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The Centre for Astronomy at James Cook University is an academic centre dedicated to research in astronomical sciences, and the teaching of astronomy here using the Internet.
Our Programs
- Professional Doctorate in Astronomy
- Masters degree in Astronomy
- Graduate Diploma in Astronomy
- Graduate Certificate in Astronomy
We Always Invite Questions and Comments
Our Staff
Director:
Dr Andrew
Walsh
Doctorate Coordinator:
Dr Andrew
Walsh
Potential DoA projects with Dr Walsh
Masters Coordinator:
Alex Hons (Alex.Hons@jcu.edu.au)
History Coordinator:
Dr Wayne Orchiston (Wayne.Orchiston@jcu.edu.au)
Administration:
Leanne Ashmead (Astronomy@jcu.edu.au)
Adjunct Staff
Professor Carl Pennypacker (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories,
CA, USA)
Dr Miroslav Filipovic (School of IT, University of Western Sydney)
Dr David Blank (Centre for Astronomy, James Cook University)
Dr Brad Carter (Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Sciences, University of Southern Queensland)
Professor John Danziger (Director, Trieste Observatory, Professor of Astronomy,
Trieste Observatory)
Emeritus Professor John Malville (Department of Astrophysics and Planetary
Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Co, USA)
Professor Francis Richard Stevenson (Department of Physics, Durham University,
UK)
Emeritus Professor Brian Warner (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Dr Jamie Biggs (Government Astronomer for Western Australia, Director,
Perth Observatory) – Waiting Confirmation
Dr Gordon Robertson (Astrophysics Department, University of Sydney) – Waiting
Confirmation
Dr Fred Watson (Anglo-Australian Observatory) – Waiting Confirmation
Professor Richard Strom (Senior Research Astronomer and Professor of Astronomy,
ASTRON and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) – Waiting Confirmation
Professor Richard Wielebinski (Director, Max Planck fur Radio Astronomie,
Bonn, Germany) – Waiting Confirmation
Dr Ian Glass (ex-South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town) -- appointment pending
Professor Bruce Slee (ex-Australia Telescope National Facility, Sydney) -- appointment pending
Contact Information
Centre for Astronomy
James Cook University
TOWNSVILLE QLD 4811
Australia
E-mail: Astronomy@jcu.edu.au
Phone: (07) 4781 4257
International: +61 7 4781 4257
Fax: (07) 4781 5880
International: +61 7 4781 5880
Our Research Interests
- Galactic astronomy
- Astronomy History
- Star Formation
- Astrometry
- Astrochemistry
