Project description: The goal of this project is to advance remote sensing techniques to measure the speed and magnetic field properties of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) from the Sun. To achieve this, we will leverage radio observations from the Murchison Wide-field Array (MWA) data archive as well as the state-of-the-art Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder.
The successful candidate will join the growing and dynamic Centre for Space Science and Technology at the University of Newcastle, under the mentorship and guidance of Dr. Hannah Schunker and Prof. David Pontin. The student will also work with Dr. John Morgan (at CSIRO) and have the opportunity to collaborate with leading international researchers, e.g. in the USA and India.
PhD Eligibility Criteria: We are looking for a motivated, demonstrably independent student with a 1st class Honours (or expected) degree or equivalent (e.g. Masters degree). The focus of the PhD work can be on modelling and/or observational data analysis, depending on the strengths of the student. Experience in coding would be an advantage.
PhD Scholarship details and application procedure: see https://www.newcastle.edu.au/study/research/phd-scholarships/phd-scholarships/remote-sensing-of-coronal-mass-ejection-magnetic-fields-from-the-sun-for-space-weather-forecasting
The position is open until filled, and applications are being reviewed now. Further enquiries: contact [email protected] or [email protected]