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JCU Centre for Astronomy

Centre for Astronomy

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

 

How to Apply for Our Programs

We Always Invite Questions and Comments

The Palmdale Telescope at JCU

 

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:
Associate Professor Wayne Orchiston (Wayne.Orchiston@jcu.edu.au)

Centre for Astronomy Administration:
(Astronomy@jcu.edu.au)

 

Adjunct Staff

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)

Dr Steven Chesley (JPL, USA)

Professor John Danziger (Director, Trieste Observatory, Professor of Astronomy, Trieste Observatory)

Dr Drake Deming (Chief, Planetary Systems Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA) - appointment pending

Professor Hilmar Duerbeck (ex-University of Munster, Munster, Germany)

Dr Miroslav Filipovic (School of IT, University of Western Sydney)

Professor Ian Glass (ex-South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town)

Prof Edward Guinan (Villanova University, USA) appointment pending

Emeritus Professor John Malville (Department of Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Co, USA)

Professor Brian Marsden (Ex-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge (Mass.), USA)

Associate Professor Patrick Miller (Holland School of Science & Mathematics, Hardin-Simmons University, USA)

Professor Carl Pennypacker (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories, CA, USA)

Associate-Professor Irakli Simonia (Ilia Chavchavadze State University, Tbilisi, Georgia)

Professor Bruce Slee (ex-Australia Telescope National Facility, Sydney)

Professor Francis Richard Stevenson (Department of Physics, Durham University, UK)

Professor Richard Strom (Senior Research Astronomer and Professor of Astronomy, ASTRON and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Dr Fred Watson (Anglo-Australian Observatory)

Professor Richard Wielebinski (Director, Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie, Bonn, Germany)

 

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

 

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