AusSRC Community Engagement Workshop – Save the Date
AusSRC Community Engagement Workshop Save the Date: Thursday 5th December 2024 Details to follow soon! The Australian SKA Regional Centre (AusSRC) will be holding a one day community engagement workshop on Thursday 5 December, the week before the ESO-SKA meeting. The meeting will be held across the whole day, both in person within the CSIRO Auditorium […]
Mara Papavassiliou brings passion for science comms to AusSRC
Mara Papavassiliou brings passion for science comms to AusSRC Mara Papavassiliou is a communications consultant, strategist and writer hailing from Western Australia’s public service. She joins the AusSRC as our Communications and Outreach Coordinator. Mara Papavassiliou has spent her career creating communications content for a broad range of audiences and a variety of organisations, including not […]
Welcome Hasan Rayan as the Head of Software Development
From designing web interfaces to developing robust backend tools and APIs, Hasan’s expertise has been pivotal in streamlining critical workflows.
Dr Jordan Collier is our new Senior Project Scientist
Jordan is passionate about astronomy and the many projects being undertaken with the SKA, and is excited by the unexpected discoveries that await those trawling through the data, be it human or machine!
Big data and business: introducing Dr Kathryn Barker
Working in big data is nothing new for Kathryn, having joined us from the Curtin Institute for Data Science. She has also worked with the European Space Agency and the European Union.
Building connections at Astrofest 2023
AusSRC joined in the fun at Astrofest, WA’s biggest annual astronomy event. We teamed up with SKAO to share our excitement about the SKA project with the local community. We spoke with people of all ages about the SRCNet, assisted by a large world map with flashing LED lights to simulate data racing around the network.
Come find us at Astrofest 2023!
Join us at Curtin Stadium on Saturday, 18th November 2023 for a FREE fantastic family friendly night of learning about the night sky and our place in the universe.
The AusSRC look forward to seeing you there!
Partners with a common goal
“The AusSRC Partners will provide human resources, software and access to hardware that will translate the torrent of data collected by the SKA into useable data products for astronomy researchers.” says Chair of the AusSRC Board, Patricia Kelly.
It’s official: AusSRC now a joint venture
The joint venture agreement was officially signed off in September 2023, an important milestone in the history of the AusSRC.
Held at the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, a signing ceremony took place on 22 October 2023, with members of the SKAO Council, Partners of the AusSRC and the broader Australian & international astronomy community in attendance.
Reaching for the stars
Stargirls STEM Camp ran from the 23rd to 25th January, where female and non-binary high school students can be inspired by industry leading women scientists working in astronomy, engineering, and data sciences. Dr Karen Lee-Waddell, Director of the AusSRC, is one such frontrunner of the astronomy and data sciences in Australia.