DATE: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:05:41 +1000
SUBJECT: PhD Scholarships at Swinburne University: October application round


Dear ASA Members,

We would be grateful if you could bring the following to the attention  
of interested students.


PhD Scholarships at Swinburne University

The Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing (CAS) at Swinburne  
University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia) invites applications  
for its PhD program and scholarships.

With 15 research faculty and over 30 postdoctoral researchers and  
students, CAS offers a friendly, vibrant and research-focused  
atmosphere where PhD students help conduct - and learn how to lead -  
cutting-edge research.

CAS recently signed a collaborative agreement with Caltech  
guaranteeing up to 20 nights per year on the twin 10-m Keck Telescopes  
in Hawaii. CAS is also home to The Green Machine, one of the most  
powerful supercomputers in Australia.

Our research strengths cover all major areas of astronomy, from  
cosmology and the large-scale structure of the Universe, to quasars  
and the most distant known galaxies, to clusters and groups of  
galaxies, down to our own Milky Way, its structure and fascinating  
contents: pulsars, neutron stars, globular clusters, stars and  
planets. We also research 3-D visualisation techniques and  
applications of advanced scientific computing.

CAS augments scholarship stipends with AUS$3k per year for both  
Australian and international PhD students. In addition to their  
scholarship stipend, students are allocated a research budget to cover  
computing (e.g. laptop) and travel (e.g. telescope observing,  
conferences etc.).

For details about postgraduate study at CAS, including available  
supervisors, PhD topics and how to apply, see http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/study/postgradstudy.html

The formal application deadline is October 29, 2009. However, an  
Expression of Interest must first be submitted, and potential  
applicants must discuss possible PhD projects with possible  
supervisors well before the deadline. All application materials must  
reach CAS by October 23, 2009.

-- 
Michael T. Murphy, QEII Research Fellow,
Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing
Swinburne University of Technology
Mail H39, PO Box 218,
Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~mmurphy
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