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  • About
    • Vision & Mission
    • Join OzGrav
    • Mental Health and Wellbeing
    • Getting started in OzGrav
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Code of Conduct
    • OzGrav Mentoring Program
    • Nodes & Partners
    • Facilities & Capabilities
    • Reports >
      • Annual Reports
      • Industry Success Stories
      • Strategic Plan
    • Member resources
  • Our People
    • Chief Investigators
    • Partner Investigators
    • Associate Investigators
    • Postdocs and Students >
      • Faces of OzGrav
    • Professional & Outreach staff
    • Governance Advisory Committee
    • Scientific Advisory Committee
    • Executive Committee
    • Equity & Diversity Committee
    • Early Career Researcher Committee
    • Professional Development Committee
    • Research Translation Committee
    • OzGrav Alumni
  • Research Themes
    • Instrumentation
    • Data/Astro
  • Education and Outreach
  • Events
    • OzFink workshop 2023
    • 2022 OzGrav ECR Workshop and Annual Retreat
    • Upcoming and Past Events
  • News/Media
    • News
    • Newsletter
    • How to write a research brief
  • Contact Us

events

Upcoming Events

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We are partnering with YMCA Space Squad in Canberra these April School Holidays for students aged 5 to 12 
https://ymcacanberra.org.au/school-aged-care-programs/space-squad/
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 OzGrav visits World Science Festival in regional Queensland 2023
May 21 & 22 Toowoomba
June 2 & 3 Chinchilla
June 23 & 24 Townsville
July 28 & 29 Gladstone
https://www.worldsciencefestival.com.au/

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 OzGrav visits Ballarat Municipal Observatory and Museum
Rescheduled due to lockdown - date TBC
OzGrav interactive and VR activities 4:30pm to 5:30pm (free but bookings essential). Telescope observing 5:30pm to 6:30pm ($12 student, $18 concession, $20 adult, bookings essential)
Info at https://ballaratobservatory.org.au/event/explore-scivr/ and book online at www.trybooking.com/BSENN

Past Events

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OzGrav at Discovery
Wednesday 11th January 2023 from 11am to 4pm
Discovery Science and Technology Centre, Bendigo, Victoria.

OzGrav will be special guests in the main hall at Discovery on Wed 11 Jan 2023. On top of all the regular science fun and planetarium shows (open all year round except public holidays) you can come and try our OzGrav space science interactive activities and chat to our PhD students who are super excited about maths and science! Be curious, ask questions, and find out about black holes, lasers and the international hunt for gravitational waves. Make sure you grab a free sticker.
Book your session at Discovery now https://discovery.asn.au/visit/
 
Discovery is raising money to upgrade the planetarium. The plans for a new Bendigo Planetarium will create a modern high-tech and inspiring facility to capture the imagination and inspire wonder and curiosity. Donate here
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Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop (GWPAW)
Date: 5- 9 December 2022
Venue: The Sofitel Melbourne on Collins 
Further information www.gwpaw2022.org/
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Monash Maker Faire
10am to 4pm on Sunday 4th December 2022
Monash University's Clayton campus, Melbourne
https://monash.makerfaire.com/
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2022 OzGrav Early Career Researcher Workshop and Annual Retreat
OzGrav member and invitation-only event 

Date: ECR workshop 21 & 22 November 2022
             Annual Retreat 23-25 November 2022
Venue:  Marie Ray Building Kambri Precinct, The Australian National University

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ART + INFORMATION (Sydney) - Exploding Stars, Small Pleasures, and the Humble Oyster
17 - 26 Nov 2022. Open to general public. Sydney Seymour Centre.

Spark your curiosity at an evening of performance lectures, where art brings big ideas to life. Tara Murphy, Professor of Astrophysics, is studying radio emission from distant explosive events, and helping us understand what happens at the very moment a black hole forms.
https://www.seymourcentre.com/event/art-information-2022/
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Sea Lake AstroFest open to the general public
Oct 29 - Nov1
Sea Lake and Lake Tyrrell. Run by volunteers at the Astronomical Society of Victoria.
Catch our VR demos and A/Prof Paul Lasky gives an astronomy talk.
https://www.sealakeastro.asv.org.au/
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August free astronomy public lecture “The State of the Universe - Unlocking the Universe’s secrets with JWST” for National Science Week. Open to everyone including general public.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is NASA’s successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, and was successfully launched on 25 December 2021. Find out which secrets of the universe it will unlock in this free public lecture by Prof Karl Glazebrook, Dr Themiya Nanayakkara and Dr Colin Jacobs from the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing (CAS) at Swinburne University of Technology. JWST has taken its first images, to be released on July 12. We will talk about what they show.
Date: Friday 19 August, 2022.
Location: Swinburne University of Technology’s Hawthorn campus. Watch back on YouTube.
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2022 OzGrav Winter School
20-22 July 2022
Adelaide University 

The first ever OzGrav Early Career Researcher (ECR) Winter School had over 40 participants, and was a great opportunity to learn about the instrumentation and astrophysics of gravitational wave science. 
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School Holiday Workshop at Casey Tech School, Berwick Melbourne.
Secondary students
Tuesday 5th July 2022 from 10:30am to 11:30am (book directly with Casey Tech School - details tbc)
Take a virtual trip out to a star and analyse it as it evolves. This activity involves virtual reality and teamwork.
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The Swinburne-Santos Science Experience runs again for Year 9 and 10 students at Swinburne in July 2022.
Explore the universe in virtual reality, conduct experiments in our Chemistry labs and explore the applications of the world-class Australian Synchrotron. Our three-day program encourages curiosity and explores the never-ending possibilities of science.
 
With a focus on real-world applications, you’ll meet leaders from the scientific community, work with innovative technologies in our specialised labs and facilities, watch out-of-this-world science demonstrations and participate in hands-on workshops that will challenge and excite.
 
Join us for our action-packed July program and see where a career in Science can take you!
 
When: 6th-8th July 2021
Time: 8.30 am - 4.00 pm
Where: Based at Swinburne’s Hawthorn Campus
Cost: $190 per student for three-day program
Apply for financial support at https://www.swinburne.edu.au/forms/science-experience-financial-support-application/
For more information contact: schoolprograms@swin.edu.au
REGISTER NOW     scienceexperience.com.au
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CAS Free Public Lecture with Dr Ryosuke (Ryo) Hirai
OzGrav Postdoctoral Researcher at Monash University
Eta Carinae – the eccentric life of a superstar
Date: Friday 24 June 2022
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Lecture Theatre AMDC 301 on Level 3 in the AMDC Building at Swinburne University of Technology’s Hawthorn campus. No bookings required.
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Perth - Pint of Science
Tues 10 May 2022 | Doors open 6:00pm | Start time 6:30pm | End time 9pm
The Brisbane Hotel, 292 Beaufort Street, Perth, 6003
After the supernova: the afterlives of stars
Dr Fiona Panther (Research Associate, The University of Western Australia)
 @fipanther
What happens to stars after they end their lives in colossal explosions that can outshine an entire galaxy? Take a peek inside the secret afterlives of stars and learn more about the mysteries of black holes and neutron stars.
Dr Fiona Panther is a research associate at the University of Western Australia and a member of OzGrav: the ARC Center of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery. She received her PhD in 2019 from the Australian National University
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Melbourne - Pint of Science pintofscience.com.au/event/from-stars-to-atoms
Mon 9 May 2022 | Doors open 6:30pm | Start time 7pm | End time 10pm
The Notting Hill Hotel, 260-262 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, Melbourne 3168
Black holes: The ultimate snitches
Avi Vajpeyi 
(PhD Candidate, Monash University)
When black holes collide, they emit gravitational waves. Unlike light, gravitational waves aren't blocked by dust. Avi's work demonstrates what we can learn about the cloudy centers of galaxies from the black holes dancing and merging inside them.
Avi is a PhD student at Monash University. He has been working with the LIGO Scientific Collaboration to study gravitational waves emitted from black hole collisions. He will be starting a postdoc position at the University of Auckland this October.
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April Free Public Astronomy Lecture from the Centre for Supercomputing and Astrophysics at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
"Friendly stars: current frontiers in our understanding of stellar companions"
Presented by Reinhold Willcox, PhD Candidate With OzGrav & Monash University
Date: 22nd of April 2022
Time: 6PM
Location: TBC Lecture Hall on campus at Swinburne University of Technology
Talk Abstract: Most of our understanding of stars and how they evolve is based on the assumption that they are completely isolated in space, never interacting with one another. However, studies over the last decade have shown that many more stars than we thought exist in gravitationally-bound binaries, triples, and even larger groupings. The addition of companions increases the complexity in the systems, but also opens up the possibility for interactions between the stars and the formation of unusual astronomical objects. I will discuss the current state of the field, and some of the challenging open questions that continue to puzzle scientists.
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School Holiday Workshops with PrimeSCI! 
Our April Science Workshops will be running from Monday 11th to Wednesday 13th April 2022. The PrimeSCI! Team are excited to welcome your Junior Scientists back to Swinburne's Wantirna campus!
The face-to-face workshops on the Swinburne Wantirna campus will include a Electric Circuits, Forces in Motion, and messy chemistry with States of Matter and Bend, Stretch, Twist. As well as our experienced PrimeSCI! team, these holidays we will be joined by educators from OzGrav to learn about Black Holes and Gravitational Waves.
OzGrav's sessions on Tuesday 12th April - Zoom around the solar system to learn about Black Holes and Gravitational Waves with a Virtual Reality Headset. Suitable for students in Grades 3 - 6.
See more info here
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Mount Burnett Observatory Open Day
$5. Saturday 26th March 2022, from 10am to 4pm
Come along and enjoy the great range of activities that we have planned for the day. There will be Dome Tours (book into an allocated tour time) and General Observatory tickets available as well. BBQ and coffee cart available. https://mbo.org.au/
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The Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing invites you to our March 2022 Free public lecture:
Discovering the dark side of the Universe
Presented by Dr. Anais Möller
When:  Friday 18th March @ 6:30 PM
Where: Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn Campus, room ATC101 in the ATC Building (Map)
Attendance COVID Requirements: Please note to attend this lecture you must be double vaccinated and agree to check in using the Swinburne campus QR code, to meet our Universities COVID safety requirements. We recommend the use of masks and will have ample space to accommodate social distancing

