Town Hall at the ASM: 13th July 12.30pm AEST In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1EDE9A99-4739-413F-8084-CAD3C9E92504@swin.edu.au> Hi Everyone, Hope you?ll had a productive ASM last week. Following the plenary presentation by Dr. Karl and Peter Tuthill, they have kindly made the resources for their talk available for anyone to use on climate related talks. These can be found under the SWG tab here: https://asa.astronomy.org.au/about-2/chapters/ As we discussed during the Town Hall we are also looking for new members to join the WG: Please sign up here if you would like to help shape the sustainability initiatives of the ASA https://forms.office.com/r/PzZ5wPCP96 Our next meeting will be on Friday 6th August at 2pm AEST. > On 7 Jul 2021, at 9:50 am, Themiya Nanayakkara wrote: > > Dear ASA, > > We hope you are looking forward to the ASM next week with its exciting lineup of talks and other activities!! > > The ASA Sustainability Working Group (SWG) was commissioned by the ASA council last year and we have been leading some initiatives behind the scenes during the last few months. As a part of this, the ASA will be launching its ?Sustainability Statement? this year during the ASM. The SWG will also be holding a Town Hall Meeting during the ASM on Tuesday the 13th of July at 12.30-13.30 AEST (lunch/coffee break ), immediately after the Plenary session: Astronomers ? Your planet needs you! by Dr Karl & Peter Tuthill. > > The goal of the Town Hall is to reach out to the wider ASA community to discuss measures we should take as a wider astro community to address the climate crisis. Specifically, we would like to: > Improve astro community understanding of the climate crisis and how/why they can get involved. > Engage the wider community on action driven measures. > Recruit new members to the working group to shape the measures of the ASA. > > The program for the event can be found below. > > We look forward to seeing you at the town hall. If you do have any questions please feel free to reach out in the meantime via reply to this email. > > > The Sustainability Working group. > > Aaron Glanville, Adam Stevens, Alexis Heitzmannm, Andy Casey, Cathryn Trott, Chris Riseley, Christian Wolf, Clancy James, Colin Jacobs, David Mcconnell, Gemma Anderson, Jake Clark, James Murray, Martin Stringer, Michael Brown, Michael Cowley, Michael Murphy, Mita Brierley, Natasha Hurley-Walker, Rachael Webster, Stefania Jess, Vanessa Moss, Peter Tuthill, Themiya Nanayakkara. > > > Agenda 12.30-13.30 pm AEST 13/07/2021 > > Chair: Acknowledgement of Country, outline structure of meeting (2 min) > Speaker(s): Introductory talk (10 min): Natasha Hurley-Walker and Adam Stevens > Q&A on talk (10 min) > Split into hubs/zoom breakout rooms (1 min) > In each hub/ online breakout room: moderated brainstorming toward the explicit goals (20 min divided amongst the goals) > Back to centralised discussion: each moderator reports the major points raised from each hub (7 min, i.e. 1 min per hub/zoom breakout room) > Chair: wrap-up (5 min) > Action items arising from the discussion > Date and time for follow-up meeting (1st Friday in August 14:00 AEST) > > _______________________________________________ > ASA mailing list > ASA at mailman.sydney.edu.au > Change membership status or contact information via ASA's Edit Membership page > https://asa.wildapricot.org/Edit-Details -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you are interested in the role or know anyone that might be good for this role (even if you/they don?t meet all of the criteria, particularly if you/they are from a marginalised group), please get in touch or share the advertisement! Either myself or JC (Juan.Guzman at csiro.au) would be happy to answer questions about this role. Thanks, Dr. Katie Jameson Bolton Fellow CSIRO Space & Astronomy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robert.shen at astronomyaustralia.org.au Thu Jul 22 17:10:24 2021 From: robert.shen at astronomyaustralia.org.au (Robert Shen) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:10:24 +1000 Subject: [ASA] ACAMAR7 Workshop, 9-11 November 2021 In-Reply-To: <900214D5-2477-46D0-8162-EF9BD6056E70@swin.edu.au> References: <86CDA681-DAFC-4CC7-BA3B-68879BE1A16F@swin.edu.au> <900214D5-2477-46D0-8162-EF9BD6056E70@swin.edu.au> Message-ID: [image: A picture containing logo Description automatically generated] *7th ACAMAR Workshop, November 2021* Dear all, The 7th ACAMAR Workshop (ACAMAR7) will be held between the* 9th