welcome to ozgrav!
We hope that the below information assists all our new OzGrav members in getting started and learning what OzGrav is all about.
As an OzGrav member, you are encouraged to take full advantage of all the opportunities, resources and pool of expertise that OzGrav has to offer.
As an OzGrav member, you are encouraged to take full advantage of all the opportunities, resources and pool of expertise that OzGrav has to offer.
what is ozgrav
OzGrav is a seven-year ~AUD$40M project funded by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence funding scheme, and is a partnership between our six "Nodes" (Swinburne University - host of OzGrav headquarters, Australian National University, Monash University, University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, and University of Western Australia), along with other collaborating organisations in Australia and overseas. We have over 150 members spread across our nodes and partner organisations.
What we do
The mission of OzGrav is to capitalise on the historic first detections of gravitational waves to understand the extreme physics of black holes and warped spacetime, and to inspire the next generation of Australian scientists and engineers through this new window on the Universe.
OzGrav's research Programs are structured under the Themes: In addition to our research, OzGrav undertakes the following Programs:
A great way to get your head around what OzGrav does is to flick through our latest Annual Report!
OzGrav's research Programs are structured under the Themes: In addition to our research, OzGrav undertakes the following Programs:
- Mentoring Program (all members should sign up as mentors and/or mentees)
- Professional Development
- Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
- Research Translation
- Education and Public Outreach
A great way to get your head around what OzGrav does is to flick through our latest Annual Report!
ozgrav funding opportunities
Each OzGrav Node has a budget for travel and project costs for its investigators, students, and postdocs. For most funding or resource requirements, in the first instance you should contact your supervisor or Node leader (ANU: David McClelland, Swinburne: Matthew Bailes, University of Adelaide: Peter Veitch, UWA: Chunnong Zhao, University of Melbourne: Andrew Melatos, Monash: Eric Thrane).
In addition, OzGrav headquarters run a number of funding awards schemes. Please visit our funding opportunities page for further information and how to apply.
You may also approach the OzGrav Chief Operating Officer (coo@ozgrav.org) with funding or resource requests that are not covered by your Node or mentioned on the funding opportunities web page.
In addition, OzGrav headquarters run a number of funding awards schemes. Please visit our funding opportunities page for further information and how to apply.
You may also approach the OzGrav Chief Operating Officer (coo@ozgrav.org) with funding or resource requests that are not covered by your Node or mentioned on the funding opportunities web page.
OzGrav Publication and acknowledgement Guidelines
It is important that all publications reporting OzGrav work acknowledge OzGrav and ARC, and that publications presenting non-OzGrav work are not marked as OzGrav papers. Please use the following acknowledgement and affiliation for OzGrav work:
“This material is based upon work supported by NSF’s LIGO Laboratory which is a major facility fully funded by the National Science Foundation.”
- Your affiliation should include "OzGrav". E.g. "OzGrav-Swinburne University of Technology, VIC 3166, Australia"
- The Australian Research Council (ARC) must be acknowledged. E.g. "This research was conducted [or "Parts of this research were conducted"] by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), through project number CE170100004"
“This material is based upon work supported by NSF’s LIGO Laboratory which is a major facility fully funded by the National Science Foundation.”
expectations of our members
Being an OzGrav member means having access to great resources and opportunities, and being part of a collaborative community of talented researchers.
With great opportunity, comes great responsibility!
OzGrav aims for the highest standards of excellence, professionalism, and inclusiveness in everything we do. We therefore ask our members to participate in Centre activities in a positive, respectful and collaborative way, which includes:
With great opportunity, comes great responsibility!
OzGrav aims for the highest standards of excellence, professionalism, and inclusiveness in everything we do. We therefore ask our members to participate in Centre activities in a positive, respectful and collaborative way, which includes:
- Adhering to our Code of Conduct. This includes acting fairly and reasonably, and treating colleagues and members of the public with respect, impartiality, and sensitivity. You may also wish to refer to your own institution's policies around harassment, conduct, dispute resolution etc, some of which are listed here.
- Contributing to our reporting requirements (especially our Annual Reports) by providing information when requested in a timely fashion.
- Sending us any good news stories and interesting science results as they arise, so we can promote your successes via social and traditional media.
- Actively participating in our weekly Friday videocons, and other relevant meetings.
wellbeing and support
OzGrav is aware that at times work and studies can impact your mental health and wellbeing which can have an effect on your work and home life. OzGrav offers support, information and resources to its members to assist you in looking after your mental health and wellbeing.
OzGrav offers its members mental health first aid training (usually through your home institution), where you can learn the signs and symptoms of mental health problems, where and how to get help, and what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective. If you are interested in this training please contact coo@ozgrav.org or info@ozgrav.org for further information.
Additionally, there are several support services available to help with mental health issues. If you or someone you care about are going through a difficult time, please reach out and speak to someone. See here for more details of free support services and hotlines that you can access.
OzGrav offers its members mental health first aid training (usually through your home institution), where you can learn the signs and symptoms of mental health problems, where and how to get help, and what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective. If you are interested in this training please contact coo@ozgrav.org or info@ozgrav.org for further information.
Additionally, there are several support services available to help with mental health issues. If you or someone you care about are going through a difficult time, please reach out and speak to someone. See here for more details of free support services and hotlines that you can access.
online tools and Systems we use
OzGrav members have access to a range of tools and systems that we use for sharing information (e.g. wiki, shared calendars, social media, Github, Slack, videoconferencing tools, mailing lists).
These are described on our wiki. Contact info@ozgrav.org if you have trouble accessing the wiki or if you have any questions.
These are described on our wiki. Contact info@ozgrav.org if you have trouble accessing the wiki or if you have any questions.
frequently used acronyms
It can be confusing when you join OzGrav and are surrounded by an alphabet soup of acronyms. Here's a list of commonly used acronyms to help orient yourself.
key ozgrav contacts
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Swinburne University of Technology (OzGrav Headquarters)
Node Leader Prof Matthew Bailes mbailes@swin.edu.au Chief Operating Officer Dr Yeshe Fenner coo@ozgrav.org Project Officer Erin O’Grady eogrady@swin.edu.au Research Coordinator Lisa Horsley lhorsley@swin.edu.au University of Western Australia Node Leader A/Prof Chunnong Zhao chunnong.zhao@uwa.edu.au Node Administrator Ruby Chan ruby.chan@uwa.edu.au |
Australian National University
Node Leader Prof David McClelland David.McClelland@anu.edu.au Node Administrator Sareh Rajabi Sareh.rajabi@anu.edu.au Monash University Node Leader Dr Eric Thrane eric.thrane@monash.edu.au University of Adelaide Node Leader Prof Peter Veitch peter.veitch@adelaide.edu.au University of Melbourne Node Leader Prof Andrew Melatos amelatos@unimelb.edu.au Node Administrators Kim Dorrell kdorrell@unimelb.edu.au & Kirsty Waring kwaring@unimelb.edu.au |