Abstract: How can we study what we can’t see? This is a talk about studying the nature of the mysterious “Dark Energy”. Dark Energy makes around 70% of our Universe according to our current cosmological model. How do we know it is there if we don’t know what it is and we can’t “see” it? This is a talk about exploding stars and using them with some common and physical sense.
About Dr. Möller:  I am driven to understand the nature of Dark Energy and the physics of transients in the Universe. To do so, I work with extremely large astronomical datasets. To maximize the information we can use to understand our Universe, I develop innovative tools with a large emphasis on machine learning.
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2021 OzGrav Annual Retreat
OzGrav members only or by invitation only
When: 24, 25 & 26 November 2021
Where: Virtual Event
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2021 OzGrav Early Career Researcher (ECR) Workshop
OzGrav members or by invitation only
When: 22& 23 November 2021
Where:Virtual event
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 Science Alive!
November 20/21/22 2021 at Adelaide Showgrounds
Science Alive! including School STEM Day Out for high school students (Friday 6th August) and the weekend activities for families on Saturday 7th (featuring Prime Minister's Prize winner Prof Peter Veitch) and Sunday 8th August. Chat with researchers and see our AMIGO mini interferometer.


Science Alive! really is all kinds of awesome. Join us for a fun family day out and discover how science and technology influences our everyday lives. With over 60 exhibitors including all the big names in science and technology, experience interactive and dynamic displays, plus spectacular science shows and performances for all ages. There’s something to spark the curiosity in all of us!
Get your Science Alive! tickets HERE bit.ly/ScienceAlivetickets
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The Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing invites you to our October public lecture
Exploring Einstein’s Universe with Neutron Stars, Black Holes and Gravitational Waves
Presented by Professor Matthew Bailes 

Einstein dreamt of a Universe in which space and time were curved by matter, and how black holes would represent the ultimate manifestations of his physics, and the possibility of a new type of radiation - gravitational waves. Sadly he died before the discovery of black holes and neutron stars, and so he was unable to witness many of the dramatic experimental confirmations of his theory.  OzGrav Director Professor Matthew Bailes will use Mixed Reality Technologies to demonstrate how scientists have used telescopes and gravitational wave detectors to explore Einstein's universe.
When: Friday 15th October online
 Lectures, including from previous years, can be accessed here:
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/outreach/?topic=freelectures
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 Immersive Science 5 (SciVR): Pub talk
Ages 18+
Download the free VR app for your smartphone at www.scivr.com.au
Join Prof Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen (astronomy researchers at Swinburne University of Technology) in person to answer all your questions live!
Wednesday 25th August 2021 at Burnley Brewing, 648 Bridge Rd, Richmond Melbourne (this event was switched to an online talk due to Melbourne lockdown).
Doors open 5:30pm with bar and kitchen open, talk starts 7pm with intermission, 8:30pm talk ends and kitchen/bar open till 10pm.
Funded with thanks to National Science Week as part of Inspiring Australia (Australian Government initiative)

