About Us

Our team at the Centre for Astrophysics is dedicated to world-leading research into astronomy, space science, and astrobiology. Whilst most of our staff are based at UniSQ’s Toowoomba and Springfield campuses, we have members spread across Australia, and around the globe. As UniSQ is a university that specialises in online learning, our group includes a large cohort of international postgraduate students based overseas.

The Centre for Astrophysics includes Australia’s largest research concentration of exoplanetary scientists, playing a pivotal role in the global effort to search for, and characterise, alien worlds. Other members of our team are leading global efforts to understand the magnetic activity and space weather of other Sunlike stars. Our final area of research leadership is in dynamical astronomy, where our staff and students are studying the history and evolution of the Solar system, and the various factors that can render potentially habitable planets more (or less) suitable for life

Staff

Prof Brad Carter

Prof Brad Carter

Director

Prof Jonti Horner

Prof Jonti Horner

VC's Senior Research Fellow

Prof Rob Wittenmyer

Prof Rob Wittenmyer

Professor

A Prof Stijn Dekeyser

A Prof Stijn Dekeyser

Associate Professor

A Prof Stephen Marsden

A Prof Stephen Marsden

Associate Professor

A Prof Duncan Wright

A Prof Duncan Wright

Associate Professor

Dr Zahra Gharineiat

Dr Zahra Gharineiat

Senior Lecturer

Dr Simon J. Murphy

Dr Simon J. Murphy

Senior Lecturer (ARC Future Fellow)

Dr Carolyn Brown

Dr Carolyn Brown

Lecturer

Dr Matthew Mengel

Dr Matthew Mengel

Lecturer

Dr Chelsea X. Huang

Dr Chelsea X. Huang

ARC DECRA Fellow

Dr George Zhou

Dr George Zhou

ARC Future Fellow

Dr Belinda Nicholson

Dr Belinda Nicholson

Women in STEM Fellow

Mr Jack Soutter

Mr Jack Soutter

Research Associate

Mr Des Janke

Mr Des Janke

Hon Technical Officer

Adjunct Staff

Dr Brett Addison

Dr Brett Addison

Dr Ummee T. Ahmed

Dr Ummee T. Ahmed

Prof R. Paul Butler

Prof R. Paul Butler

Prof Graziella Caprarelli, FAIG

Prof Graziella Caprarelli, FAIG

Dr Jessie Christiansen

Dr Jessie Christiansen

Dr David R. Ciardi

Dr David R. Ciardi

Dr Daniel V. Cotton

Dr Daniel V. Cotton

Dr Michael Cowley

Dr Michael Cowley

Dr Clifford Cunningham

Dr Clifford Cunningham

Dr Martin George

Dr Martin George

Prof Duane Hamacher

Prof Duane Hamacher

Dr Steven Hartung

Dr Steven Hartung

Dr Natalie Hinkel

Dr Natalie Hinkel

Dr Timothy Holt

Dr Timothy Holt

Prof Hugh R.A. Jones

Prof Hugh R.A. Jones

Prof Stephen Kane

Prof Stephen Kane

Dr Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer

Dr Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer

Prof John Kielkopf

Prof John Kielkopf

Prof Annette Lee

Prof Annette Lee

Mr Alejandro Levi

Mr Alejandro Levi

Prof Nick Lomb

Prof Nick Lomb

Prof Ravi K. Manchanda

Prof Ravi K. Manchanda

Dr Jonathan Marshall

Dr Jonathan Marshall

Dr Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz

Dr Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz

Prof Wayne Orchiston

Prof Wayne Orchiston

Mr David Platz

Mr David Platz

Dr Benjamin Pope

Dr Benjamin Pope

Dr Raquel Salmeron

Dr Raquel Salmeron

Dr Jefferson Sauter

Dr Jefferson Sauter

Dr Ian Waite

Dr Ian Waite

Prof Fred Watson

Prof Fred Watson

Dr Jeremy Wood

Dr Jeremy Wood

Dr Shelley Zaleski

Dr Shelley Zaleski

Dr Marusa Zerjal

Dr Marusa Zerjal

Current Students

Mr Mark Beavis

Mr Mark Beavis

Mrs Donna Burton

Mrs Donna Burton

Mr Cristian Felipe Chavez Tapia

Mr Cristian Felipe Chavez Tapia

Mr Greg Davis

Mr Shishir Dholakia

Mr Shishir Dholakia

Mr John Drummond

Mr John Drummond

Ms Adriana Errico

Ms Adriana Errico

Mr John Gianforte

Mr John Gianforte

Mr Shane Hengst

Mr Shane Hengst

Mr Howard Isaacson

Mr Howard Isaacson

Mr Chris Johnson

Mr Chris Johnson

Ms Nataliea Lowson

Ms Nataliea Lowson

Ms Ava Morrissey

Ms Ava Morrissey

Ms Emma Nabbie

Ms Emma Nabbie

Mr James O'Connor

Mr James O'Connor

Mr Dan Peluso

Mr Dan Peluso

Mr Alex Venner

Mr Alex Venner

Mr Tomas Vorobjov

Dr Tony Wells

Dr Tony Wells