Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE150100105
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$570,000.00
Summary
Broadband receivers for AuScope geodetic and astronomical applications . Broadband receivers for AuScope geodetic and astronomical applications: This project aims to develop an innovative broadband receiver system which will be deployed on the AuScope array of radio telescopes. This will enable the telescopes to play a key role in improving precision navigation both in Australia and throughout the Southern Hemisphere. The new receiver systems will significantly improve the capability of these fa ....Broadband receivers for AuScope geodetic and astronomical applications . Broadband receivers for AuScope geodetic and astronomical applications: This project aims to develop an innovative broadband receiver system which will be deployed on the AuScope array of radio telescopes. This will enable the telescopes to play a key role in improving precision navigation both in Australia and throughout the Southern Hemisphere. The new receiver systems will significantly improve the capability of these facilities for both geodetic and astronomical investigations. Improvements to the accuracy of the terrestrial reference frame in Australia will allow more accurate measurements of changes in sea level, while high precision astrometric observations undertaken with the new receivers will be used to determine the structure of our Milky Way Galaxy.Read moreRead less
Geophysical, Galactic, and Extra-Galactic Science with the AuScope and Australian Pathfinder Arrays. Two new radio telescope arrays are under construction in Australia. One is the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder, near Geraldton. The other is a very long baseline array with antennae near Hobart, Katherine, and Yarragadee. These three antennae work together to observe radio sources far away across the universe. Their observations are used to establish a very accurate coordinate syste ....Geophysical, Galactic, and Extra-Galactic Science with the AuScope and Australian Pathfinder Arrays. Two new radio telescope arrays are under construction in Australia. One is the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder, near Geraldton. The other is a very long baseline array with antennae near Hobart, Katherine, and Yarragadee. These three antennae work together to observe radio sources far away across the universe. Their observations are used to establish a very accurate coordinate system or reference frame on the earth, to which the global positioning system is aligned. This program will use these new radio telescope arrays to study the Milky Way and other galaxies, and to study continental drift and sea-level rise on the Earth.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE180100245
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$386,500.00
Summary
Achieving millimetre geodesy with space tie satellites. This project aims to implement the completely new concept of observing artificial satellites with radio telescopes, realising a so-called space tie. Understanding Earth’s changing shape requires measurements with a stability of 0.1 mm per year. Today, geodetic earth observations are used to realise reference points with a precision of five to ten times larger. Using the unique Australian ground infrastructure, current observational and oper ....Achieving millimetre geodesy with space tie satellites. This project aims to implement the completely new concept of observing artificial satellites with radio telescopes, realising a so-called space tie. Understanding Earth’s changing shape requires measurements with a stability of 0.1 mm per year. Today, geodetic earth observations are used to realise reference points with a precision of five to ten times larger. Using the unique Australian ground infrastructure, current observational and operational problems shall be overcome. The intended outcome is to improve the coordinate system of the Earth, which is the basis for a better understanding of Earth serving to fulfil scientific as well as societal demands.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE200100201
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$530,000.00
Summary
A major upgrade to the Australia Telescope Compact Array. This project aims to upgrade the $150m CSIRO Australia Telescope Compact Array ("the telescope"), by replacing the signal processing electronics and doubling the bandwidth. This will significantly enhance the performance of the telescope, enabling more ambitious science by the 450 researchers and students who use it each year. For example, it will enable the telescope to study radio counterparts to Gravitational Wave sources, and it will ....A major upgrade to the Australia Telescope Compact Array. This project aims to upgrade the $150m CSIRO Australia Telescope Compact Array ("the telescope"), by replacing the signal processing electronics and doubling the bandwidth. This will significantly enhance the performance of the telescope, enabling more ambitious science by the 450 researchers and students who use it each year. For example, it will enable the telescope to study radio counterparts to Gravitational Wave sources, and it will enable it to make detailed observations of initial discoveries made with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder and other Australian telescopes. In short, it will enable Australian researchers to do more ambitious research, and make more discoveries, across broad areas of astrophysics.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE160100094
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$150,000.00
Summary
The Mopra Radio Telescope. The Mopra Radio Telescope:
This project aims to use Australia’s Mopra Radio Telescope – the largest millimetre-wave dish in the southern hemisphere – to complete a survey of the distribution of molecular gas across the southern Milky Way. The millimetre-wavelength sky holds the key for understanding molecular clouds in which stars are born, and the Mopra Telescope is the world’s most capable facility for imaging these clouds. The expected outcome is an order of magnit ....The Mopra Radio Telescope. The Mopra Radio Telescope:
