Supervisor Profiles & Available Research Projects
A/Prof Andrew Melatos
- Theory of gravitational waves radiated by neutron stars and black holes: new sources for LIGO
- Gravitational waves from supernova explosions
- Fundamental theory of rotating superfluids and quantum condensates
- Quantum vortices and superfluid turbulence in nuclear matter: the mystery of neutron star glitches
- Relativistic electron-positron winds and jets in supernova remnants
- Origin of magnetic fields in supernovae, neutron stars, black holes, and accretion disks
Dr. Michele Trenti
- Intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters
Prof Stuart Wyithe
- Evolution of supermassive blackholes
Prof Rachel Webster
- Quasar astrophysics
Magnetic mountain of a neutron star with field lines. The yellow glow shows the magnetic pressure (Credit: M. Vigelius)