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Immersive Science 5 (SciVR): A Virtual Universe for Australians
Download the free VR app for your smartphone at www.scivr.com.au
Join us for a livestream event where Prof Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen (astronomy researchers at Swinburne University of Technology) will answer all your questions live! Check the SciVR website to find a location near you (55 hubs and locations around Australia), or watch from home.
11am AEST on Saturday 21st August 2021 (UTC+10)
Funded with thanks to National Science Week as part of Inspiring Australia (Australian Government initiative)
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The Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing invites you to our National Science Week Public Lecture
Presented by Sara Webb – PhD candidate CAS/OzGrav - Swinburne University of Technology
The last year has been challenging for many of us, the World as we knew it changed in the flash of an eye. What has not changed however, is the amazing science outputted by the international Astronomical community. Highlights from the last year include hungry blackholes, goldilocks exoplanets, billionaires in space and much more!
When: Friday 20th August 6pm
Where:
online (MS Teams)
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/4nQXRqeoV
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​14th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (Amaldi14), taking place on July 19-23 (virtual conference).
Visit the Amaldi14 website for more info -  
amaldi14.org
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NEW IN 2021 Black Hole Sunday - Interactive tech showcase (in-person)
TwistED Science Centre in Echuca, Victoria – Sunday 4th July 2021.
Interactive tech showcase for you to come and try all our science interactive activities and chat to our researchers and PhD students. Find out about black holes, pulsars, lasers and the international hunt for gravitational waves.
Book your session now, as spaces are strictly limited. Simply book your ticket to TwistED Sciecne online and choose one of the two sessions on Sunday 4th July, from either 12:30-2pm or 2:30-4pm.
www.twistedscience.com.au/bookings/echuca
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PHD and Early Career Researchers seminar: Fast Radio Bursts FRBs (online talk)
Friday 28th May at 6am AEST / 27 MAY 2021: N/S AMERICA 4PM EDT / 1PM PDT
Online seminar series for current research from Early Career Researchers at internationally friendly times. See full list and register to attend here: https://astro3d.org.au/ecr-seminar-series/seminar-schedule/
This event showcases current research from:
Dr Jielai Zhang, Swinburne University of Technology - Simultaneous Multi-Wavelength Observations (Gamma, X-ray, UV, Optical, and Radio) of Two FRBs.
Adam Batten (PhD student), Swinburne University of Technology - The Cosmic Dispersion Measure of Fast Radio Bursts using the EAGLE Simulations.
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OzGrav Rapid Transients and EM Follow Workshop 24 - 26 May 2021 (open to everyone)
Location: Virtual event via zoom ( A zoom link will be emailed to registered attendees prior to the workshop)
Time: 
09:00-10:30 AWST & 11:00am-12:30pm AWST each day (11:00am -12:30pm AEST & 1:00pm-2:30pm AEST each day)
Students are encouraged to present. Register by 21st May.
https://www.ozgrav.org/2021-ozgrav-rapid-transients-and-emfollow-workshop.html
NEW IN 2021 Interactive tech showcase (in-person)
Discovery Science and Technology Centre in Bendigo, Victoria – Friday 16th April
Interactive tech showcase for you to come and try all our science interactive activities and chat to our researchers and PhD students. Find out about black holes, pulsars, lasers and the international hunt for gravitational waves. Don’t forget to grab a sticker!
Friday 16th April 3:30pm to 5pm (kids)
Friday 16th 5:30pm to 7:30pm with talks at 6pm (enthusiasts)
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School Holiday program (online anywhere)
PrimeSCI with Swinburne University of Technology.
Thursday 15th April 2021
Take a trip out into the solar system with a virtual reality app SciVR on your smartphone (please note you need 2 devices to participate in this workshop). Learn about planets, stars and gravitational waves, but don’t get too close to a black hole or it might turn you into spaghetti!
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School Holiday program (in-person)
TwistED Science - 2 Radcliffe St, Echuca, Victoria.
Wednesday 14th April 2021 at 11:30am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 3pm.
Ages 8 and up.
Take a trip out into the solar system with a virtual reality headset. Learn about planets, stars and gravitational waves, but don’t get too close to a black hole or it might turn you into spaghetti!
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School Holiday program (in-person)
Discovery Science and Technology Centre - 7 Railway Place, Bendigo, Victoria.
Wednesday 7th April 2021 at 11am (ages 5 to 7) and 1pm (ages 8 to 13).
Take a trip out into the solar system with a virtual reality headset. Learn about planets, stars and gravitational waves, but don’t get too close to a black hole or it might turn you into spaghetti!
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OzGrav 2020 Early Career Researchers (ECR) workshop and Annual Retreat
​OzGrav members and by invitation only

