ASTAC

ASTAC Members

  • Bernhard Mueller, Monash (Chair)
  • Thomas Nordlander, ANU
  • Christophe Pinte, Monash
  • Yuxiang Qin, University of Melbourne
  • Ivo Seitenzahl, ADFA

Ex-officios

  • Pawsey Representative and User Consultant – Chris Harris
  • Swinburne Representative and User Consultant – Jarrod Hurley
  • NCI Representative and User Consultant – vacant

Additional Support

  • Technical Secretary (ADACS) – Eman Ali
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ASTAC Call for Proposals

ASTAC 2024-A (Q1-Q2)

The new ASTAC Call for Proposals for Q1-Q2 2024 is now open. This call closes at 8pm (AEDT) Friday 24th November 2023. 

The following resources are available:

  • Gadi – NCI Astronomy Program: up to 4,000 kSUs
  • OzSTAR – up to 2,000 kSUs (1,200 kSUs prioritised for GPU-based projects)

Note that the following description of resources uses the concept of a service unit (SU). The conversion between SU and CPU-core hour is different for each facility, and may also depend on which queue is used for a computation. Please read carefully below for instructions on how to compute the SU cost of your computations on each facility.

You can access the information sheet for the current call here, including details on how to apply.

ASTAC is formed by Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) and the ASTAC process is managed by Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS).

AAL’s Astronomy Supercomputer Time Allocation Committee (ASTAC) allocates available time on the following supercomputer resources for dedicated national astronomy access:

  • OzSTAR, Swinburne University Supercomputer
  • NCI Gadi, NCI National Facility

Note: AAL will consider ASTAC allocating time on any other supercomputer resources that have dedicated national astronomy access, where appropriate.

There are usually two calls for proposals per year, announced around May and November, and closing in June and December. Please refer to ASTAC’s allocation principles.

Terms of reference

Members of ASTAC are appointed by the AAL Board via an application process (organised by AAL) and are installed for a fixed term, with the possibility of renewal. 

AAL aims for institutional, geographical, career stage and gender diversity across its advisory committees. 

ASTAC is formed by Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) and the ASTAC process is managed by Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS).