ATNF Summer Vacation Student Symposium
Thursday 8 February 2007
Marsfield Lecture Theatre, 9.15 am to 12.30 pm
Teleconference Dial-in Number: 02 6214 3361
If dialling in from within CSIRO please dial 0 for an outside line before the full number
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 09:15 | Kate Randall | Opening of the Symposium |
| Chair: Sheila Kanani | Session 1 | |
| 09:20 | Group 1 observing trip report | Monitoring the multi-wavelength temporal variability of PKS 0637-752 |
| 09:40 | Group 2 observing trip report | Investigating the origins of the gas halo surrounding NGC 5291 |
| 10:00 | Tony Whelan | Testing of focal plane arrays for use in the xNTD |
| 10:20 | Chris Lustri | Searching for pulsars in Supernova 1987A |
| 10.40 | Coffee break outside Lecture Theatre | |
| Chair: Tony Whelan | Session 2 | |
| 11.10 | Dilini De Silva | ATCA Antenna Drive System review |
| 11:30 | Kate Randall | Studying the properties of Intra-Day Variable sources |
| 11:50 | James McGeachin | Advanced algorithms for monitoring radio telescope arrays |
| 12:10 | Sheila Kanani | Detecting Earth-mass planets in pulsar timing data |
| 12:30 | BBQ Lunch in the courtyard for students, supervisors and other invited staff | |
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