When 23 -27 November
Virtual event
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National Science Week 2020
7:45pm to 9pm AEST on Friday 21st August 2020 (Adults)
11:15am to 12pm AEST on Saturday 22nd August 2020 (Families with children)

Immersive Science IV (SciVR): Science Champions - open to general public
The Universe is waiting to be discovered! What are Australian researchers discovering right now? SciVR will take you on the hunt for things that go boom! Dr Rebecca Allen and Prof Alan Duffy share research using Australian facilities, like the CSIRO Parkes telescope, to reveal more about the nature of these extreme and transiting objects. Thanks to our 58 hubs around Australia. This project received funding from the Australian Government as part of National Science Week.

Download the free app any time at www.scivr.com.au
Re-watch the presentations on YouTube:
Friday adults event (one hour): youtu.be/7pw59pPQBBs
Saturday families event (30 mins): youtu.be/t8mmnB_8k6A
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National Science Week 2020 - Fri 21 Aug and Sat 22 Aug from 2:00pm ACST (Adelaide)
The University of Adelaide OzGrav node hosts an online virtual tour of one of the most sensitive instruments humanity has made, the LIGO detector. LIGO is an experiment based in the USA designed to detect gravitational waves from colliding black holes and neutron stars throughout the universe. Free live tours were given by scientists working on the detectors to walk-through through this fascinating experiment.
Do you have Minecraft already? Log in to our world and explore http://minecraft.ozgrav.org:25593. Minecraft is an open world sandbox game available for purchase on most popular platforms. If you do not have Minecraft you can watch the tour via our YouTube stream. https://youtu.be/h8LpJ6IkQic
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National Science Week 2020 - Monday 17th Aug
A Flash of Discovery - Free Astronomy Public Lecture for the general public

Behind the serenity of the night sky, hides an ever changing Universe of brilliant explosions. Join us online for an interactive lecture uncovering the STATE OF THE TRANSIENT UNIVERSE with Dr. Jielai Zhang. youtu.be/pYNZbk1iUyk
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National Science Week 2020 - Saturday 15 Aug
Adventures Abroad in Science: CBR Women discuss Experiences & Research. Canberra produces some superb scientists who end up having amazing adventures in the science world. In this online chat you will meet women who have gone to all kinds of places around the world. Event and booking details

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Friday 3rd July - Australian Institute of Physics members' talk
OzGrav High Frequency (OzHF) gravitational wave detector
Paul Lasky will introduce the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav)  and discuss the highly collaborative and cross-disciplinary endeavour that is investigating the scientific drivers, technical requirements, and cost of a mid-scale detector that investigates high-frequency gravitational waves to better understand the physics of binary neutron stars.
https://youtu.be/2qk8pfVkDIU
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Tuesday 30th June - open to general public
Gravity and Physics
Online talk with Debatri (PhD student) from Swinburne University of Technology. Debatri will chat with you in this online talk and share her excitement about gravity and physics, which leads into her research with star cluster simulations and black holes.
Watch on OzGrav's YouTube channel.
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Monday 15th June - general public

Nobody has time for that! Making galaxy simulations in hours instead of years with parallel computing.
Online talk with Avi (PhD student) from Monash University. During this talk, we will delve into how parallel computing works and the computer hardware needed for it. After this, we will look at a research project in astrophysics that utilises parallel programming. Watch back any time
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Thursday 4th June - general public

Bursts, Jets and Waves: Probing the Universe with Gravitational Waves and Light.
Dougal is a PhD student from the University of Sydney, and he will share a history of radio astronomy.
Watch any time on OzGrav's YouTube channel.
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Thursday 21st May - general public

