ICRAR’s research students will be the future astronomers, engineers and data scientists working around the globe in a variety of fields.
We have a strong commitment to providing the best research training and an environment in which our talented students will thrive.
Student - PhD
P: 08 9266 4505
Thesis Title: Black hole natal kicks: Using space velocities to constrain how black holes form
Student - PhD
E: fiona.audcent-ross@icrar.org
P: 08 6488 1117
Thesis Title: Star Formation demographics in HI selected galaxies
Student - PhD
P: 08 9266 9103
Thesis Title: Co-Design of wideband polarization-agile phased-array antennas and low-noise amplifiers for the next generation low-frequency square kilometre array (SKA) radio telescope
Student - PhD
P: 08 9266 3268
Thesis Title: Photovoltaic-Battery Power Systems for the Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope Considering Electromagnetic Compatibility Characterisation
Student - PhD
Thesis Title: Measuring AGN Feedback: Black Hole Kinetic Luminosity Outputs in the HERG and LERG Paradigm
Student - PhD
E: jaiverdhan.chauhan@icrar.org
P: 08 9266 4505
Degree/Thesis Title: Using SKA precursors to understand the properties of X-ray binary jets
Student - PhD
P: 08 6488 3819
I am a Belgian-born, Australian-bred PhD student with a passion for all things science and astronomy.
I began my career in astronomy at Curtin University where I completed my Bachelors of Science with Honours majoring in Astrophysics. I then went on to begin my PhD in Astrophysics at the University of Western Australia where I am studying cold gas reservoirs in galaxies under the supervision of Dr Barbara Catinella, Dr Luca Cortese and Dr Aaron Robotham.
Alongside my research, I am also very passionate about science outreach and education. In the past year, I have been on many trips to schools all around Western Australia to bring the excitement of astronomy to kids both near are far. I also produce media content for relevant and exciting events that are occurring in astronomy for the public. For instance, the recent rare occurrence of the Super Blue Blood Moon.
Super Blue Blood Moon 2018 from ICRAR on Vimeo.
Student - PhD
P: 08 6488 7742
Thesis Title: Machine Learning and Big Data in Radio Astronomy
Student - PhD
P: 08 6488 3241
Thesis Title: Studies of Interacting Galaxies & the Environmental Effects on Their Evolution.
Student - PhD
E: katherine.harborne@icrar.org
P: 08 6488 1793
A third year PhD student in computational astrophysics under the supervision of Chris Power and Aaron Robotham at the UWA node of ICRAR.
Student - PhD
P: 08 6488 1127
Thesis Title: Bulge disk decomposition in G10/COSMOS data under supervision of Professor Simon Driver and Dr. Aaron Robotham.
Student - PhD
Degree/Thesis Title: Surveillance of Space with Passive Radar and the Murchison Widefield Array
Student - PhD
P: 08 9266 1289
is in the final year of his PhD working with A/Prof. Dr. Cath Trott and A/Prof. Dr. Randall Wayth at ICRAR on calibration methods of heterogeneous radio interferometry arrays to enhance the Epoch of Reionisation detection capabilities of next generation radio telescopes.
Thesis title: Probing the Epoch of Reionization with non-traditional hybrid arrays.
Student - PhD
P: 08 6488 7880
Thesis Title: A Radio Astronomy search for Axion Cold Dark Matter
Student - PhD
P: 08 6488 4537
Thesis Title: Measuring the Extra-galactic Background Light and constructing the WAVES input catalogue
Student - PhD
P: 08 9266 1289
Degree/Thesis Title: High Precision Mapping of the Diffused Low Frequency Sky
Student - PhD
E: jurektadek.malarecki@icrar.org
P: 08 6488 1780
Thesis Title: Data Organisation and Data Interrogation in the SKA
Student - PhD
P: 08 6488 7746
I am working under the supervision of Dr. Simon Driver, Dr. Aaron Ludlow, Dr. Aaron Robotham and Dr. Chris Power on studies aimed at deriving constraints on the properties of dark matter.
Student - PhD
P: 08 9266 3268
Thesis Title: Three-dimensional tomography of pulsar magnetospheres
Student - PhD
P: 08 9266 3268
I’m a PhD student working with Dr Steven Tremblay, Dr Ramesh Bhat, Dr Ryan Shannon and Dr Stephen Ord. I work with the Murchison Widefield Array to study pulsars at low frequencies in the context of trying to understand their emission properties and how different classes of pulsar are linked.
Thesis Title: Investigating the links between radio pulsar populations that display intermittent emission phenomena at low frequencies
Student - PhD
P: 08 6488 7753
Thesis Title: Dust formation and evolution, and its influence on galaxy evolution
Student - Masters
P: 08 9266 4670
Degree/Thesis Title: Using MWA as a receiver for a passive radar system aimed at detecting and characterising space debris
Student - PhD
P: 08 9266 4670
Degree/Thesis Title: Constraining the dying phase of Radio galaxies with the GLEAM-X radio survey.
Student - PhD
P: 08 9266 4670
Degree/Thesis Title: Spectral Studies of Radio Galaxies using GLEAM-X
Student - PhD
E: Nicholas.swainston@icrar.org
Degree/Thesis Title: Finding pulsars with a next-generation low-frequency radio telescope
Student - Masters
Dissertation Title: Extracting Active Galactic Nuclei Parameters from Galaxy Spectral Energy Distributions
Student - PhD
Thesis Title: The First Spectral Line Survey of Orion and the Galactic Centre at 100-300 MHz
I graduated with a Bachelors degree in Chemistry, with minors in Mathematics and Sociology, from Plymouth State University located in the United States. Since then, I have spent the last 20 years working as an analytical chemist in corporate research and development in the fields of pharmaceutical science, environmental catalysts, automotive catalysts, printable inks and, most recently, the mining industry. I have always had a keen interest in astrochemistry and in 2006 I started working towards a degree in Physics and Astronomy by attending graduate and undergraduate courses in physics at the University of New Mexico. In 2011 I moved with my husband and daughter to Western Australia and am now a PhD student at Curtin University.
Student - PhD
P: 08 9266 4505
Thesis Title: Characteristics, Prevalence and Distribution of Stellar-Mass Black Holes in Globular Clusters
Student - PhD
P: 08 9266 4505
Thesis Title: Exploring regimes of super-Eddington accretion in black hole binaries
Student - PhD
E: alexander.williamson@icrar.org
P: 08 9266 9103
Degree/Thesis Title: Detecting Cosmic Rays with the Murchison Widefield Array
Student - PhD
P: 08 9266 3268
I started my PhD study at ICRAR-Curtin from 2015 working on pulsar astronomy using the MWA.
I worked on interstellar extinction and the property of interstellar dust using WISE and Spitzer archival catalog when I did my master (2012-2015) at Beijing Normal University.
PhD Thesis Title: Southern Pulsar Census and Polarimetric Studies with the MWA
Student - PhD
P: 08 9266 3268
Thesis Title: 3-Dimensional Structure of Molecular Clouds in the Central Molecular Zone