This project aims to use Australia’s Mopra Radio Telescope – the largest millimetre-wave dish in the southern hemisphere – to complete a survey of the distribution of molecular gas across the southern Milky Way. The millimetre-wavelength sky holds the key for understanding molecular clouds in which stars are born, and the Mopra Telescope is the world’s most capable facility for imaging these clouds. The expected outcome is an order of magnitude improvement in the clarity of our view of this central component of the Galaxy. The project also aims to enable Mopra to serve as a key element in the Australian Long Baseline Array. The project aims to ensure Australian involvement in three grand design international endeavours.Read moreRead less
Defining the Status of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Young People. This project aims to improve the social cohesion of Australian society and the living standards of a significant group of our young people. Around 25 per cent of all Australians aged 12 to 24 are from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. In collaboration with nine Australian organisations, the project aims to critically define the status of CALD youth; develop the first national status reporting frame ....Defining the Status of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Young People. This project aims to improve the social cohesion of Australian society and the living standards of a significant group of our young people. Around 25 per cent of all Australians aged 12 to 24 are from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. In collaboration with nine Australian organisations, the project aims to critically define the status of CALD youth; develop the first national status reporting framework for the group that will generate new social, economic and cultural indicators; and build a knowledge hub to store and curate CALD youth data. Data and understanding from this project is intended to enable governments to meet the group’s specific needs and enhance their opportunities.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0882682
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$100,000.00
Summary
The Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas. The results generated in this project will enhance Australian research capabilities across multiple disciplines by providing access to key knowledge of pollen and spores in our region. A unified approach to the archiving, presentation and accessibility to existing and evolving databases will provide a considerably improved context for identification and knowledge pooling of any given pollen or spore type. This will create a nexus for novel interactions be ....The Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas. The results generated in this project will enhance Australian research capabilities across multiple disciplines by providing access to key knowledge of pollen and spores in our region. A unified approach to the archiving, presentation and accessibility to existing and evolving databases will provide a considerably improved context for identification and knowledge pooling of any given pollen or spore type. This will create a nexus for novel interactions between researchers and end users of these data from within and beyond Australia's borders.Read moreRead less
Masers: high resolution probes of star formation. The largest stars in the Galaxy play a vital role in the formation of
the atoms which make life on Earth possible. The birth of these stars
is shrouded in gas and dust through which only radiowaves penetrate.
In this project we will make observations of interstellar masers from
the hydroxyl and methanol molecules and through mathematical modelling
of molecular excitation and radiative transfer probe the physical,
chemical and evolution ....Masers: high resolution probes of star formation. The largest stars in the Galaxy play a vital role in the formation of
the atoms which make life on Earth possible. The birth of these stars
is shrouded in gas and dust through which only radiowaves penetrate.
In this project we will make observations of interstellar masers from
the hydroxyl and methanol molecules and through mathematical modelling
of molecular excitation and radiative transfer probe the physical,
chemical and evolutionary status of the high-mass stars associated
with the masers.Read moreRead less
Volcanology of voluminous felsic lavas. Eruptions of voluminous lavas (>100km3)have occurred throughout geological time but not in recorded human history. These lavas are a major part of very large volcanic areas that form the continents. Excellent examples have been identified in the Gawler Range Volcanics, South Australia. Little is known about the eruption mechanisms and yet these events are the key to understanding large-scale melting processes deep in the Earth and continent formation. This ....Volcanology of voluminous felsic lavas. Eruptions of voluminous lavas (>100km3)have occurred throughout geological time but not in recorded human history. These lavas are a major part of very large volcanic areas that form the continents. Excellent examples have been identified in the Gawler Range Volcanics, South Australia. Little is known about the eruption mechanisms and yet these events are the key to understanding large-scale melting processes deep in the Earth and continent formation. This research will use field data from one of the South Australian examples to constrain the nature and position of the source volcanic centre and to clarify outflow mechanisms.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE110100055
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$275,000.00
Summary
Hidden Earths and distant Suns: a new optical astronomy observatory in Tasmania. This facility at the University of Tasmania will be a remotely operable 1.3 metre optical telescope with a suite of powerful scientific cameras. It will be used to hunt for Earth-like planets around other stars and to study the variability of stars like the Sun, helping to answer fundamental questions about the Universe and our place in it.