and 11th of November 2021*. Due to COVID-19 restrictions on international travel, this workshop will be a hybrid event ? with face-to-face sessions at the following two venues and an online connection between them for the duration of the workshop: - *For delegates based in Australia: *the workshop will be held at The Vines Resort , Swan Valley, Western Australia. - *For **delegates based in **China: *the workshop will be held at The Ramada Wyndham Pearl , Guangzhou. *Please note: The above arrangements are subject to change due to COVID-19. The sessions will adjust to online only (via Zoom) if travel restrictions are in place during the workshop period. * *ACAMAR7 abstract submission and registration details can be found by clicking on this link . * The focus of this workshop will be: Antarctic astronomy, radio astronomy (including SKA, ASKAP, MWA, and FAST), optical instrumentation, gravitational wave astronomy, big data challenges, and theoretical astrophysics. The workshop will also build on the relationships and outcomes of the previous workshops in the ACAMAR series. *Key Dates* - Abstract and Poster Submission closing date:* 30 September 2021* - Registration closing date: *8 October 2021* - Program release date: *18 October 2021* - ACAMAR7 Workshop:* 9-11 November 2021* *Awards* - The Best Australian Presentation Award: $1,000 (AUD) - The Best Chinese Presentation Award: $1,000 (AUD) - The Best Australian Poster Award: $1,000 (AUD) - The Best Chinese Poster Award: $1,000 (AUD) *Registration Fee* No fee ? ACAMAR7 is a free workshop event. *Accommodation* We have reserved a block of rooms for Australian and Chinese ACAMAR7 delegates: - *For delegates based in Australia*: please click on this link to book . - *For **delegates based in **China*: please contact Dr. Lin Li to reserve your accommodation. We hope to see you at the ACAMAR7 workshop! Many thanks, Robert on behalf of ACAMAR7 LOC and SOC --------------------------------- Dr Robert (Xiaobin) Shen Director of eResearch, Astronomy Australia Ltd. M: 0450 649 457 *AAL endeavours to be an environmentally sustainable organisation built upon equity, diversity and mutual respect for its staff and stakeholders. * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 25897 bytes Desc: not available URL: From s.tingay at curtin.edu.au Fri Jul 23 12:16:07 2021 From: s.tingay at curtin.edu.au (Steven Tingay) Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:16:07 +0800 Subject: [ASA] Third Pietro Baracchi conference - change of date Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, Further to my announcement of the third Pietro Baracchi conference, I need to inform you that the dates for the conference have changed, due to a conflict with a significant meeting in Italy. In order to allow Italians to join both meetings, we have moved the Baracchi meeting into November. We apologise for the change, especially to those already registered. The meeting was going to take place October 6/7, 2021. The meeting will now take place November 3/4, 2021. Please see the meeting website for details: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/VkmOCXLW2mUXpVlVJT6Sexx?domain=indico.ict.inaf.it Regards, Steven -- *************************************************************************************** It is often convenient for me to send emails outside business hours. But I have no expectation of responses outside business hours. *************************************************************************************** If you receive a one line (or even a one word) email from me, please don't read anything into it. I may be busy. I may be on my phone. *************************************************************************************** Professor Steven Tingay (He/Him/His) 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 Director Murchison Widefield Array Street address: Brodie Hall building 1 Turner Ave Technology Park Bentley 6102 Western Australia Email: S.Tingay at curtin.edu.au WWW: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/6GqaCYW8NocLGEKE8hGguDz?domain=astronomy.curtin.edu.au https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/_3FKCZY1Nqi5Or1rGUK8Fk9?domain=icrar.org Phone: +61 (0)8 9266 4908 Mobile: +61 (0)401 103635 I acknowledge and pay respect to the past, present and future traditional custodians and elders of the Nation?s First Peoples and the continuation of their cultural, spiritual and educational practices. 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