Professor Michael Ireland
PhD (U.Syd) B.Sc (Hons I, U.Syd) B.Math (U.Newcastle)
Astronomer and Instrument Scientist
ANU College of Science
T:
+61 2 612 50288
Areas of expertise
- Stellar Astronomy And Planetary Systems 020110
- Astronomical And Space Instrumentation 020102
Available student projects
Potential student projects available in instrumentation for astronomy from space, direct imaging of extrasolar planets, testing stellar models of young stars and stellar associations, modelling pulsating AGB stars and astronomical instrumentation. The most significant current project is Pyxis:
http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/pyxis
Some projects are at https://rsaa.anu.edu.au/study/potential-projects, with further details on my research group at my personal page below. Please contact me for more information!
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Directly Imaging Exoplanet Birth (Primary Investigator)
- Harnessing Mid-Infrared Photonic Technologies for Exoplanetary Discovery (Secondary Investigator)
- Sound and fury: finding planets amidst the noise of their dying stars (Primary Investigator)
