PhD Projects available - 2013

The ARI research activity focuses on Galaxy Evolution and Stellar Populations, Clusters of Galaxies, Active Galactic Nuclei, Gamma Ray Bursts, Novae, Star Forming Regions, e-Science and Telescope Instrumentation.

• Cepheid variable stars in the nearby galaxy M 33 - Dr D Bersier

• Gas inflow in galaxies: the role of nuclear bars and spirals - Dr W Maciejewski

• Minor mergers as diagnostics of galaxy structure - Dr W Maciejewski

• The Galaxy And Matter Assembly (GAMA) Project - Dr I Baldry

• Projects in large-scale and massive Galactic star formation - Dr T Moore

• Resolved stellar populations: watching galaxy evolution in real time - Prof M Salaris & Dr D Bersier

• Understanding How Galaxy Clusters Evolve - Prof C Collins

• Astrophysics of Galaxy Transformation and Evolution - Dr C Simpson

• The Physics of Extragalactic Star Formation - Prof C. Mundell, Prof N. Bastian, Dr T. Moore, Dr B. Davies, Dr S. Longmore

• The Triggering of Nuclear Activity - Prof C. Mundell

• Dynamical Evolution of Active Galaxies - Prof C. Mundell & Dr W. Maciejewski

• Properties of Type Ia Supernovae and application to Cosmology - Prof P. Mazzali, Dr P. James, Dr D. Bersier.

• Type Ib/c Supernovae, host galaxies and Gamma-ray Bursts - Prof P. Mazzali, Dr P. James, Dr D. Bersier.

• Observation and Physics of Gamma Ray Bursts - Prof. C. Mundell, Prof. I. Steele, Prof. P. Mazzali, Dr S. Kobayashi.

• Physics of Hypervelocity Stars - Dr S. Kobayashi

• The Initial Conditions and Evolution of Massive Stellar Clusters - Prof N. Bastian, Dr S. Longmore, Dr B. Davies

• Accretion and Outflow from Young Stars: Understanding the Formation of Jets, Accretion Disks, and Planetary Systems - Dr C.J. Davis & Dr T. Moore

• Variability of Young Stars - Dr C.J. Davis & Dr T. Moore

• Star-formation and stellar populations - Dr B. Davies, Prof N. Bastian, Dr S. Longmore

• Formation of the Milky Way Galaxy - Dr R. Schiavon

More projects descriptions will be online soon

Students interested in other areas of research are also invited to apply and to contact individual members of the institute.

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