Upcoming Events
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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! $3 for members and $5 for non-members. Wed 7th 11am (ages 5 to 7) - www.eventbrite.com.au/e/vr-for-little-kids-discovery-tickets-147219709113 Wed 7th 1pm (ages 8 to 13) - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/vr-for-big-kids-discovery-tickets-147220270793 |
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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. $10 per child. Call us on 1300 98 48 23 to book in your mini astronaut. 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 (online anywhere)
PrimeSCI with Swinburne University of Technology. Thursday 15th April 2021 at 9:30am to 10:30am. Book online now at: https://www.trybooking.com/BPTFF Enrolment Fee: $10.50 per family (including Trybooking Fee) 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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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! Tickets are $3 for members and $6 for non members. Friday 16th April 3:30pm to 5pm (kids) - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/immense-universe-kids-event-tickets-147225929719 Friday 16th 5:30pm to 7:30pm with talks at 6pm (enthusiasts)- https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/immense-universe-enthusiasts-tickets-147231028971 |
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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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NEW IN 2021 Interactive tech showcase (in-person)
TwistED Science Centre in Echuca, Victoria – Saturday 12th June tbc 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! |
Past Events
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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 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 swi.nu/natsciwk2019swi.nu/natsciwk2019 |
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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 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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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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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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