Ilya shares a talk on "Singing binaries: Listening to the chirps of black holes". Ilya is a Chief Investigator with OzGrav at Monash University.
Watch any time on OzGrav's YouTube channel
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Tuesday 12th May 2020 - general public.
Isobel talks about the origin of words (etymology) that we use when we talk about things in space, like the origins of the names of the planets, and the origin of the word 'galaxy'. Isobel is a PhD candidate at Monash University.
Watch any time on OzGrav's YouTube channel.
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Thursday 30th April 2020 - general public.
Reinhold's chat about waves in astronomy, like different parts of the electro-magnetic (EM) spectrum, and why it's so cool to have gravitational waves now.
Reinhold is a PhD candidate at Monash University.
Watch anytime on YouTube
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OzGrav 2019 Early Career Researchers (ECR) workshop and Annual Retreat
OzGrav members and by invitation only
When 18-22 November
Where: Mantra Lorne,  Victoria

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Parkes Open Days celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
OzGrav joins many other science organisations running hands-on science activities
Who: open to general public
When: 9am to 5pm on both Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st July 2019
https://apollo11.csiro.au/
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Science Alive! Adelaide
Kick off to National Science Week in Adelaide with a huge weekend-long celebration, plus schools STEM day on Friday 2nd.
Come and chat to the Adelaide OzGrav team, see our AMIGO mini laser and try some VR
Who: open to general public
When: 9am to 5pm on both Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th August 2019
https://www.sciencealive.org.au/
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PARTICLE/WAVE Planetarium show (National Science Week)
A love letter to gravitational waves (more info)

SAT AUGUST 10 and SUN AUGUST 11 at ADELAIDE PLANETARIUM
1pm, 3pm, 6pm and 8pm both days

THURS AUGUST 15 at SCIENCE SPACE PLANETARIUM, WOLLONGONG
6pm - featuring full live soundtrack backing

SAT AUGUST 17 at MELBOURNE PLANETARIUM, SCIENCEWORKS
7pm and 9pm - featuring full live soundtrack backing
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Science in the Park (National Science Week)
Sunday 11th August 10am to 4pm at Coolart Wetlands and Homestead, Somers
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SciVR at Mountain Goat Brewery (National Science Week)
Who: open to general public, adults 18+.
When: Thursday 15th August 6:30pm to 8pm AEST.
Where: Mountain Goat Brewery, 80 North Street, Richmond, Melbourne
Tickets: $20 book online
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Harry Potter Science Trivia Night (National Science Week)
Who: open to general public, ages 15+
When: Friday 16th August, 6:15pm to 8:30pm AEST
Where: Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre, 249-251 Faraday Street, Carlton, VIC 3053
Tickets: FREE book online
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SciVR (National Science Week)
(Immersive Science III in Virtual Reality) open to general public, ages 10+
When: Saturday 17th August, 1:30pm to 3pm AEST
Where: livestream online and live viewing parties in
Gravity Discovery Centre WA, Gold Coast QLD, Wagga Wagga NSW, Bendigo, Romsey, Lalor, Lilydale, Wangaratta and Emerald/Mt Burnett VIC.
Find a viewing party near you at libraries and venues around Australia. Download the free app to your smartphone. See https://www.scivr.com.au/ for more info
Funded with thanks to National Science Week, Swinburne University of Technology and OzGrav
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OzGrav Pulsar Timing Inference workshop 
When:13 & 14 May 2019
​ (optional 15-17 May busy week activities)
Where: Swinburne University of Technology ,AMDC Building Level 8, Room 801, Hawthorn VIC 3122
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OzGrav Machine learning Workshop 
Program

When: 7-8 March 2019
Where: Swinburne University, AMDC Building Level 8, Room 801, Hawthorn VIC 3122.

