Student opportunity: Seeking PhD candidates in Australia

PhD Opportunities with the Desert Fireball Network

Curtin University, Perth, Australia

The Desert Fireball Network team at Curtin University are seeking two PhD candidates (fully funded) to work within the team to analyse the massive dataset. Potential projects include, but aren’t limited to:

  • Statistical analysis of asteroidal material arriving at 1 AU;
  • Fireball modelling;
  • Probabilistic orbital dynamics of meteorites (and their parent asteroids);
  • Tracking space debris;
  • Fitting orbital and compositional data into an overall model of the compositional structure of the Solar System.

There will be opportunities to become involved in all other areas of the project, including meteorite recovery in Australia, and sample analysis.

More information about the Desert Fireball Network is available on the website www.fireballsinthesky.com.au <http://fireballsinthesky.com.au/>

To apply, please send an email (with subject heading DFN PhDs) including a CV and a one-page summary of your research interests to Professor Phil Band ([email protected]) by 10th February 2016.

For more information about how to apply please go to: http://www.sserviaustralia.org/project/potential-hdr-projects/

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