Upcoming and latest lectures
Past lectures
| Date | Speaker | Institute | Topic | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 March | Dr Anais Möller | Swinburne University of Technology | Discovering the dark side of the Universe | ATC101 | 6.30pm |
| 22 April | Reinhold Willcox | Monash University | Friendly stars and where to find them | ATC101 | 6pm |
| 27 May | Dr Adam Batten | Swinburne University of Technology | A how-to guide to simulating the Universe | ATC101 | 6.30pm |
| 24 June | Dr Ryosuke Hirai | Monash University | Eta Carinae – the eccentric life of a superstar | AMDC301 | 6.30pm |
| 15 July | Krystal Di Napoli Karlie Noon Emma Ryan-Weber |
Swinburne University of Technology University of Melbourne |
Astronomy: Sky Country book launch | AMDC301 | 6.30pm |
| 19 August | Professor Karl Glazebrook Dr Colin Jacobs Dr Nicha Leethochawalit Dr Themiya Nanayakkara |
Swinburne University of Technology University of Melbourne |
Unlocking the Universe's Secrets with James Webb Space Telescope | ATC101 | 6.30pm |
| 30 September | Dr Rebecca Allen | Swinburne University of Technology | Australia's growing role in the global space industry | ATC101 | 6.30pm |
| 21 October | Dr Ben McAllister | Swinburne University of Technology | Shining a light on dark matter | ATC101 | 6.30pm |
| Date | Speaker | Institute | Topic | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2020 | Sara Webb and Grace Lawrence | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology | The Dark Universe | ATC101 |
| 17 August 2020 | Dr Jielai Zhang | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology | A Flash of Discovery | Online |
| 20 August 2021 | Sara Webb | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology | State of the Universe | Online |
| 19 October 2021 | Professor Matthew Bailes | OzGrav Centre of Excellence, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology | Exploring Einstein's Universe with Neutron Stars, Black Holes and Gravitational Waves | Online |
| Date | Speaker | Institute | Topic | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 February | Dr Daniel C. Price | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University | Things that Go Bump in the Night: Fast Radio Bursts and the Search for Life Beyond Earth | ATC101 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 29 March | Professor Andreas Burkert | Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich | Watching a Little Gas Cloud on its Way into the Galactic Supermassive Black Hole | ATC101 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 30 May | Wayne Thorpe, Krystal De Napoli, Dr Duane W. Hamacher | Monash University, Swinburne University | Title First Nations, First Astronomers: Swinburne Annual Reconciliation Lecture | ATC101 | 5.30-7.30pm |
| 21 June | Poojan Agrawal | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University | Vivid Lives of Stars | AMDC301 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 19 July | Dr Kim Ellis | Space Centre, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University | Space Law – It’s Not Rocket Science | EN102 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 16 August | Debatri Chattopadhyay | OzGrav Centre of Excellence, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing | State of the Universe: Gravity and Black Holes | AMDC 301 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 20 September | Renee Spiewak | OzGrav Centre of Excellence, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing | The Never-Ending Story of a Star | EN103 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 18 October | Dr Ned Taylor | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing | The Cosmic Perspective | EN103 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 29 November | Dr Tiantian Yuan | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing | The Unintended Humour of the Universe | ATC101 | 7-8pm |
| 16 December | Professor Sheila Kannappan | University of North Carolina | Truth and Awe in Astronomy |
EN103 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| Date | Speaker | Institute | Topic | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 February | Dr Emily Petroff | ASTRON - the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy | The Fast Radio Burst Mystery | AMDC301 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 16 March | Professor Mike Hudson | University of Waterloo, Canada | Cosmic Mirages: Seeing Dark Matter with Gravitational Lenses | AMDC301 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 27 April | Dr Angel R. Lopez-Sanchez | AAO and Macquarie University | Capturing the Light of the Universe | ATC101 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 11 May | Associate Professor Jeff Cooke | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing | Deeper, Wider, Faster: Chasing the Fastest Bursts in the Universe | AMDC301 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 1 June | Dr Duane Hamacher and Krystal De Napoli | Monash University | The Rapidly Growing World of Indigenous Astronomy | AMDC301 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 27 June | Professor Lisa Kewley | Australian National University | Harleywood-Oxygen: Breathing in Stars | ATC101 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 17 August | Dr Rebecca Allen | Swinburne University | State of the Universe VIII: People Edition | ATC101 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 19 October | Dr Michelle Cluver | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing | Hidden Features: Discovery Space in a Reluctant Universe | AMDC301 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 23 November | Associate Professor Tara Murphy | Sydney Institute of Astronomy, University of Sydney | Breakthrough! The Detection of Gravitational Waves from a Neutron Star Merger | ATC101 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 7 December | Associate Professor Alan Duffy | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing | Australia in Space | BA201 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| Date | Speaker | Institute | Topic | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 February | Associate Professor Emma Ryan-Weber | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University | Cosmology: from the Big Bang to the Formation of Atoms | ATC101 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 24 March | Dr Tyler Bourke | SKA, UK | The World’s Largest Radio Telescope in your Backyard | ATC101 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 21 April | Dr Themiya Nanayakkara | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University | Rocket Science in Everyday Life | ATC101 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 12 May | Dr Rebecca Allen | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University | Small, Medium, Large: What Galaxy Sizes Reveal About Their Past | ATC101 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 2 June | Dr Duane Hamacher | Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, Monash University | How do Indigenous Australians Read the Stars? | AMDC301 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 7 July | Dr Patricia Rich | Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Swinburne University | When Life Got Really Big - Tales from a Rock Whisperer | AMDC301 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 18 August | Associate Professor Alan Duffy | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University | State of the Universe VII | ATC101 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 29 September | Dr Tiantian Yuan | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University | The Most Ancient Spiral Galaxies Seen through Nature’s Largest Telescopes | AMDC301 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 20 October | Igor Andreoni | Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University | The Violent Universe: Explosions, Transient Events and Gravitational Waves | AMDC301 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 14 November | Dr Thomas E. Collett | Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, Portsmouth, UK | Seeing Double. Looking at the Universe with Gravity's Eyes | AMDC301 | 6.30-7.30pm |
| 8 December | Dr Tanya Hill | Museums Victoria | The Light Fantastic | AMDC301 | 6.30-7.30pm |
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