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OzGrav Early Career Researchers (ECR) workshop and Annual retreat 
Program: ECR workshop & Annual retreat

​When: ECR Workshop 5 & 6 December
              Retreat 7-9 December  2018
​Where: The Novotel Vines Resort, Swan Valley Perth
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EQUS & OzGrav Optomechanics Incubator
When: 4 December2018
Where: Rendevous Hotel, Scarborough Western Australia
Time:  9am-4pm
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SciVR Immersive Science II: Revealing the Invisible Universe - all welcome
When: 2pm on Sunday 12 August 2018 (please arrive early to set up VR headset)
Who: Family-friendly event, recommended for ages 10 and up - all welcome!
Where: State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, along with live streaming parties at libraries in Sale, Stawell, Frankston and Wangaratta

AND ALSO
When: 7pm on Thursday 16 August 2018 (doors open 6:30pm)
Where: Mountain Goat Brewery in Richmond (18+), along with live streaming parties for all ages at libraries in Whittlesea, Bendigo, Maryborough, Swan Hill, Daylesford and Mornington

Take a tour of the invisible Universe. We will provide everyone with a SciVR headset to take them out of this world to the world of colliding black holes and microscopic wonders.
www.scivr.com.au
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OzGrav Continuous Waves Workshop
When: 19 July 2018
Where: Swinburne University, level 8, AMDC building 
Time: 9am- 4pm
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OzGrav Inference in Astrophysics  Workshop 
When: 16 - 18 July 2018
Where: Monash University, Clayton Campus 
Details ​https://wiki.gw-astronomy.org/OzGrav/InferenceWorkshopJuly2018
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OzGrav Face to face Data/Astro instrumentation meeting
​Agenda TBC

When: 23 May 2018
Time: 9am-4pm
​Where : The University of Melbourne, Gryphon Gallery
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OzGrav Face to face Data/Astro instrumentation meeting
Agenda
When:1 February 2018
Time:10am - 4pm
​Where: Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn, AMDC Building
​Level 8 meeting room 801  (Map)
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OzGrav student/ECR workshop
6-7 November 2017
OzGrav official launch
10:00AM-12:30PM 9th  November 2017
OzGrav annual retreat
8-10 November 2017
These three events in Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia
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9th Australasian Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (ACGRG9)
27-30 Nov 2017
Gingin, Western Australia

ACGRG9 is the ninth in a series of biennial conferences run by the Australasian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation (ASGRG) with the aim of bringing together researchers from around the world to discuss new findings in mathematical, theoretical, numerical and experimental aspects of General Relativity.
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Astrolight Festival
23 September 2017
ScienceWorks, Melbourne

​OzGrav will participate in this event that is back by popular demand. We will let the public explore black holes, gravitational waves and lensing, through virtual reality and interactive displays. 
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Real Research Experience: Gingin Science Festival 
19-20 August 2017 
Yeal, WA
Join us in Perth, Western Australia for a science event for the whole family.
Hear the sound of the universe, build your own mini-gravitational wave detector,
​learn about black holes and much more!
For tickets email:  bookings@gravitycentre.com.au  or call  08 9575 7577
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SciVR:  IMMERSIVE SCIENCE: THE NEXT FRONTIER IN AUSTRALIAN ASTRONOMY
13 August 2017 @ State Library of Victoria
17 August 17 2017 @ Mountain Goat Brewery, Melbourne

Join astronomers Dr Alan Duffy and Dr Katie Mack on an exploration of the universe in an immersive science talk blending live events and virtual reality. Learn how Australia’s astronomers are leading the world in understanding the cosmos around us, from our own solar system to mapping out galaxies and seeing colliding black holes. You can also download the SciVR app to your smartphone or tablet to enjoy these  wonders in your own personal virtual reality tour.
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2017 DAWN III Workshop: What’s Next for Gravitational Wave Astronomy?
6-7 July 2017 
Syracuse, NY 

The two-day program of this workshop will focus on the global strategy for third-generation (3G) gravitational-wave observatories and detectors, and their science case. Of particular interest is the proper coordination between the European effort proposing to build an observatory detailed by the ”Einstein Telescope” design study, and the U.S. proposal of a similar class observatory, named ”Cosmic Explorer”.
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12th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves
9-14 July 2017
Pasadena, USA

The Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves is a premier forum for the fields of gravitational wave science and detection. Held biannually, the Amaldi meetings are organized under the auspices of the Gravitational Wave International Committee (GWIC).
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Astronomical Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting
9-14 July 2017
Canberra, Australia

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Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA)-Swinburne Big Data Workshop
21 July 2017
Swinburne University, Hawthorn

The theme of this interdisciplinary  workshop is “Big Data” and we will explore cross-sectoral collaboration in a morning of talks and networking. Further details and registration here. 
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Gravitational Wave Astronomy: 73rd Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics 
23 July - 5 August 2017
St Andrews, Scotland

