Proposals are invited from the astronomy community to advance their industry engagement projects. Astronomy Australia Ltd. (AAL) has a budget of up to $100K to advance the collaboration(s) between astronomy groups and industry partners. Furthermore, AAL expects that its investment in industry engagement portfolio may continue beyond the...Read More
Applications close on Wednesday 29th August 5 PM AWST. On behalf of the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) Council, Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) seeks applications for the AAT Time Allocation Committee and AAT Users’ Committee (AATUC). These two committees are continuations of the Australian Time Allocation Committee and AAO Users’ Committee respectively,...Read More
AAL seeks applications for a new committee to govern the allocation of resources on behalf of Astronomy Data and Computing Services. Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS) is a national initiative created by Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) for the benefit of all Australian-based astronomers. The over-riding goal of...Read More
The GMTO Corporation today announced the start of hard rock excavation for the Giant Magellan Telescope’s massive concrete pier and the foundations for the telescope’s enclosure on its site at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. Using a combination of hydraulic drilling and hammering, the excavation work is expected...Read More
The OzSTAR Supercomputer, located at Swinburne University of Technology. Image credit: Carl Knox, OzGrav. In late 2019, ADACS successfully deployed the astronomical calibration and imaging software, YANDASoft, onto the OzSTAR computing cluster at Swinburne University of Technology. Funded by AAL, this operation to deploy YANDASoft on OzSTAR was...Read More
Astronomy Australia Ltd is advertising for a Program Manager to be responsible for overseeing research infrastructure projects. Further details about the job are available here. Applications close 9am AEST, 13th June 2017.Read More
Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) seeks applications for one upcoming vacancy on the AAL Board. AAL is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee whose Members are all Australian universities and research organisations with a significant astronomy research capability. Its core business is to manage programmes that provide astronomers with access...Read More
The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) Organisation have announced the release of the 2018 Science Book describing GMT’s strengths and its potential for scientific discovery.The book describes the transformative impact that GMT will have on areas spanning observational astrophysics—from exoplanets around neighboring stars to the formation of the first, most...Read More
Applications close on Wednesday 13th February 2019, 5 PM AWST. On behalf of the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) Council, Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) seeks to appoint three new members to the AAT Time Allocation Committee. ATAC is the committee that allocates time on the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), as well as Australian...Read More
Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) is seeking nominations from members of the astronomy community from individuals willing to serve the community in one of several capacities. AAL will appoint: an Australian representative to the Board of the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) three members of the AAL Astronomy Supercomputer Time Allocation...Read More
