Who We Are
CAASTRO is the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics.
The goal of CAASTRO's activities is to substantially expand Australia's research capabilities and make a major contribution to the National Research and Innovation Priorities. CAASTRO intends to boost Australia's outstanding track record as a world leader in astronomy, and intends to solve fundamental processing problems that can potentially be applied to communications, medical imaging and remote sensing.
All CAASTRO activities will have a strong focus on training the next generation of scientists, in order to provide a legacy extending well beyond the Centre's lifetime. The students that are mentored will be trained to lead the scientific discoveries made on future wide-field facilities, culminating in the ultimate all-sky telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
Through revolutionary science and technology, CAASTRO is uniting the world’s top astronomers in a focused collaborative environment, and changing the way people understand the Universe.
The following table shows the organisations that make up CAASTRO:
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The University of Sydney |
Administering Organisation |
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ICRAR / The University of Western Australia |
Collaborating Organisation |
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The University of Melbourne |
Collaborating Organisation |
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Swinburne University of Technology |
Collaborating Organisation |
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The Australian National University |
Collaborating Organisation |
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ICRAR / Curtin University |
Collaborating Organisation |
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CSIRO |
Partner Organisation |
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Australian Astronomical Observatory |
Partner Organisation |
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Max-Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy |
Partner Organisation |
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California Institute of Technology |
Partner Organisation |
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The University of Oxford |
Partner Organisation |
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Durham University |
Partner Organisation |
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Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics |
Partner Organisation |
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The University of Arizona |
Partner Organisation |
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The University of Toronto |
Partner Organisation |
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Laboratoire de Physique Nucleaire et de Hautes Energies |
Partner Organisation |
CAASTRO is led by Bryan Gaensler (Univ. of Sydney) as Centre Director, with Lister Staveley-Smith (ICRAR-UWA) as Deputy Director.
CAASTRO has very strong national and international linkages through the substantial network of high-performing Australian and overseas researchers who are participating. We will maintain and grow these linkages and increase our involvement in international research collaborations, in line with the National Innovation Priorities.
Photo: Ms Kitty Lo (CAASTRO PhD Student), Ms Sarah Reeves (CAASTRO PhD Student), Dr Sean Farrell (CAASTRO Affiliate).