The theme of the 73rd Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics (SUSSP) will be gravitational wave astronomy.  SUSSP was established in 1960  to "contribute to the dissemination of advanced knowledge (in Physics) and the formation of contacts among scientists from different countries" through annual summer schools of the highest international standard
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12th International LISA Symposium 
8 - 13 July 2018
Chicago, USA

This symposium will feature a program dedicated to astrophysics of sources that can be observed in the millihertz band by LISA, the current status and unique challenges in gravitational theory and analysis for LISA sources, and the latest updates on the development of the LISA mission.
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National Science Quiz
18 June 2017 - Melbourne
25 June 2017 - Adelaide
 
OzGrav is proud to join forces with six other Centres of Excellence to bring you the 2017 National Science Quiz. There'll be live demonstrations and mind-bending questions to challenge our panel of experts. This will be ninety minutes of science, maths, and fun for the whole family.
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Generation-GW: Diving into Gravitational Waves
5-9 June 2017
University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

​The main goal of this workshop is to bring together the current "explorers of the GW Universe" and the future generation of scientists who will use this new observational window and carry the torch for the incoming decades.
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Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop (GWPAW)
30 May - 2 June 2017
Annecy, France

​GWPAW is the annual open workshop (formerly called GWDAW) on the physics and astronomy of gravitational waves, techniques for their detection, and interpretation of data and results.
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International Symposium on Gravitational Waves (ISGW)
25-29 May 2017
Beijing, China

The aim of this symposium is to bring together leading experts from the gravitational wave physics communities on both theory and experiment to present their ideas and assess the progresses that are being made on the gravitational wave detection.
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New Scientist presents... Instant Expert: Relativity and Beyond
10AM-5PM 20 May 2017
Sydney

Have you stared at the night sky and wondered how it all began? Did Interstellar leave you wanting to understand black holes better? Is your mind blown by the recent news about gravitational waves? Then join OzGrav's Eric Thrane and an esteemed line-up of speakers for this one-day masterclass that offers the chance to learn directly from the experts in the fascinating fields of cosmology and relativity. Details here.
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Pint of Science: The fabric of space, time and aliens
7PM-10PM, 15 May 2017
Windsor, Melbourne
OzGrav's Matthew Bailes and Alan Duffy will be talking about the Big Questions: Are we alone in the universe? Are we really made of stars? What else did Einstein predict and what’s the big deal about gravitational waves anyway?  For further details and booking tickets, see here.
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Gravitational Wave Advanced Detector Workshop 2017
7-12 May 2017
Hamilton Island, Australia

OzGrav is delighted to be sponsoring GWADW 2017, where participants will discuss and plan for the next generation of GW detectors, including space-based detectors and pulsar timing arrays.
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Victorian Astronomy Convention
6-7 May 2017
Emerald Secondary College

The Victoria Astronomy Convention VASTROC is a biennial conference for Amateur Astronomers from around Victoria. In 2017 it will be hosted by Mount Burnett Observatory at Emerald Secondary College in Emerald, Victoria. The atmosphere of VASTROC is relaxed and all astronomers, new and old, locals and from interstate or overseas are most welcome. 
Registration and the program are available here.
OzGrav Director Matthew Bailes will be giving a talk at 9AM Saturday 6th May - further details here.
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Stargazing Live @ Fed Square Melbourne with Dr Karl and friends
6 April 2017    7-10 PM
Federation Square, Melbourne Australia
In our first outreach event, OzGrav took the public on a virtual reality tour of the Universe, neutron stars and the Parkes radio telescope. 
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LSC-Virgo meeting

13-16 March 2017
Pasadena, California


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OzGrav CIs retreat
2-3 March 2017
University of Adelaide
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The Dawning Era of Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics
5-11 Feb 2017
Aspen USA

This conference will discuss the GW detector network, the scientific output from LIGO’s first science run (O1), the progress of the second run (O2; expected to be ongoing during the conference), and expectations for the future of gravitational wave astronomy.
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Conference on Cosmology Gravitational Waves and Particles
6-10 Feb 2017
Singapore


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We acknowledge and pay respects to the Elders and Traditional Owners of the land on which our six Australian nodes stand

​© 2022   The ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational  Wave Discovery (OzGrav)
Banner images: An artist's impression of gravitational waves generated by binary neutron stars.  Credits: R. Hurt/Caltech-JPL
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