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elcome to the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing (CAS), part of the Faculty of ICT at Swinburne University in Melbourne Australia.

Dedicated to inspiring a fascination in the universe through research and education
 
 
Latest News

Research: The Universe is twice as bright as was previously thought

News: Swinburne University joins the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)

News: Swinburne Astronomer wins Astronomical Society of the Pacific Prize

Conference: Large-Scale Millimetre Mapping Workshop to be held at Swinburne 12th - 13th June 2008

Outreach: Next New Views public lecture May 21st

Next Colloquium: June 12th 11:30am: David Champion (CSIRO)
 

Research

The Centre's research is focussed in the following areas:

  • Galaxies
  • Globular Clusters
  • Pulsars
  • Square Kilometre Array Simulations
  • Star & Planet Formation
  • Supermassive Black Holes
  • Big Bang Cosmology
  • Astronomy Visualisation

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Education

The Centre has a wide range of educational programs available:

PhD by research
Master of Science
Graduate Diploma of Science
Graduate Certificate of Science
BSc with Astrophysics & Supercomputing
Shortcourse
Cosmos: Astronomy Encyclopaedia
AstroTours
 


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Visualisation

The Centre conducts a significant amount of visualisation with an astronomy focus. The team consists of astronomers, educators, programmers and 3D artists working on scientific visualisation, commercial projects, and projection systems. Key areas of interest are:

  • Stereoscopic (3D) projection
  • Fulldome and immersive projection
  • 3D Animation
  • Scientific visualisation
  • Educational Content

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Features

Swinburne Astronomy Online

Cosmos

Cosmos

Contact Information

Centre Administration
T +61 3 9214 5569
F +61 3 9214 8797
 contact@astro.swin.edu.au


Colloquia
12th June: David Champion (CSIRO)
TBD
Full Colloquia Schedule