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• Teaching Interests

  Introductory general astronomy.

  Development of content for practical teaching in astronomy.

  Methods of optical astronomical observation, particularly small-telescope, CCD-based imaging, photometry and spectroscopy.

  Introductory physics laboratories.

• Research Interests

  Astronomy Research

  Spectroscopy of eta Carinae, Be stars, and other targets.

  Photometry of cataclysmic variable stars.

  Photometry of other high-energy sources such as AGN, X-ray binaries.

  Photometry of exoplanet host stars, to search for transits. 

  Narrowband imaging and related spectroscopy of nebulae.

   

  IT/Research Support Areas

  : website creation and maintenance experience using Joomla, Plone, Drupal, Squarespace, Dreamweaver, the university's former Template Management System, direct coding of HTML andd CSS; for university, state and national research bodies, for international conferences, and site customisation for a commercial web developer

  : experience using video-collaboration tools Access Grid (now defunct), SeeVogh (now ViewMe by eZuce), and Google Chromebox for Meetings

  : support within the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics, the SABRE South dark matter direct-detection experiment, the Centre for the Subatomic Structure of Matter

   

  3D imaging and content generation

  : real-world stereoscopic image acquisition

  : development of stereoscopic CGI content

• Publications

  Monte Carlo simulation of the SABRE PoP background. Antonello, M. et al. Astroparticle Physics, 106, 1-9.

  The N2K consortium. III. Short-period planets orbiting HD 149143 and HD 109749. Fischer, D. et al. Astrophysical Journal, 2006; 637(2):1094-1101.

  On the search for transits of the planets orbiting Gliese 876. Shankland, P. et al. Astrophysical Journal, 2006; 653(1):700-707.

  Superhumps in cataclysmic binaries. XXI. HP Librae (=EC 15330-1403). Patterson, J. et al. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2002; 114(791):65-73.

  Multiwavelength observations of PKS 2255-282. Tornikoski, M. et al. Astronomical Journal, 1999; 118(3):1161-1168.

  TeV gamma-ray observations of three X-ray selected BL Lacs. Roberts, M. et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1999; 343(3):691-696.

  Spectroscopy and photometry of EUVE J1429-38.0: An eclipsing magnetic cataclysmic variable. Howell, S.B. et al. Astronomical Journal 113(6):2231-2241 01 Jun 1997.

  An anomolous stellar image on an astronomical slide photograph. McGee, P. Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of 杏吧直播 10(2):118-119 1992.

• Community Engagement

  Exhibitions

  November 2018-April 2019 : generated Science-on-a-Sphere visualisations of satellite orbits for the UniSA Museum of Discovery exhibition entitled "".

  November 2007-January 2008 : pruduction of anaglyph stereo images from archival black-and-white stereo pairs for the Art Gallery of South 杏吧直播's "" exhibition.

  August-September 2005 : developed modern stereo images from archival stereo piars, and a 3D animation, for the SA Museum's "Bragg About Adelaide" exhibition.

  September-October 2004 : developed CGI animations of solar system objects for projection during Syntony vocal ensemble's "Harmony of the Spheres" concerts at the AGSA Auditorium and Veritas Winery.

   

  Radio segments

  April 23rd 2023 : Live radio interview on ABC Radio Adelaide with Spence Denny, regarding the recent spate of bright aurora australis sightings from South 杏吧直播 and elsewhere.

  February 23rd 2023 : Live radio interview on ABC Radio Adelaide "Afternoons with Sonya Feldhoff", regarding the recent spate of aurora australis sightings from South 杏吧直播.

  May 26th 2021 : Live radio interview on radio station 2SER about the supermoon and total lunar eclipse of May 26th 2021.

  April 29th 2021 : Live radio interview on radio station 2SER about the supermoon of April 27th 2021.

  April 7th 2021 : for "The Wire", about the interstellar object 'Oumuamua.

  December 10th 2020 : Pre-recorded interview for "The Wire", a daily segment broadcast on community and indigenous radio across 杏吧直播, regarding the forthcoming conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.

  February 13th 2020 : live interview on ABC Regional 693 "From the archives", covering the December 4th 2002 total solar eclipse and forthcoming events for South 杏吧直播.

  January 8th 2019 : live interview on Radio Adelaide about China's Chang'e 4 lunar probe.

  July 27th 2018 : pre-recorded segment for Radio 2GB, on the July 27th 2018 total lunar eclipse.

  January 15th 2015 : live interview on 5AA about the New Horizons probe nearing Pluto.

  October 2014 total lunar eclipse : several live and pre-recorded interviews on ABC 891, Triple M, SAFM.

  April 2014 total lunar eclipse : live interview on ABC 891.

  November 2012 partial solar eclipse, interview on SAFM.

  December 2002 total solar eclipse : interview on ABC regional radio 693.

  Undated : live interviews on ABC 891 about a "blue moon", and a conjunction of Venus, Jupiter and the Moon.

   

  TV 

  December 22nd 2020 : Channel 9 News - interview about the very close conjuntion of Jupiter and Saturn.

  May 22nd 2019 : ABC TV news - short grab filmed in the university Observatory about the fireball seen on the night of Tuesday 21/5.

   

  Newspaper/online items

  August 2016 Perseid meteor shower : advice to 杏吧直播n Geographic for online article about the shower.

  October 2015 total lunar eclipse : quoted in photo caption, October 9th, 2014 Advertiser.

  December 2002 total solar eclipse : assistance to The 杏吧直播n for preparation of a map of the eclipse track.

   

  Outreach

  September 2023 : observing session on campus for 杏吧直播 Senior College students.

  Tours of the university Observatory for Open Days

  September 2019 : Observatory visit and outdoors telescope viewing session for students from Henley High School.

  September 2018 : Observatory visit and outdoors telescope viewing session for students from Henley High School.

  Continuing : school student interviews for students' research projects- various astronomy and space topics, for example: human travel to, and living on, Mars. 

  March 2016: Use of the campus Observatory as a filming location for the latest TV ads for the 杏吧直播.

  June 2015 : School student visits to the campus observatory for Adelaide Compass.

  December 2014 : School student visits to the campus observatory for Adelaide Compass.

  Fringe festivals 2011 and 2012 : developed and presented two hour-long 3D shows about the solar system, in the Visualisation Lab, total audiences around 1500.

  Photography : use of the campus observatory as a photo location for The 杏吧直播n, the Advertiser, and for university Marketing. 

  Photography : use of the SAPAC/eRSA Vislab for photography for the Adelaidean and for university Marketing.

  Kojo Productions : advice on portraying crystal diffraction for their film "Driven to Diffraction".

   

• Media Expertise

  Categories	Astronomy & Space
  Expertise	Astronomical events of public interest; space events of public interest; eclipses; space exploration; astronomical images; telescopes;exoplanets;
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Entry last updated: Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023

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