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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
- PhD in Astronomy
- 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
PhD/Doctorate in Astronomy
Dr Andrew
Walsh (Coordinator):
Potential DoA projects with Dr Walsh
Dr Aimee Norton (aimee.norton@jcu.edu.au)
Masters of Astronomy Coordinator:
Alex Hons (Alex.Hons@jcu.edu.au)
History of Astronomy Coordinator:
Dr Wayne Orchiston (Wayne.Orchiston@jcu.edu.au)
Centre for Astronomy Administration:
Shevonne Rush (Astronomy@jcu.edu.au)
Adjunct Staff
Professor Carl Pennypacker (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories,
CA, USA)
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)
Professor Richard Strom (Senior Research Astronomer and Professor of Astronomy,
ASTRON and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Professor Richard Wielebinski (Director, Max Planck fur Radio Astronomie,
Bonn, Germany)
Professor Ian Glass (ex-South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town)
Professor Bruce Slee (ex-Australia Telescope National Facility, Sydney)
Dr David Blank (Centre for Astronomy, James Cook University)
Dr Miroslav Filipovic (School of IT, University of Western Sydney)
Dr Brad Carter (Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Sciences, University of Southern Queensland)
Associate-Professor Irakli Simonia (Ilia Chavchavadze State University, Tbilisi, Georgia)
Dr Sarah Gibson (High Altitude Observatory, NCAR, USA)
Dr Steven Chesley (JPL, USA)
Dr Drake Deming (Chief, Planetary Systems Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA) - appointment pending
Prof Edward Guinan (Villanova University, USA) appointment pending
Dr Jamie Biggs (Government Astronomer for Western Australia, Director,
Perth Observatory)
Dr Fred Watson (Anglo-Australian Observatory)
Professor Hilmar Duerbeck (ex-University of Munster, Munster, Germany) -- apppointment pending
Professor Brian Marsden (Ex-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge (Mass.), USA) -- appointment pending
Contact Information
Centre for Astronomy
School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
James Cook University
TOWNSVILLE QLD 4811
Australia
E-mail: Astronomy@jcu.edu.au
Phone: (07) 4781 4785
Phone International: +61 7 4781 4785
Fax: (07) 4781 6788
Fax International: +61 7 4781 6788
Our Research Interests
- Galactic Astronomy
- Star Formation
- Astrochemistry
- Astronomy History
- Solar Astronomy
- Astrometry
